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EnvironmentU.S. approves largest dam removal to save salmon
A U.S. agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Nov. 17 to decom...
December 9, 2022
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EnvironmentAphrodisiac superstition at center of battle to save Panama turtle
PUNTA CHAME, Panama (AFP-Jiji) — The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts int...
December 9, 2022
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EnvironmentAmazon deforestation falls slightly from 15-year high
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in the 12 months through July...
December 9, 2022
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Washington PostPuerto Rico was promised billions for safe water. Taps are still running dry.
MOCA, Puerto Rico -Virgen Báez Arocho knew from surviving Hurricane Maria in 2017 that when the powe...
December 9, 2022
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Travel Spots‘Blue Grotto’ illumination event returns to Shibuya
People walk down a tree-lined street illuminated by about 600,000 blue LEDs during an event in Shibu...
December 9, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmpress turns 59, reflects on life in Japan’s Imperial family
To coincide with her 59th birthday on Friday, the Empress has made public a document reflecting on h...
December 9, 2022
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Crime & Courts3 arrested on suspicion of murder at Nagoya hotel
NAGOYA — Two women, including an 18-year-old student, and a man have been arrested on charges of mur...
December 9, 2022
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ScienceAstronauts flock to Spanish isle for lunar training
LOS VOLCANES NATURAL PARK, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexa...
December 9, 2022
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ScienceJapanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star T.O.P., DJ Steve Aoki for join SpaceX moon trip
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Friday revealed that K-pop star T.O.P. and DJ Steve A...
December 9, 2022
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ScienceLab-built ‘baby’ wormhole inches sci-fi moves closer to fact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In science fiction — think films and TV like “Interstellar” and “Star Trek” —...
December 9, 2022
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ScienceNew S. Africa ground station to help NASA track flights
MATJIESFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) — A new deep-space ground station being built in South Africa...
December 9, 2022
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Science
Monkeys to lose pox on their name
GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox, the World Health Organization announced Nov. 28...
December 9, 2022
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Figure SkatingJapanese skaters dominate opening day of Grand Prix final
TURIN (AFP-Jiji) - Japanese skaters dominated the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix final in Turin o...
December 9, 2022
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Washington PostFDA approves updated coronavirus shots for young children
Federal regulators Thursday authorized an updated booster shot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for ...
December 9, 2022
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Associated PressChina’s Xi at Saudi palace to meet royals on Mideast trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s kin...
December 9, 2022