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Sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be 'taxed more'
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» GENEVA — Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce consumption levels and boost health funding.
Global ‘red list’ of threatened species updated
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» ABU DHABI - The world’s top conservation body is holding its world congress starting on Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species.
100 days later, US federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» DELFT (NETHERLANDS) - It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.
South Korea to change airport design after deadly Jeju air crash
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.
New rockets set to launch in 2024
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
World falling dangerously short of climate goals: UN
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» PARIS - A world facing catastrophic climate change is perilously off course in meeting goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN's first official progress report out Friday.
Hitler birth house redesign to start in October: ministry
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» VIENNA - The redesign of Adolf Hitler's birth house will go ahead as planned, starting on October 2, Austria's interior ministry said Monday, after a documentary aired new claims about the late Nazi dictator's wishes for it.
France braces for protests after 'unforgivable' police shooting
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» PARIS - France braced for more angry protests Wednesday after the killing of a teenager by police during a traffic stop that President Emmanuel Macron called "unforgivable".
Protests flare in France after police shoot teen
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» NANTERRE, France: Violent protests shook Paris suburbs overnight and celebrities expressed outrage Wednesday after police shot dead a teenager during a traffic stop and appeared to have lied about the circumstances of the killing.