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European rivers’ receding waters reveal ancient stones, World War II relics
Issued on: 20/08/2022 – 22:24
Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged…
In Ukraine’s martyred Bucha, more victims are buried without a name
Issued on: 19/08/2022 – 08:32
In March, during the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, numerous atrocities were committed in small towns north of Kyiv – horrors…
Can technological fixes solve France’s water crisis, amid record droughts?
Amid searing heatwaves, a historic drought has racked France since the end of July, causing water shortages in large parts of the country. Climate change is bound to make such…
NASA’s moon rocket moved to launch pad ahead of maiden flight
Issued on: 18/08/2022 – 04:20
NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks.
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‘Compares the incomparable’: French academics unfazed by Shanghai Ranking
The top 15 universities in the Shanghai Ranking, published on Monday, are in English-speaking countries. The leading French institution, Paris-Saclay, ranks only 16th and its…
France withdraws last soldiers from Mali amid jihadist resurgence
Issued on: 17/08/2022 – 09:05
Gao was once a French army base operating 24/7 but now an eerie quiet has settled in. With the departure of the very last logistical convey…
Live: UN ship carrying grain for Africa leaves Ukraine
Issued on: 17/08/2022 – 06:04
A UN-chartered vessel laden with grain set off from Ukraine for Africa on Tuesday following a deal to relieve a global food crisis, the…
Heavy rainfall hits Paris, flooding metro stations
Issued on: 17/08/2022 – 03:00
Torrential rainfall hit Paris on Tuesday evening after a recent heatwave across France, flooding metro stations in the French capital.…
European forest fires release record-breaking carbon emissions
The multiple forest fires that have been raging in France since the beginning of summer have released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, according to satellite data,…
Russians, Ukrainians again trade blame for new shelling near nuclear plant
Issued on: 15/08/2022 – 22:31
Ukrainian and Russian-installed officials reported shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, with both…