‘Simple monk’: the Dalai Lama, in his translator’s words; How the Dalai Lama is identified by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) June 27, 2025 With his flowing red monk’s robes, beaming smile and contagious laugh, the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has been the charismatic global face of his people’s cause for decades.
Spotted: endangered leopard in Bangladesh by AFP Staff Writers Dhaka (AFP) June 26, 2025 Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species. Bangladesh’s Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA) issued pictures of the leopard emerging from lush green
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Tibetans face uncertain future as Dalai Lama turns 90; How the Dalai Lama is identified By Tenzin WOEDEN Dehradun, India (AFP) June 27, 2025 Tibetans in exile celebrate the 90th birthday of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role and what it means for
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Axiom-4 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station by Andrew Sookdeo Washington DC (UPI) Jun 26, 2025 Axiom-4 astronauts on Thursday morning arrived on the International Space Station, including the first Indian to set foot on the space station. The crew made its way from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and opened the hatch to enter
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Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coast By Sheikh Sabiha ALAM Dhaka (AFP) June 24, 2025 Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh’s coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor. As climate change drives erratic weather patterns
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Rock on: how crushed stone could help fight climate change By Sara HUSSEIN Bangkok (AFP) June 24, 2025 From sugar plantations in Brazil to tea estates in India, crushed rock is being sprinkled across large stretches of farmland globally in a novel bid to combat climate change. The technique is called Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW)
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India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS mission By Giorgio Viera with Issam Ahmed in Washington Cape Canaveral (AFP) June 25, 2025 A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew
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