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 Hoaikong, Bangladesh (AFP) Nov 28, 2008 
In the mountainous village of Hoaikong in southeastern Bangladesh, villagers are used to welcoming new residents on a weekly basis. The once-sparsely populated jungle, home to only a handful of tribal families, houses some 2,000 people who have sought higher ground as the island where they once lived becomes increasingly submerged by the sea. Ex-fisherman Jaber Ahmed, who has turned his ... read more 
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 29, 2008The Iraqi capital ground to a standstill Saturday after a rare rain and hail storm flooded city streets, leaving scores of cars stranded in muddy water half a metre (yard) deep. Traffic was backed up for hours on Baghdad's main streets in mid-afternoon, as pedestrians waded through the knee-deep water or tiptoed across ubiquitous concrete security barriers. It only rains in Baghdad a few ... more |
UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment
A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief CORRECTED: COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible Amsterdam to ban polluting pleasure boats in April January smashes heat record, surprising scientists COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors 
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Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2008A mathematical formula developed by US researchers could help scientists predict when and where icebergs will break away from their mother ice shelfs, according to a study published Friday. The development could also prove invaluable for climate models that predict the world's evolving environment, said researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. "To predict the future of the ice she ... more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 29, 2008Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain has killed at least 109 people in southern Brazil over the past week, local Civil Defense officials said Saturday. The toll, 10 more than reported Friday, is likely to rise because at least 19 people are still missing, officials said. Heavy rain in the state of Santa Clara has affected 1.5 million people in the region and forced some 79,000 ... more  
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 28, 2008Brazil's Amazon jungles, known as the lungs of the world, lost almost 12,000 square kilometres (4,800 sq. miles) in just 12 months, a rise of almost 4.0 percent, new figures showed Friday. The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said the deforestation of the vast jungles due to encroaching farm exploitation, was 3.8 percent higher from August 2007 to July 2008 than in the previous 1 ... more  
Lake Razzaza, Iraq (AFP) Nov 28, 2008The young men huddle on the muddy shore, pulling small silvery fish from their nets with hands caked with salt and flies, another meagre catch from a vast lake in Iraq that will soon vanish. The fist-size fish are the only species left in Iraq's Lake Razzaza, a sprawling reservoir west of the Shiite holy city of Karbala that until the early 1990s teemed with birds and fish and attracted tour ... more |
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Astroscale second generation docking plate gains flight heritageLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Astroscale Limited has reached a critical threshold with the first in-space deployment of its second-generation (Gen 2) docking plate. This hardware, now traveling aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rid ... more  
EdgeCortix unveils SAKURA-I with proven radiation immunity for orbital and lunar venturesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 EdgeCortix(R) Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor provider focused on low-power Artificial Intelligence (AI) computation at the edge, reports that its SAKURA-I AI Accelerator has shown strong radi ... more 
Orbex lands D-Orbit deal prior to first mission this yearLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 UK-based launch services provider Orbex has finalized a new commercial agreement with D-Orbit, a leading name in space transportation and logistics. This move highlights Orbex's advancing role in th ... more
  
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zoneBoston MA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Drone shows are an increasingly popular form of large-scale light display. These shows incorporate hundreds to thousands of airborne bots, each programmed to fly in paths that together form intricat ... more 
Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishesSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to artificial intelligence, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance. ... more 
EU sets out guidance on banning harmful AI usesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 Mass surveillance, detecting emotions, social scoring: EU regulators laid out Tuesday what types of artificial intelligence tools are to be outlawed as too dangerous under the bloc's pioneering AI Act. ... more
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Deir Alla, Jordan (AFP) Nov 26, 2008Gasping for water and fearful that climate change will amplify its problems, Jordan is pinning its hopes for liquid salvation on a scheme with no parallel: hauling water from the Red Sea to replenish the Dead Sea. The 3.5-billion-euro (4.5-billion-dollar) "Peace Canal" is the heart of the government's vision of slaking thirst in a country that is mostly bone-dry desert and one of the 10 drie ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2008China's unprecedented decision to cancel a summit with the European Union over Tibet shows an increasing willingness for Beijing to flex its ever-strengthening global muscle, analysts said Thursday. The China-EU summit, due to take place on Monday in France, was called off at the last minute by the Asian giant, which said it was unhappy at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet the ... more 
Bissau (AFP) Nov 27, 2008In coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, shaken this weekend by an attack by mutineering soldiers of the president's residence which left two people dead, the army is at once the backbone of the state and a destabilizing factor. The poverty-stricken West African nation has been the scene of several coups and attempted coups since its independence in 1974 from Portugal. While the authorities are official ... more  
Wellington (AFP) Nov 30, 2008The New Zealand air force is to track the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters this season, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp announced Sunday. New Zealand also urged both whalers and anti-whaling protesters to show restraint after a series of clashes on the high seas last year. The Japanese fleet sets sail in mid-November and the Sea Shepherd activists, who have vowed to stop the whalin ... more |
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Trump reinstates 'maximum pressure' campaign on IranWashington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2025 President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum to restore the so-called maximum pressure campaign on Iran from his first administration, which failed to achieve its goal of bringing about a new deal with Tehran to prevent it from securing a nuclear weapon. Instead, the Middle Eastern country has escalated its nuclear weapons program. ... more 
Ex-UK soldier jailed for 14 years for spying for IranLondon (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 A former British soldier who sparked a manhunt after escaping from prison before his trial was sentenced by a UK court on Monday to 14 years for spying for Iran. ... more 
US Navy awards Lockheed Martin $383M for advanced strategic missile developmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $383 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to advance the next iteration of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile, reinforcing ... more
  
Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battleWashington (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was not in a hurry to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite expectations that they would hold talks after announcing tit-for-tat tariffs in a growing trade conflict. ... more 
Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meetBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia. ... more
Eyeing Trump and Putin, EU, UK, NATO leaders talk defenceBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 EU leaders huddle Monday with Britain's prime minister and the head of NATO to discuss efforts to boost Europe's defences faced with an aggressive Russia - as Donald Trump demands America's allies spend much more. ... more
  
Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by ISNimrud, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments. ... more 
Declassified files show UK anger at Chirac over IraqLondon (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jaques Chirac for blocking UN-backed military action in Iraq in 2003. ... more 
Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subcultureBaghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq. ... more
  
China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls: reportBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains "severe restrictions" on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday. ... more 
Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKKBaghdad (AFP) Jan 26, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. ... more 
Turkey says will fight terror after death of Iraqi border guardsIstanbul (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Turkey vowed on Saturday to work closely with Iraq to secure their common frontier after two Iraqi border guards were killed in a shooting blamed on outlawed PKK militants. ... more |
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