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Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» PANAMA CITY, Florida: Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph), the most powerful hurricane to hit the US mainland in nearly 50 years.
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» SHOAL CREEK, ALABAMA: Thai teenager Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit found herself in elite company with a two-under-par 70 in the first round at the US Women's Open on Thursday, the latest in a growing production line of talent to emerge from her homeland.
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» LONDON: Around 21 people have received medical treatment after a nerve-agent attack on an ex-Russian spy, British police said Thursday, as the UK vowed strong action against whoever was responsible for the "brazen and reckless" act.
Associated Press, Published on 08/03/2018
» TOKYO: A government-commissioned group of experts concluded Wednesday that a costly underground ice wall is only partially effective in reducing the ever-growing amount of contaminated water at Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, and said other measures are needed as well.
Associated Press, Published on 06/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge on Monday waded into the arcane science behind claims that the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer. The expected weeklong testimony is intended to help him determine whether a jury should hear from doctors who link the product to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» NEW YORK: From the murky depths of Spanish caves comes a surprising insight: Neanderthals created art.