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It is written: Handwriting analysis prevails in France
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» PARIS: Caroline de la Tournelle says her ability to decipher handwriting has influenced whether hundreds of people got jobs, helped police track death threats and even saved a child that was being abused.
'Little hope' of saving beluga whale stranded in France's Seine river
AFP, Published on 07/08/2022
» SAINT-PIERRE-LA-GARENNE (FRANCE) - Hopes of saving a malnourished beluga whale that has swum up the Seine river were receding on Sunday, as rescuers said they were in a race against the clock to find a solution.
After life of trauma, Liberian lab chimps settle into retirement
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» MARSHALL CITY (LIBERIA) - Floating on a river boat near a Liberian island, vet Richard Ssuna watches intently as animal carers wade towards the shore hurling fruits and imitating chimpanzee calls as they go.
How a space doctor keeps astronauts healthy on the ISS
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (UNITED STATES) - From muscle loss to radiation exposure and the psychological effects of confinement, spaceflight takes a toll on those lucky enough to experience it.
Covid-19 downturn not as bad as feared, crisis not over: IMF chief
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: The global downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally feared thanks to a flood of government spending, but the crisis is far from over, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday.
Navalny out of artificial coma after 'Novichok poisoning'
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» BERLIN - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Germany says was poisoned by a weapons-grade Novichok nerve agent, is now out of a medically induced coma and being weaned off mechanical ventilation, the Berlin hospital treating him said Monday.
Millions at risk from known diseases as focus shifts to COVID-19
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» PARIS - As COVID-19 deaths climb ever higher in Europe and the United States, millions of lives are at risk in developing nations where lockdowns and overwhelmed medical systems are disrupting vital testing, vaccination and treatment for other killer diseases.
Man versus condor: the king of the Andes under threat
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» CERRITO (COLOMBIE) - By all accounts, Dasan and Illika should have died of poisoning.
China may put reforms on hold to boost economy - analysts
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» BEIJING: President Xi Jinping hailed China's "reconstructive reforms" in a New Year speech, but the sorely needed changes could be put on ice in favour of averting a potentially devastating economic downturn.