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Moscow targets Kyiv after long period of calm
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» KYIV - A missile targeted Kyiv on Saturday, ending nearly two months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, while frontline regions fended off waves of drone attacks overnight.
Sunak to kickstart UK election season at Tory conference
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to fire the starting gun Wednesday on Britain's next general election campaign, with a much-anticipated keynote speech closing his ruling Conservatives' annual conference.
Study quantifies link between greenhouse gases, polar bear survival
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Polar bears have long symbolized the dangers posed by climate change, as rising temperatures melt away the Arctic sea ice which they depend upon for survival.
Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass species that have spread massively over the archipelago for decades, serving as the perfect fuel.
UBS to pay $1.4 bn to settle US fraud charges on subprime loans
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» NEW YORK - UBS will pay $1.4 billion to settle US charges that it defrauded investors in the sale of mortgage-backed securities, resolving the last big case stemming from the 2008 financial crisis, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Getafe frustrate Barca as both sides see red in goalless draw
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» GETAFE (SPAIN) - Spanish champions Barcelona began their La Liga title defence with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Getafe on Sunday, with both sides reduced to 10 men in a bad-tempered clash.
Europe, US heatwaves 'virtually impossible' without climate change
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» PARIS - Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said Tuesday, as intense temperatures spark health alerts and stoke ferocious wildfires.
Toxic foam blights river crucial to Brazil's biggest city
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» SALTO (BRAZIL) - Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a river is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam.
Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
Man City on brink of title after Arsenal rocked by Brighton
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» LONDON - Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.