Lebanon on bumpy road to public transport revival
Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) - On Beirut's chaotic, car-choked streets, Lebanese student Fatima Fakih rides a shiny purple bus to university, ...
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Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan’s dilemma
Iitate (Japan) (AFP) - To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a ...
Panama launches maintenance work at contested mine
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's government said Friday it would start maintenance work at a major mine forced to shut ...
The US towns that took on ‘forever chemical’ giants — and won
Washington (AFP) - No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the ...
The US towns that took on ‘forever chemical’ giants — and won
Washington (AFP) - No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the ...
Easy vote turns Musk’s dreams for Starbase city in Texas into reality
Houston (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US ...
Musk’s dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote
Houston (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US ...
Dead salmon create election stink on Australian island
Hobart (Australia) (AFP) - On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of ...
Dead salmon create election stink on Australian island
Hobart (Australia) (AFP) - On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of ...
Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea mining
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive ...
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