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S.Africa celebrates Winnie Mandela, dead at 81
AFP, Published on 03/04/2018
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa paid tribute to Winnie Mandela's "fighting spirit" on Tuesday as plans were made to mark the life of the firebrand anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela's former wife.
French rail workers begin months of strikes in test for Macron
AFP, Published on 03/04/2018
» PARIS: French rail workers kicked off three months of rolling strikes Tuesday, part of a wave of industrial action that will test President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to reshape France with sweeping reforms.
2C cap on global warming won't save Arctic sea ice: studies
AFP, Published on 03/04/2018
» PARIS: Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned.
France braces for mass rail strikes
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - France braced Monday for the start of three months of rolling rail strikes, the first in a series of walkouts affecting everything from energy to garbage collection as President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda comes up against resistance.
French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS: French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country's once fearsome trade unions still carry.
Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrail
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday.
Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit
AFP, Published on 01/04/2018
» KATHMANDU - A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.
Astronomers find the 'impossible': a galaxy without dark matter
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» PARIS - Stupefied astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.
Russian mall fire: Calls for sackings over safety violations
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» KEMEROVO, Russia: Russia holds a day of national mourning Wednesday for the dozens of victims of a Siberia shopping centre fire, as calls multiply for the sacking of negligent officials and a thorough probe into blatant safety violations.
Stanley Kubrick auction in Italy fetches 90,000 euros
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» TURIN (ITALY) - Symbols of the life and work of Stanley Kubrick went up for auction in Italy on Tuesday, with bidders splashing tens of thousands of euros for memorabilia from one of the 20th century's leading filmmakers.