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'Weak tea': Climate scientists push back against COP28 cheer
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.
Chasing weight loss dream, many in US seek Ozempic alternatives
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struggling to lose weight, Marissa Montanino felt compelled to try Ozempic or one of the other new so-called "wonder drugs" described as revolutionary in the fight against obesity.
As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» DUBAI - Dubai's glitzy skyline was obscured by a blanket of smog rated as "unhealthy" on Sunday as thousands of delegates attended a COP28 conference dedicated to the harmful effects of air pollution.
Novo Nordisk spends big in France to expand obesity drug capacity
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» CHARTRES (FRANCE) - Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk on Thursday announced a major investment in a French production site to expand capacity including for a blockbuster anti-obesity drug.
'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindle
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - In the southern Gaza Strip, scores of people line up at bathrooms, many of them not having showered for days after Israel cut off water, electricity and food following Hamas's deadly assault.
Belarus must not be Putin's 'consolation prize': opposition leader
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urged world leaders Tuesday not to neglect her isolated homeland, saying it should not become Russian President Vladimir Putin's "consolation prize" as part of his war against Ukraine.
Covid's back: Here's what to know this fall and winter
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - As colder weather sets in, Covid rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene.
'Everything comes back': Morocco quake leaves mental scars
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» ASNI (MOROCCO) - When Khadija Temera, a survivor of Morocco's devastating earthquake, was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours.
Medics in quake-hit Morocco battle against the clock
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» RABAT - Medics treated a constant flow of casualties after Morocco's strongest-ever earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, but hopes were fading Tuesday of finding more survivors under the rubble.
Rescuers race against time as Morocco quake death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» TALAT NYACOUB (MOROCCO) - Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.