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Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, the Paris museum told AFP on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» RIEW (INDIA) - On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.
Huge fire after leak in Petronas gas pipeline in Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — A gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas caught fire on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said, with operations ongoing to try to tackle the blaze.
Trump's deportation operation underway, hundreds of migrants arrested
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation operation got underway, the White House said.
NASA lab hopes to find life's building blocks in asteroid sample
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» HOUSTON - Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits.
Uncertainty as Covid-era US border rules expire
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» EL PASO, Texas: The United States bolted tough new immigration policies into place Friday, setting up an uncertain future for desperate migrants reaching its southern border as a top official expressed confidence the system will hold.
SpaceX postpones test flight of Starship, world's biggest rocket
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» STARBASE (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond.
Norway's King Harald hospitalised but 'stable': palace
AFP, Published on 19/12/2022
» OSLO - Norway's King Harald, 85, will remain in hospital "for a few days" following an infection but his condition is stable, the royal household said Monday.
Indonesia blocks Yahoo, PayPal for non-compliance
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has blocked the search engine website Yahoo, the payments firm PayPal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash on social media.
After failed tests, NASA's Moon rocket heads back to workshop
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - NASA's Space Launch System rocket is heading back to its assembly building for repairs next week, pushing the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed test flight to the Moon to later this summer, officials said Monday.