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Asheville (United States) (AFP) - Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist's hometown in...

Paris (AFP) - Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little...

New York (AFP) - Boeing on Tuesday suspended negotiations with its striking workers as it accused the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) of making unreasonable demands and...

Washington (AFP) - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed a trip to the United States scheduled for this week, delaying a planned meeting with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin,...

Washington (AFP) - A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence said Tuesday he found recent advances in the technology "very...

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing...

San Francisco (AFP) - A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their...

(AFP) - The United States and China on Tuesday raised concerns about trade between the world's two biggest economies, with China's commerce minister urging Washington to lift sanctions on his...

(AFP) - Storm-battered Florida girded Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, a monster weather system threatening catastrophic damage and forcing President Joe Biden to postpone a major overseas...

Washington (AFP) - An uptick in exports and a fall in imports brought the August US trade deficit to its narrowest in five months, according to government data released Tuesday....