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Finnish scientists create 'sustainable' lab-grown coffee
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a petri dish rather than a plantation, say scientists behind a new technique to grow what they hope to be sustainable coffee in a lab.
US seizes tanker used to deliver oil to N.Korea
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Friday seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.
Catalonia reimposes curbs as Delta wreaks havoc
AFP, Published on 10/07/2021
» BARCELONA: The Spanish region of Catalonia was on Saturday set to reimpose virus restrictions in the face of rising coronavirus infections, as the highly contagious Delta strain forced nations worldwide to put the brakes on a long-awaited return to normalcy.
Egypt train collision kills 32
AFP, Published on 27/03/2021
» TAHTA (EGYPT) - A collision between two trains killed at least 32 people and left more than 160 injured Friday in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance.
Suez Canal suspends traffic as bid to refloat grounded ship hits trouble
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» CAIRO - The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal said Thursday they were facing "extreme difficulty" refloating it, prompting Egypt to suspend navigation through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Egypt battles to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal as queues build
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» CAIRO - Egyptian tug boats worked Thursday to free a giant container vessel stuck in the Suez Canal that threatens to disrupt one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes for days.
Dutch ordered to end virus curfew after riots, vaccine scramble intensifies
AFP, Published on 16/02/2021
» THE HAGUE - A Dutch court ordered the government Tuesday to lift a nationwide coronavirus curfew that sparked riots in the Netherlands, as frustration mounts throughout the world against virus measures almost a year into the deadly pandemic.
At least 37 dead as Indian bus plunges into canal
AFP, Published on 16/02/2021
» At least 37 passengers were killed when a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, police told AFP as recovery efforts continued.
Indonesia locates black boxes after deadly plane crash
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Sunday, as authorities located the black boxes of the passenger jet that crashed with 62 people on board.
Body parts found at Indonesian plane crash site
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Body parts and debris were hauled from waters near Indonesia's capital on Sunday from a Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after take-off with 62 people on board.