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Santo Domingo (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Kenya asked the Dominican Republic Monday for more support for a security mission in neighboring Haiti, where the African nation leads an under-resourced international force battling violent criminal gangs.
May 12, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025 - Researchers from Australia and China have developed a sponge-like device capable of extracting water from thin air, leveraging solar energy to release the collected moisture. This breakthrough addre
May 12, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Deep in the bowels of the UN headquarters, a pump sucks in huge amounts of water from the East River to help cool the complex with an old but energy-efficient mechanism.
May 12, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025 - It has long been established that agricultural practices contribute to the decline in insect biodiversity. Factors such as habitat loss, frequent mowing, and pesticide use significantly reduce avail
May 12, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 - In a significant new study published in Science Advances, researchers from the Ocean Discovery League have revealed that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed in over 70 y
May 12, 2025
Leicester, United Kingdom (AFP) May 12, 2025 - In a stream near Leicester in central England, six volunteers in waterproof overalls and boots busily reinforced mini wooden structures designed to combat the rising flooding threat.
May 12, 2025
New Delhi (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Indian and Pakistani military chiefs were set to confer Monday as a ceasefire that brought the nuclear-armed rivals back from the brink of all-out war held.
May 12, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 - In a significant new study published in Science Advances, researchers from the Ocean Discovery League have revealed that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed in over 70 y
May 12, 2025
Kathmandu (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Dozens trekked to Nepal's Yala glacier for a ceremony Monday to mark its rapid disappearance due to climate change and put a spotlight on global glacial retreat.
May 12, 2025
Uri, India (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes.
May 12, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025 - Researchers from Australia and China have developed a sponge-like device capable of extracting water from thin air, leveraging solar energy to release the collected moisture. This breakthrough addre
May 12, 2025
La Paz (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Bolivian prosecutors have charged former army chief Juan Jose Zuniga with terrorism over an alleged coup attempt last year that he claimed had been staged to bolster President Luis Arce.
May 12, 2025
Baghdad (AFP) May 12, 2025 - Iraq welcomed Monday the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) decision to disband and end its armed struggle against Turkey, saying it would strengthen regional stability.
May 12, 2025
Geneva (AFP) May 12, 2025 - The amount of snow covering Swiss glaciers at the end of the winter this year was 13 percent below the 2010-2020 average, said a group of glacier monitoring experts on Monday.
May 12, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 - In a new study, researchers from Adapt Research Ltd and the University of Otago suggest that while urban agriculture alone might only support about 20% of the population in a medium-sized, temperate
May 12, 2025
Manila (AFP) May 12, 2025 - A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into the sky and launching ballistic projectiles.
May 12, 2025
