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Miami (AFP) - Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor and begins planting young coral onto a reef and...

New York (AFP) - Yields on long-term US Treasury bonds surged Wednesday after a $6 billion government bond buyback that disappointed markets that had expected a bigger number. The yield...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - People living in an upmarket coastal stretch of Malibu were under an evacuation order Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up on the driveway...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our...

Tehran (AFP) - Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into...

Ensenada (Mexico) (AFP) - The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the...

Paris (France) (AFP) - Iran launched fresh attacks against the United States on Wednesday in retaliation for US strikes on its vessels. Here are the latest developments in the conflict:-...

Montreal (Canada) (AFP) - Fed up with the funding restrictions surrounding her research on the links between climate change and health, American epidemiologist Sheryl Magzamen has left the United States...