Senegal eyes economic boom in oyster farming
The mangrove swamp near Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing village in southern Senegal, teems with oysters.
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Colombian football 'Colossus' Freddy Rincon dead at 55: doctors
Colombian former international midfield star Freddy Rincon died on Wednesday aged 55 of injuries he sustained in a traffic accident, doctors said.
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Fleeing war, Ukraine's orphans face trafficking threat
Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being trafficked as they are uprooted by fighting across the country.
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New hope to help advanced Parkinson's patients walk, sleep again
People with advanced Parkinson's disease often struggle to walk more than a few steps or sleep through the night, but new research offers hope of relief from these two debilitating symptoms.
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Asian markets rise but inflation, Ukraine fears linger
Asian stock markets mostly rose in early trade Thursday after a recovery on Wall Street, but investors remained cautious about the ongoing impact of skyrocketing inflation and the war in Ukraine.
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ECB wrestles with record inflation and war risk
European Central Bank policymakers meet on Thursday faced with the challenge of threading a response between record-high inflation figures and weak growth due to the war in Ukraine.
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Damascus art installation turns ceramic doves into war symbol
Hundreds of ceramic doves are suspended over the streets of the Old City of Damascus, part of an art installation that had been set to debut before the start of Syria's war.
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Iniesta in relegation mire as Spain legend's Japan move turns sour
Andres Iniesta won pretty much everything with Barcelona and Spain but the legendary midfielder risks seeing out the tail end of his glittering career in the mire of a relegation dogfight.
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Thai... caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate
At his upmarket Bangkok restaurant, Michelin-starred chef Thitid "Ton" Tassanakajohn spoons black caviar onto a plate, adding the newly affordable Thailand-made delicacy to his reinterpreted traditional family recipes.
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Biden's biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost
In an effort to ease Americans' pain at the gas pump, President Joe Biden has announced his administration will ease restrictions on the sale of E15 -- gasoline that includes 15 percent ethanol -- and new investments in biofuels as a whole.
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