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Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» SYDNEY - Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the government on a landmark law requiring it and other tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
Jupiter, Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» PARIS: The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are set to come within planetary kissing range in Monday's evening sky, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080.
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day
AFP, Published on 21/06/2020
» HONG KONG - Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday.
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers in Africa, Asia
AFP, Published on 21/06/2020
» NAIROBI: Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed on Sunday a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse.
Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» PARIS - Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years.
China dog meat fest opens as S. Korea goes the other way
AFP, Published on 22/06/2018
» YULIN: As South Korea moves closer to banning dog meat, diners tuck into bowls of stewed canine in southern China, where activists are rethinking their tactics to counter a notorious festival that butchers thousands of dogs.
Antarctic researchers mark winter solstice with icy plunge
AFP, Published on 21/06/2018
» SYDNEY - Scientists based in Antarctica welcomed the winter solstice by plunging into icy waters Thursday as part of a "mad tradition" heralding the return of brighter days after weeks of darkness.