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San Francisco - Feb. 17, 2001 - Climate always changes and what we are used to today is about as stable as climate gets, according to a Penn State glaciologist who has investigated climate records from both poles.
Jun 26, 2026
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 - Ukraine denounced what it called fake elections being held by Moscow on its occupied territory Friday, while Russian air strikes across the country killed four people and wounded dozens more.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2022 - Russia's invasion of Ukraine may cause long-term grain prices to rise seven percent, according to a study on Monday showing how expanded production elsewhere to compensate would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions.
Jun 26, 2026
Brussels (AFP) Sept 1, 2009 - Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, accused by Beijing of fomenting violent unrest in Xinjiang province, said Tuesday she was prepared to hold direct talks with the Chinese authorities.
Jun 26, 2026
Buvunya (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 - Standing beneath the towering trees of Uganda's threatened Mabira rainforest, farmer Godfrey Ojambo shrugs in despair and bewilderment at plans to cut down this national treasure and hand it over to a sugar corporation.
Jun 26, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Sept 12, 2014 - A prominent Uighur academic, charged with separatism by Chinese prosecutors, will appear in court on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Jun 26, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - A prominent Uighur academic sentenced to life in prison called Wednesday for peace, his lawyer said, as China hit back at western powers which accused it of silencing a moderate voice.
Jun 26, 2026
Kampala (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 - At least 22,500 Ugandans were forced from their homes to make way for a British timber company, the aid agency Oxfam said in a report Thursday calling for an investigation into alleged abuses.
Jun 26, 2026
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (AFP) Sept 24, 2009 - Uganda is poised to launch a scheme to allow gorilla lovers short of time or money to visit the endangered apes to become virtual friends with them on the net, officials said.
Jun 26, 2026
Kampala (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 - Wildlife populations at Uganda's major national parks have boomed over the past 10 years with the expulsion of rebels contributing to a fall in poaching, the authority told AFP Saturday.
Jun 26, 2026
Kampala (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - Uganda said Monday it had suspended 24 of its army officers, who were part of a UN-mandated force battling Al-Qaeda linked rebels in Somalia, over corruption allegations.
Jun 26, 2026
Kampala (AFP) Sept 28, 2013 - Four Ugandan army officers have appeared in a military tribunal on charges of plotting a coup against President Yoweri Museveni, their lawyer and the military said Saturday.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - Staff at the National Zoo said Tuesday they have stolen a few brief video peeks of its baby panda, in which the newborn healthily squeals and squirms in response to its mother.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2011 - The United States has decided not to sell Taiwan new F-16 fighter jets and will instead provide upgrades to its existing planes, a US congressional source said Friday.
Jun 26, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 - Washington will operate undaunted and unafraid throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday as she addressed American troops in Japan.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2009 - As President Barack Obama weighs his options for the Afghan war, some lawmakers and analysts are pushing more modest strategies that would require a smaller US force and rely more on drones.
Jun 26, 2026
