Paris rat catchers deployed to tackle rodent scourge
Paris officials have announced a crackdown on rats which blight parks and gardens around the City of Light and are thought to easily outnumber humans.
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Dec 8, 2016
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Eiffel Tower lit green in honor of Paris climate change deal
The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris have temporarily been lit in green as a reminder to the world to enact the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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Mirrors blamed for fire at world's largest solar plant
A small fire shut down a generating tower Thursday at the world's largest solar power plant, leaving the sprawling facility on the California-Nevada border operating at only a third of its capacity, authorities said.
Business
May 20, 2016
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Crew access tower stacking at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins
The first new Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida since the Apollo era will take shape at Space Launch Complex-41 in the coming days as workers moved the first two tiers from a nearby construction ...
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2015
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Eiffel Tower goes dark in symbolic move for Earth Hour
The Eiffel Tower has gone dark briefly to mark Earth Hour, the campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
Environment
Mar 28, 2015
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UNM fuel cell research may provide electrical backup at home
Research faculty members in the Center for Micro-Engineered Materials and Chemical and Biological Engineering Alexey Serov, Plamen Atanassov, Kateryna Artyushkova and Ivana Gonzales will spend the next two years working to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 20, 2015
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Eiffel tower shrouded in smog as Paris pollution spikes
The Eiffel Tower disappeared behind a brown smog on Wednesday as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution.
Environment
Mar 18, 2015
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Paris domain names sell like hot croissants
Companies and lovers of the City of Lights snapped up 6,600 ".paris" Internet domain names in a mere two hours on Tuesday, far exceeding expectations.
Internet
Dec 2, 2014
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Sheep flock to Eiffel Tower as French farmers cry wolf
French farmers flocked to the Eiffel Tower on Thursday, sheep in tow, to express their frustration over increasing attacks by wolves which some say have been "overprotected" by the government.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2014
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Comcast to build second, taller Philly skyscraper
Comcast Corp. already built the tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, it announced plans to build an even taller one.
Business
Jan 15, 2014
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