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Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health of key marine ecosystems.
Oct 18, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 - Phytoplankton, tiny single-celled organisms, make an incredible journey from the depths of the ocean to its surface in search of sunlight. Until now, how species like Pyrocystis noctiluca accomplish
Oct 18, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te insisted Friday that the island's determination to defend its sovereignty will not change, as he praised troops and coast guard personnel for their response to China's latest military drills.
Oct 18, 2024
Sensuntepeque, El Salvador (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - A court in El Salvador on Friday acquitted six former guerrillas, including five anti-mining campaigners, whose trial for a civil war era murder was criticized by fellow environmentalists as politicized.
Oct 18, 2024
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 - ESA has signed a euro 63 million contract with OHB Italia SpA to initiate preparatory work for its proposed Ramses mission, which aims to study the asteroid Apophis. On 13 April 2029, Apophis
Oct 18, 2024
Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - The UN's climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries must be at the core of a new deal to increase funding for poorer nations to combat global warming.
Oct 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - A recent geological study involving researchers from Cuba, Colombia, and Utrecht University has unveiled surprising evidence that challenges conventional theories about Earth's mantle dynamics. Inve
Oct 17, 2024
N'Djamena (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has removed several high-ranking defence and security officials from their posts, days after dismissing the security minister.
Oct 17, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - China has reacted more robustly to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's rhetoric defending the island's sovereignty than his predecessor's, with fiery threats and war games analysts say will likely intensify.
Oct 17, 2024
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - China has jailed 15 people for their roles in a building collapse that killed dozens and sparked a public scandal over construction standards, state media said Thursday.
Oct 17, 2024
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - China said Thursday it would boost credit available for unfinished housing projects to more than $500 billion as it unveiled another round of measures to shore up the sector and try to reignite the economy.
Oct 17, 2024
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - An international research team, including scientists from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory, and Charles University, has traced the origins of 70% of known meteorite falls to three asteroi
Oct 17, 2024
Geneva (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - The mothers of four French Islamists who disappeared after going to areas of Syria controlled by the Islamic State group asked the UN anti-torture committee Thursday to pressure Paris to bring them home.
Oct 17, 2024
London (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - The National Gallery in London said Thursday that it was banning liquids in a move to bolster security of its artworks after a spate of high-profile attacks by activists.
Oct 17, 2024
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate scorecard Thursday to measure its progress, ahead of a gathering of global financial leaders in Washington next week.
Oct 17, 2024
Azufral Volcano (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 - In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to draw a steady stream of garbage-tossing tourists before Indigenous leaders took back control.
Oct 17, 2024
