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From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: Events that defined 2023
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
Paper plates and short showers: life with no water in Arizona
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS (UNITED STATES) - With its cactus-filled garden and breathtaking views of the rocky peaks of the Arizona desert, Wendy and Vance Walker's home in the Rio Verde Foothills seemed to be a little slice of paradise.
Star visibility eroding rapidly as night sky gets brighter: study
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» WASHINGTON: Light pollution is growing rapidly and in some places the number of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky is being reduced by more than half in less than 20 years, according to a study released Thursday.
BTS dance through UN to promote youth solutions for planet
AFP, Published on 21/09/2021
» UNITED NATIONS: It wasn't exactly the screaming audience BTS is accustomed to but the Korean pop sensations had another sort of world stage Monday as they addressed the United Nations.
Capital confusion: South Korean video highlights... Pyongyang
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» SEOUL: A climate change summit hosted by South Korea has drawn ridicule for kicking off with a promotional video suggesting it was taking place in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
Russians celebrate 60 years since Gagarin's spaceflight
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» MOSCOW: Russians on Monday celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight to space carried out by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin as the Soviet hero remains one of the most admired figures in the country.
The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars
AFP, Published on 11/07/2020
» PARIS - Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth's nearest neighbour once harbour life?
Trio of Mars missions in the starting blocks
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» PARI: "We have lift-off, we have lift-off!"
Power outages, evacuations as Typhoon Hagibis takes aim at Japan
AFP, Published on 12/10/2019
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Hagibis churned towards Japan on Saturday, heading straight towards the capital with potentially record-breaking rains and sparking evacuation orders, transport disruption and power outages even before making landfall.
Seven South Koreans dead, 21 missing as Budapest tourist boat sinks
AFP, Published on 30/05/2019
» BUDAPEST - Seven South Korean tourists died and 21 others were missing after a sightseeing boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officials said Thursday.