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Plastics everywhere, and the myth that made it possible
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - If there’s one material that defines modern life more than any other, it’s plastic: present from the moment we’re born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.
Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» TOKYO - Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the "bucket list" destination despite overcrowding complaints in hotspots like Kyoto.
New Australian Open coaching 'pods' get mixed reaction
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - The Australian Open has introduced court-side "coaching pods" at this year's tournament in a Grand Slam first, but they have met with a mixed reaction.
Shetland sanctuary fights to save seals as pollution takes toll
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» SHETLAND (UNITED KINGDOM) - On the edge of a coastal pool on one of Scotland's Shetland Islands, Pixie, a plump grey seal grunts and rolls towards the water to retrieve a fish that's been left for its lunch.
Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» OCEAN BEACH (AUSTRALIA) - Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania.
About 200 pilot whales perish on Australian beach
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» HOBART (AUSTRALIA) - About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said Thursday.
230 pilot whales stranded in Australia, 'about half' feared dead
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» A pod of 230 pilot whales was found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive.
US orders all Juul vaping products off the market
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was ordering all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns.
China's high-tech warplanes pose 'big new threat' to Taiwan
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» China's deployment of J-16D jets into Taiwan's air defence zone this week marked the first sighting of the new high-tech warplanes, Taipei confirmed Tuesday, their electronic-jamming equipment posing a fresh threat to the island.
Race to find beached baby orca's mother in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» WELLINGTON - Wildlife rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling to keep a stranded baby orca alive Wednesday, as volunteers scoured waters off Wellington to find the calf's mother.