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Old-school phones find new following

[2017-02-28 07:57]

Appeal of simpler devices highlighted by release of revamped Nokia

Fresh urgency in battle to restore Florida Everglades

[2017-02-28 07:57]

MIAMI - Rising seas, polluted coastlines and the specter of more frequent droughts and storms have lent new urgency to efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Florida Everglades, the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.

'Ring of fire' eclipse delights stargazers

[2017-02-28 07:57]

SARMIENTO, ARGENTINA - Stargazers applauded as they were plunged into darkness on Sunday when the moon passed in front of the sun in a spectacular "ring of fire" eclipse.

Quake 'catastrophic' for marine ecosystem

[2017-02-28 07:57]

WELLINGTON - Huge mudslides caused by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in New Zealand last year have wiped out vast tracts of one of the world's richest underwater ecosystems, scientists said on Monday.

Miracle treetop baby a reluctant celebrity

[2017-02-28 07:57]

CHIBUTO, MOZAMBIQUE - Rosita Mabuiango's birth in a tree above swirling waters 17 years ago thrust her into instant stardom, drawing global attention to the worst floods to hit Mozambique in recent memory.

Endangered tortoises make debut

[2017-02-27 07:59]

LONDON - Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first time on Saturday in their new home at Britain's Chester Zoo.

Moonlight sweeps Spirit Awards with six wins ahead of Oscars

[2017-02-27 07:59]

SANTA MONICA - Moonlight triumphed at the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six wins on Saturday, besting grief drama Manchester by the Sea ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony.

'Living dead' on rampage in Athens

[2017-02-27 07:59]

ATHENS - Hundreds of zombies and other creatures took over the center of Athens on Saturday, spreading horror, shock and awe among locals and tourists.

Brexit churns out unease for specialty cheese industry

[2017-02-27 07:59]

DYMOCK, UNITED KINGDOM - In the rolling countryside of southwest England, farmer Charles Martell is tending to his rare breed of cattle while two of his dairy workers get to work making Single Gloucester cheese - a British delicacy.

Ski resort razed by Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism

[2017-02-27 07:59]

MALAM JABBA, PAKISTAN - Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan's once dangerous Swat Valley, skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban.

Airport safe after nerve agent found

[2017-02-27 07:59]

KUALA LUMPUR - Kuala Lumpur International Airport's Terminal 2 was declared a "safe zone" on Sunday morning after inspection teams found no traces of a deadly poison that was used to kill a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Trump to skip correspondents' dinner as media row heats up

[2017-02-27 07:59]

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with the US media on Saturday, announcing he will skip the annual correspondents' dinner one day after a row erupted over White House press access.

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