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Greece fights dozens of wildfires in 'most difficult day of year'
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoFirefighters were battling a series of wildfires near the Greek capital Athens on Sunday evening, as...
Making Olympic timekeepers' bells: a labour of love
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe air is stifling hot, with a heavy, metallic smell that sticks in the throat and stings the eyes.But a few weeks before the opening of the Paris...
Chad rangers battle to protect park from poachers, local farmers
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoBetween the orange trunks of the acacia trees in the Chad savannah, a herd of elephants move through...
Tourists seek out Nordic holidays to keep cool
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoFar from her home in the tourist mecca of Tenerife, Cati Padilla is one of the growing number of travellers escaping heatwaves for cooler holidays in...
London stocks, pound climb as Britons vote
AFP News via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 days agoLondon's stock market and the pound advanced versus the dollar Thursday as Britons voted in a general election expected to be won by the centre-left and...
Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoThe Acropolis in Athens, one of the world's most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering...
