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A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth. After examining worldwide climate and economic data from 1950 to 2003, Benjamin A. Olken, associate professor in the Department of Economics, concludes that ... read more 
Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2009Russia on Wednesday banned the hunting of baby harp seals after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticised the "bloody practice," the natural resources ministry said. "We have decided to ban the hunting of harp seals aged under one year," the ministry said in a statement, after an earlier ruling in February banned hunting seals aged less than a month in response to comments by Putin. "This ... more |
UN chief says energy revolution unstoppable despite US pivot
India takes diplomatic measures against Pakistan after Kashmir attack Trump admin cuts 'mean more dirty air': advocacy group Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens Still reeling a year on, Brazil's Porto Alegre fears next flood Vietnam village starts over with climate defences after landslide Thousands evacuate as fire spreads in US state of New Jersey Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty Climate watchers fret over Trump's cut to sciences Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards 
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Paris (AFP) March 19, 2009Manmade climate change is set to hasten the disintegration of a massive ice sheet in Antarctica by 100,000 years, boosting sea levels some five metres (16 feet), according to a pair of studies published Thursday. The research, which matches new ice core data with a simulation of past and future changes in the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS), reveals for the first time regular cycles of "cat ... more 
Ciudad Obregon, Mexico (SPX) Mar 19, 2009The world's leading wheat experts from Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas - invited to Mexico by Nobel Prize Winner Norman Borlaug - have reported significant progress in developing new varieties of wheat capable of resisting a virulent form of an old plant disease that threatens wheat production worldwide. But research released at the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative 2009 Tech ... more  
Panama (AFP) March 16, 2009A UN agency is using nuclear material and technologies to study coastal pollution in a dozen Caribbean countries caused mainly by oil refineries, its officials said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is focusing on marine pollution in this project because the sea is vital to the region, accounting for up to 60 percent of the gross domestic products of some countries. "We are ... more 
Tromsoe, Norway (AFP) March 19, 2009Potentially fatal to the polar bear, global warming has already left its mark on the species with smaller, less robust bears that are increasingly showing cannibalistic tendencies. Top experts who gathered this week in Tromsoe in northern Norway to discuss ways of protecting the species sounded alarm bells over the dramatic consequences of the melting ice. "We don't have hard evidence ab ... more |
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NASA develops flight-ready aerogel antennas for next-gen airspace communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 NASA is advancing flight communications with a breakthrough antenna made from one of the lightest solid materials ever created. Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center are embedding this innovativ ... more  
Momentus inks five-year manufacturing deal with Velo3DLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. space infrastructure company, has signed a five-year master services agreement with additive manufacturing leader Velo3D, Inc. (OTC: VLDX). This partnership mark ... more 
British Steel abandons job cut plans after govt rescueLondon (AFP) April 22, 2025 British Steel announced on Tuesday it has halted plans to lay off thousands of workers after the government secured the raw materials necessary to keep Britain's last steelmaking blast furnaces running. ... more
  
