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Avoiding climate chaos means 'unprecedented' change: UN report
AFP, Published on 06/10/2018
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - The UN's 195-nation climate science body plunged deep into overtime Saturday to finalise a report outlining stark options -- all requiring a global makeover of unprecedented scale -- for avoiding climate chaos.
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UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
AFP, Published on 30/09/2018
» PARIS - The world's nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review and approve a 20-page bombshell -- distilled from more than 6,000 scientific studies -- laying out narrowing options for staving off climate catastrophe.
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US, Japanese pair win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy
AFP, Published on 01/10/2018
» Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the jury said on Monday.
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Lake of liquid water discovered on Mars
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» TAMPA: A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising the possibility that more water -- and maybe even life -- exists there, international astronomers said Wednesday.
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Hot or not: Were dinos warm-blooded?
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» PARIS - A new method to chemically analyse dinosaur egg shells has allowed scientists to gauge the extinct lizards' body temperature, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Want to be a dad? Wear boxers, not skin-tight briefs
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» PARIS - Men trying to become a father the old-fashioned way are better off wearing loose underwear, according to a study published Thursday.
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Seven percent of Australia's reptiles 'risk extinction'
AFP, Published on 05/07/2018
» GENEVA - Australia's reptiles, including lizards and snakes, are facing growing threats from invasive species and climate change, with seven percent on the verge of extinction, conservationists said Thursday.
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Football fever raising temperature in Russia's frozen Arctic
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» YAMALO-NENETS (RUSSIA) - The cap's unmistakable Barcelona logo peeks out from under the reindeer herder's woolly hood.
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Pin-prick blood test detects deadly sepsis: study
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» PARIS - Scientists on Monday unveiled a quick, cheap way to detect sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body is attacked by its own immune system.
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Blacked-out goggles, ice baths as outdoor pool poses challenge
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Some swimmers have taped over their goggles and others will be hitting ice baths as they grapple with the challenges of an outdoor pool at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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