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Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» WASHINGTON —Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
At least 36 dead in wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian town
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» KAHULUI, Hawaii: At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes, officials said on Wednesday, as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport.
Pupil started deadly Guyana dorm fire over confiscated phone: source
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana is believed to have been started by a disgruntled pupil angry at having her mobile phone confiscated, a government source told AFP on Tuesday.
Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» DEL MAR (UNITED STATES) - The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago.
Sea spiders can regrow body parts, not just limbs: study
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sea spiders can regrow body parts after amputation and not just limbs, according to a study released on Monday that may pave the way for further scientific research into regeneration.
New US study helps de-mystify Covid brain fog
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - A small new study published Tuesday by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health suggests that the immune response triggered by coronavirus infections damages the brain's blood vessels and could be responsible for long Covid symptoms.
'Perfect storm': Europe Covid rise due to fewer curbs, subvariant
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» PARIS: Covid-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to a "perfect storm" of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA.2 Omicron subvariant, experts said Monday.
J&J Covid booster highly effective against severe Omicron: study
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - A preliminary South African government study published Thursday showed a booster of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine was 85 percent effective in preventing hospitalization from the Omicron variant, a finding that helps revive the shot's reputation.
New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - US scientists have developed a new form of drug that promotes the regeneration of cells and reversed paralysis in mice with spinal injuries, allowing them to walk again within four weeks of treatment.
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.