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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
US, Ukraine hail 'productive' Miami talks but no breakthrough
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» MIAMI - US and Ukrainian envoys issued a joint statement on Sunday that hailed "productive and constructive" talks in Miami, but did not announce any apparent breakthrough in efforts to end the war with Russia.
Germany and Netherlands lock up World Cup spots in style
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» PARIS - Germany and Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their last European group matches on Monday.
Prison film fest brings Hollywood and healing to US jailhouse
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» SAN QUENTIN, United States - Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your typical Hollywood affair.
Man Utd beat Brighton, Sunderland stun Chelsea to go second in Premier League
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester United climbed into the Premier League's top four with a 4-2 victory over Brighton, as Sunderland went second after stunning Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday.
Russell wins Singapore GP as McLaren seal constructors' title
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» SINGAPORE - Mercedes' George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, as McLaren clinched the Formula One constructors' championship.
Sea life thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs, sub discovers
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» PARIS - Marine life is thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs sitting at the bottom of a German bay, a submersible has discovered, even capturing footage of starfishes creeping across a huge chunk of TNT.
Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» BULACAN, Philippines - On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan.
Scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» HONG KONG — Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree.
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» WADI AL-GEMAL NATIONAL PARK (EGYPT) - In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.