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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.
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.
Kherson residents seek water and phone service on river's edge
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» KHERSON (UKRAINE) - Residents come down some steps and balance dangerously off the edge of a concrete pier to scoop up yellowish river water in Kherson, just days after Russian forces retreated.
Italy unearths exceptional haul of ancient bronzes
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» ROME - Italian archaeologists announced on Tuesday the extraordinary discovery of more than 20 bronze statues created over 2,000 years ago, almost perfectly preserved in the mud of hot springs in Tuscany.
Tanzania pays tearful tribute to plane crash victims
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» BUKOBA (TANZANIA) - Grieving Tanzanians paid emotional tribute Monday to 19 people killed when a passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in the country's deadliest air crash in decades.