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Kerley shines, Richardson stumbles at US athletics World Championship trials
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Sha'Carri Richardson crashed out of the 100m heats at the US athletics World Championship trials on Thursday as Olympic silver medallist Fred Kerley made a statement in the men's first round.
New York latest to roll back mask mandates as US eyes normalization
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» NEW YORK - New York on Wednesday joined a wave of Democrat-run US states to roll back mask mandates, as health officials increasingly talk about America moving towards a phase where Covid-19 doesn't disrupt daily lives.
Antarctica's glacier-damming ice shelves at risk
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» PARIS: More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, researchers said Wednesday.
Global virus cases near a million as Spain sees record deaths
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» MADRID: Confirmed coronavirus cases approached 1 million around the world on Thursday as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the US prepared for what President Donald Trump warned would be "horrific" days ahead.
Global virus cases near million as US baby dies
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» NEW YORK: Confirmed coronavirus infections around the world approached one million on Thursday as the pandemic spread at a "near-exponential" rate, with a six-week-old baby becoming one of the youngest known victims.
Six-week-old newborn dies of coronavirus in US: state governor
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» NEW YORK - A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the US state of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus.
WW II-era bomber crashes, history buffs killed
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2019
» WINDSOR LOCKS, United States: A World War II-era plane crashed and burned at Hartford airport, Connecticut, after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff on Wednesday, killing seven of the 13 people on board.
20th-century warming 'unmatched' in 2,000 years
AFP, Published on 25/07/2019
» PARIS: World temperatures rose faster in the late 20th century than at any other time in the last 2,000 years, according to research released Wednesday which experts said undermines climate deniers' questioning of mankind's role in global warming.