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'Massive attack' cuts power in Ukrainian capital
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» KYIV — The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a "massive attack", as Russia pummeled Kyiv's infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies.
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
AFP, Published on 27/03/2025
» PARIS - Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday.
Italy's dormant bobsleigh track ready for troubled 2026 Winter Olympics
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» CESANA TORINESE (ITALY) - The Cesena Torinese bobsleigh track has been dormant for over a decade since being built for the 2006 Winter Olympics but is ready to come to the aid of the troubled Milan-Cortina edition in just under two years' time.
Dead rivers, flaming lakes: India's sewage failure
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a storm drain full of plastic and stinking black sludge, testament to India's failure to treat nearly two-thirds of its urban sewage.
EU leaders vow to back Ukraine in visit to war-torn Kyiv
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» IRPIN (UKRAINE) - The leaders of major EU powers France, Germany and Italy vowed Thursday to help Ukraine defeat Russia and to rebuild its shattered cities, in a visit to a war-torn Kyiv suburb.
Ammonia and paper: Sustainability ideas at CES tech show
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS: The CES tech show has its share of gadgets that may be cluttering a shelf soon, but among them are also objects and ideas aimed at fighting waste.
Hair today, green tomorrow: UK stylists join eco-drive
AFP, Published on 24/07/2021
» LONDON - Hairdressers across Britain are being urged to do their bit for the environment by recycling snipped-off hair to help clean up oil spills, make compost or generate energy.
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» TOKYO - Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world first that could provide new treatment options for infants.
Influential excrement: How life in Antarctica thrives on penguin poop
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - For more than half a century, biologists studying Antarctica focused their research on understanding how organisms cope with the continent's severe drought and the coldest conditions on the planet.