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Euclid space telescope releases first images
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DARMSTADT, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter.
Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - From fake accounts impersonating journalists to war-themed video games fueling false narratives, tech platforms are struggling to contain a tsunami of misinformation around Palestinian-Israeli hostilities after rolling back content moderation policies.
Israel-Gaza war has worldwide impact
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» PARIS - The conflict between Israel and Hamas militants is making a global impact with Britain, Canada, France and Germany among nations stepping up security around potential Jewish targets and pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting in cities across the world.
Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» DEHRADUN (INDIA) - At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.
Typhoon Mawar leaves trail of destruction as it moves from Guam
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A typhoon that slammed into Guam, knocking out power and flooding buildings with a powerful storm surge, was moving away Thursday -- leaving residents of the US Pacific Ocean territory to survey the damage.
Anti-Macron protesters held in Amsterdam
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch police detained two protesters who ran towards French President Emmanuel Macron in Amsterdam on Wednesday as his domestic troubles intruded once again on his state visit.
At least 19 killed, 24 wounded in north Afghanistan blast
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» KABUL - At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP.
Indonesia police use water cannon against protesters
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» Indonesian police used water cannon against protesters in the province of Papua on Tuesday, after thousands came out to oppose plans to for a major redistricting in the restive region.
Federer's Ukranian conqueror swaps racquet for Kalashnikov
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» KYIV: In 2013 he achieved one of the great shocks in tennis history, knocking defending champion Roger Federer out of Wimbledon.
Boyfriend of US roadtripper Gabby Petito found dead
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» MIAMI - Human remains found in a Florida nature reserve belong to the boyfriend of murdered road tripper Gabby Petito, US authorities said Thursday.