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Pilots walk away from 737 crash in Australia
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» SYDNEY - Two pilots have made a "miraculous" escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia.
Arctic blast breaks US wind-chill record
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» NEW YORK: An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill temperature, meteorologists said Saturday.
Three dead, one missing after record rain in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 28/01/2023
» Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city.
Amsterdam unveils its largest bike garage. It's underwater
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» AMSTERDAM - Plagued by ever-shrinking space to park its hundreds of thousands of bicycles, Amsterdam opened Wednesday the first of its largest-ever bicycle parking complexes, built underwater in a pioneering engineering project.
Ace Rybakina display crushes Ostapenko in Australian Open quarter-final
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» MELBOURNE - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina showed she is in the mood for a second Slam title by crushing Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday, sealing the quarter-final with a brilliant display of power serving.
Three boys die after falling into frozen lake in UK: police
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» LONDON: Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died and another boy remains in critical condition after they fell into an icy lake near Birmingham, central England, police said Monday.
Blind surfer Matt Formston: conquering the world's biggest waves
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PISMO BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Matt Formston proudly shows off a photo of him surfing a liquid mountain off the Portuguese coast, where some of the biggest waves on the planet crash to shore. No matter that he can't see it because he is blind.
In S.Africa's Soweto, Ramaphosa scandal fuels resentment
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» SOWETO (SOUTH AFRICA) - In the township of Soweto, where South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa grew up -- and where he visited last year promising better days -- nothing has changed for Solomzi Dzanzbe.
How tackling invasive species on land can spark 'stunning' improvements at sea
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» PARIS - Restoring islands devastated by invasive species and helping coastal "connectors" like seabirds boosts nature on land and at sea -- and may be a new way to increase resilience to climate change, researchers said Monday.
UK start-up behind algae-based packaging bids for Earthshot glory
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» LONDON - A British start-up founded by two ex-students from France and Spain, crafting biodegradable packaging from marine plants, is aiming to seal royal approval this week when Prince William unveils his latest Earthshot prizes.