Israel's unmanned bulldozers breaking ground in Gaza warTel Aviv (AFP) April 20, 2025 At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the bulky bulldozer turning up soil at a testing site in central Israel, but as it pulled closer it became clear: the driver's cabin is eerily empty. ... more 
They sold their likeness to AI -- and regretted itParis (AFP) April 16, 2025 South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness - at times as a gynaecologist or a surgeon - being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram. ... more
RoboBee gains insect-inspired legs for stable landingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Harvard's RoboBee, already renowned for its agile aerial maneuvers, has now been equipped with a biologically inspired landing system modeled after the crane fly. Developed by the Harvard Microrob ... more
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Kinshasa (AFP) Dec 16, 2008The UN on Wednesday condemned both the army and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday for atrocities against local civilians in territories under their control. "Many atrocities and rights violations are being reported and blamed as much on the FDLR (Rwandan Hutu rebels) as the FARDC (Congolese army)" in Nord-Kivu province, Nestor Yombo-Djema of the UN office for the coordin ... more  
Sydney (AFP) March 18, 2009Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea significantly cut their risk of breast cancer and the severity of the cancer in those who did develop it, an Australian researcher said Wednesday. Min Zhang, from the University of Western Australia, studied the diets of 2,018 women from the southeastern Chinese city of Hangzhou -- half of whom had breast cancer -- between July 2004 and Sep ... more 
Chicage IL (SPX) Mar 19, 2009Female birds often choose their mates based on fancy feathers. Female mammals, on the other hand, may be more likely to follow their noses to the right mate. That's one conclusion of Cambridge zoologist Tim Clutton-Brock and Harvard researcher Katherine McAuliffe, whose review of evidence for female mate choice is published in the March 2009 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology. ... more 
Firebaugh, California (AFP) March 18, 2009"Now we know how the Indians felt," sighed Jim Diedrich, a farmer who said he was betrayed by the government as California's Central Valley reels from a serious drought. Diedrich, whose family has farmed in the western US state since 1882, bitterly surveyed their 640-acre (260-hectare) stretch of land. What would usually be a tomato field has now been reduced to a dusty expanse dotted wi ... more |
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Iran slams US sanctions as 'hostile' ahead of new round of talksTehran (AFP) April 23, 2025 Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington's "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of nuclear talks. ... more 
Iran top diplomat in China to discuss nuclear talksBeijing (AFP) April 23, 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was visiting China on Wednesday for consultations ahead of a new round of nuclear talks with the United States. ... more 
Iran says Israel wants to 'undermine' nuclear talks with US: FM spokesmanTehran (AFP) April 21, 2025 Iran accused Israel on Monday of seeking to "undermine" ongoing talks with the United States on its nuclear programme, a key point of tension with the West. ... more
  
The U.S. cannot confront China alone, former Deputy Secretary of State warnsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2025 The United States must strengthen its alliances with global partners, particularly South Korea and Japan, to face the rising challenge posed by China, the former chief architect of White House strategy on Asia said Wednesday. ... more 
Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China's XiBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2025 With his storm of tariffs on Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing and likely wrecked any hope of meeting his counterpart Xi Jinping in the near term, analysts say. ... more 
Hegseth blames media, former 'disgruntled' workers for revelation of second Signal chatWashington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday blamed media and former "disgruntled" employees for reports that he shared military war plans via a second Signal group chat involving his wife and brother, but did not deny the accusations. ... more
  
French FM says Iraq should not be dragged into regional conflictsBaghdad (AFP) April 23, 2025 France's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Iraq should not be pulled into conflicts in a turbulent Middle East during his first visit to the country, which has suffered from decades of instability. ... more 
UN voices alarm over death of Iraqi in custodyBaghdad (AFP) April 8, 2025 The United Nations mission to Iraq called for an independent investigation Tuesday after a detainee died under "unclear circumstances" in a Baghdad detention centre. ... more 
Two injured in attack on Christians in north IraqDohuk, Iraq (AFP) April 1, 2025 Two people were injured on Tuesday in a cleaver attack on an Assyrian Christian celebration in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, officials said, pointing to the Islamic State jihadist group. ... more
  
India hunts gunmen who killed 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspotPahalgam (AFP) April 23, 2025 Indian security forces in Kashmir were conducting a major manhunt on Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists and killed 26 people in the region's worst attack on civilians in a quarter of a century. ... more 
BASF exits Xinjiang ventures after Uyghur abuse reportsBerlin (AFP) April 22, 2025 German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday it had exited two joint ventures in China's Xinjiang region after its local partner was alleged to have participated in rights abuses against the local Uyghur minority. ... more 
Thai ministers travel to Xinjiang to visit deported UyghursBangkok (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Two senior Thai government ministers travelled to China's northwestern Xinjiang region on Wednesday to assess the conditions of dozens of Uyghurs deported from the kingdom last month. ... more |
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