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Climate’s toll on trees threatens the sound of music-
By AFP LE CHENIT (Switzerland): Stroking a tiny spruce sapling, Swiss forest ranger Francois Villard fears the tree will not withstand global ...
SpaceX postpones mission to put Japanese lander on Moon-
By AFP WASHINGTON: SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private — and Japanese — ...
US Senate votes to protect same-sex marriage-
By AFP WASHINGTON: The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to ...
Hawaii volcano shoots lava fountains 200 feet high in its first eruption in 38 years: USGS
Pressure has been building at Mauna Loa for years, the USGS said, and the eruption — which lit up the ...
Chile ceramics, Colombian wisdom get UNESCO heritage status-
By AFP SANTIAGO: Two social traditions from South America were honoured on Tuesday as UNESCO recognized the rapidly disappearing skill required ...
Chinese spaceship with 3 aboard docks with space station-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Three Chinese astronauts docked early Wednesday with their country’s space station, where they will overlap for ...
Pakistan Taliban claim suicide blast killing three, injuring 23-
By AFP QUETTA: Three people were killed and 23 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western ...
Pentagon report-
By PTI WASHINGTON: China is expanding its nuclear force and is likely to have a stockpile of about 1,500 warheads by ...
48,500-year-old zombie virus revived by scientists in Russia-
By ANI MOSCOW: French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now! According ...
Two Indonesian soldiers get seven months’ jail for gay sex-
By AFP JAKARTA: Two Indonesian soldiers have been given a seven-month jail term for having gay sex, which is banned by ...
