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How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet

Published On: March 26, 2023 07:51 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

CAN THO, Vietnam, March 26: As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.

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Large asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon

Published On: March 25, 2023 08:38 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, March 25: A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defence efforts, according to the European Space Agency.

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US chocolate factory explosion kills 2, leaves 9 missing

Published On: March 25, 2023 03:29 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, March 25: An explosion at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania has killed two people and left nine others missing, according to local media.

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Xi departs Moscow, Russia strikes Ukraine school

Published On: March 23, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KYIV, Ukraine, March 23: A Russian drone attack on a school near Kyiv killed at least four people before Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday at the close of a summit with President Vladimir Putin.

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Drought, floods and sickness: Key takeaways from UN's water report

Published On: March 23, 2023 07:29 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

United States, March 23: Billions of people experience water-related issues on a daily basis -- from contaminated drinking water, to droughts and floods -- with a UN report warning Tuesday that the risk of a global crisis is "imminent."

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Xi arrives in Moscow to discuss Ukraine conflict

Published On: March 21, 2023 07:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MOSCOW, March 21: Xi Jinping hailed his landmark visit to Moscow Monday as giving "new momentum" to Chinese-Russian ties ahead of talks with Vladimir Putin on Beijing's proposals to stop the fighting in Ukraine.

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Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study

Published On: March 19, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, March 19: Logging, wildfires and farming are causing mountain forests, habitat to 85 percent of the world's birds, mammals and amphibians, to vanish at an alarming rate, according to a study published on Friday.

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Minnesota nuclear plant leaked radioactive water in November

Published On: March 18, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, March 18: The operator of a nuclear facility in Minnesota said on Thursday the plant suffered a leak last November of water containing radioactive tritium, but that contamination was largely limited to the plant itself.Xcel Energy, operator of the nuclear plant northwest of Minneapolis in the Midwest state of Minnesota, did not say why it waited more than three months to acknowledge the leak to the public.

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Arrest warrant suspended for ex-Pakistan PM Khan

Published On: March 18, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 18: An arrest warrant for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was suspended Friday, his lawyers said, clearing the way for him to end a holdout at his residence that led to bloody clashes between supporters and police earlier this week.

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WHO sees Covid posing similar threat to flu this year

Published On: March 18, 2023 08:16 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

GENEVA, March 18: The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

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Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

Published On: March 17, 2023 10:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TOKYO, March 17 : A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.

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Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

Published On: March 17, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KABUL, March 17: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran under the watchful eye of a religious scholar.

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Credit Suisse bounces back but investors still cautious

Published On: March 17, 2023 08:31 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ZURICH, March 17: Credit Suisse rallied on the stock market Thursday after grabbing a $54 billion central bank lifeline in a bid to restore investor confidence but analysts remain wary about the major lender's future.

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New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave

Published On: March 16, 2023 09:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

FLORENCE, Italy, March 16: Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on Tuesday.

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Clashes erupt in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan

Published On: March 16, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 16: Clashes between Pakistan's police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan persisted outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, a day after officers went to arrest him for failing to appear in court on graft charges.

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FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program

Published On: March 16, 2023 07:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ZURICH, March 16: The expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday. The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for the second time - six years after the first - by approving a bigger group stage for the inaugural 48-team event.

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SVB collapse: a contagion risk?

Published On: March 15, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, March 15: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the sector's biggest failure since the 2008 financial crisis, has raised fears of potential spillover across the entire banking system.

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Fuelled by Ukraine, European arms imports double in 2022

Published On: March 14, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

STOCKHOLM, March 14: Arms imports into Europe almost doubled in 2022, driven by massive shipments to Ukraine, which has become the world's third-largest destination, researchers said Monday.

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N. Korea launches missiles as US, S. Korea kick off major drills

Published On: March 14, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

SEOUL, March 14: North Korea said Monday it had test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, as South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years.

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Italy says 30 migrants missing after boat capsizes off Libya

Published On: March 14, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ROME, March 13: About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya, Italy's coastguard said on Sunday.

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