Study finds emperor penguins die as ice melts to new lows

Agence France Presse 04/27/2024

PARIS — A study published on Thursday discovered that colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year by global warming, which eroded their icy habitats. Despite the birds’ efforts to adjust to the diminishing landscape,…

NBA: Nuggets make it 3-0, push Lakers to brink of elimination

Agence France Presse 04/26/2024

The Denver Nuggets rallied to push LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs on Thursday. The defending champion Nuggets erased a 10-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Lakers…

NBA: Sixers get boost from Embiid’s 50 points to beat Knicks

Agence France Presse 04/26/2024

Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid scored 50 points to power the 76ers to a vital 125-114 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday, the Sixers clawing back a game in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. The 76ers…

Bangladesh heatwave: Schools close as temperatures rise

Agence France Presse 04/26/2024

Classes are cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found the soaring temperatures at home left her in no state for homework. Millions of pupils were told to stay home…

NBA: Heat’s three-point barrage stuns Celtics to level playoff series

Agence France Presse 04/25/2024

The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday. Eighth seeds Miami, playing without the injured Jimmy Butler,…

NBA: Knicks get come-from-behind win against Sixers

Agence France Presse 04/23/2024

The New York Knicks came from behind to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 in their first round playoff series as the Knicks take a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series. The Knicks still managed to…

NBA: Murray buzzer-beater lifts Nuggets over Lakers

Agence France Presse 04/23/2024

Jamal Murray fired the game-winner at the buzzer as the NBA champion Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The…

Japan Navy helicopters crash: Major search operation ongoing

Agence France Presse 04/22/2024

A major search operation continued off Japan on Monday for seven people missing after two navy helicopters apparently collided over the weekend, with one crew member confirmed dead. The SH-60K helicopters each with four crew on board…

NBA: Jokic, Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander finalists for MVP award

Agence France Presse 04/22/2024

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are the three finalists for the NBA Most Valuable Player award, the league said Sunday. The league unveiled three finalists for each…

Doctors cite unmedicated mental illness in Sydney mall attack

Agence France Presse 04/21/2024

No one can know the mind of Sydney shopping mall killer Joel Cauchi, but psychiatrists say one underlying cause of his rampage is evident: he had schizophrenia, stopped his medication and fell out of treatment. People have…

3 Filipinos dead in UAE floods: officials

Agence France Presse 04/21/2024

Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled Friday to recover from record rains. Two women suffocated inside their vehicle during the flooding and one man…

Ukraine: CIA warns it could lose war this year without fresh aid

Agence France Presse 04/19/2024

The CIA chief warned Thursday that Ukraine could lose the war to Russia by the end of this year unless the United States sends more military aid. The grim warning by Bill Burns came as the US…

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