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Bangladesh said Monday it would send experts to India to investigate claims a proposed dam in northeastern Assam state would dry up downstream tributaries crucial for farmers. Bangladesh has for five years protested against the dam at Tipaimukh because of fears it would affect the flow of water in the Meghna, its third largest river and one of the main sources of water for the eastern part ... read more 
Lima (AFP) April 13, 2009At least 13 people, including one child, were killed in a landslide in a village in northern Peru during heavy rain, local authorities said Monday. Several homes were buried in mud after a landslide early Sunday in Retamas, in La Libertad region some 500 kilometers (311 miles) north of Lima. "Thirteen people died and rescue teams continue to assess the homes that were damaged," said the ... more |
Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Trump-ordered water release wasted billions of gallons: experts Trump taps 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to lead top science agency Trump seeks species protection rollbacks to promote US drilling Trump seeks species protection rollbacks to promote US oil drilling Arctic sea ice levels second lowest on record for January: US data Warming threatens to expand area of world too hot for humans Scottish whisky makers fear return of Trump tariffs Rare earths: strategic metals key to future technologies Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study 
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Washington, April 13, 2009 U.S. Navy warships supported by helicopter gunships tracked four Somali pirates and their American captive in the Horn of Africa throughout the weekend as American negotiators tried to obtain the release of the hostage. Reports from the region indicated that negotiations had broken down, and on Easter Sunday Navy snipers killed three of the pirates and freed the American, Capt. Richard Phillip ... more  
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2009National parks provide recreation, wildlife habitats and natural beauty that could be lost if officials don't act quickly to safeguard these reserves from the effects of climate change, experts told federal policymakers last week. Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns have the potential to cause "staggering" changes to federal lands, said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairma ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) April 13, 2009Governments around the world urged their citizens to stay away from the protest-hit Thai capital Bangkok, and in some cases the whole of Thailand, unless absolutely necessary. As Thai troops fired warning shots and tear gas in clashes with petrol bomb-hurling protesters in Bangkok, leaving 70 injured, foreign ministries across the world issued travel warnings to their citizens. So far ho ... more 
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2009US shipping companies need to provide armed guards for vessels threatened by pirates, the commander of US naval forces in the region told US media from Bahrain Monday. "You need two things to have a successful piracy attack. You need pirates that are seeking monetary gain and you also need a ship that's able to get pirated," Vice Admiral William Gortney told CNN. Somali pirates have vowe ... more |
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SPACE ISAC expands member benefits with access to new testbeds networkLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced a major new benefit for its members: access to the Accelerating Space Capabilities 100 (ASC-100), an international networ ... more  
Australian innovation detects space phenomena with new technologySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 The first trial of CRACO, a cutting-edge Australian-developed technology, has uncovered mysterious cosmic objects by analyzing space signals with unprecedented precision. Developed by astronom ... more 
South Korea, Ireland watchdogs to question DeepSeek on user dataSeoul (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Data watchdogs in South Korea and Ireland said Friday they would ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users' personal information, as governments from around the world turned a spotlight on the service. ... more
  
UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debateLondon (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, experts say. ... more 
Life as a chain of machines constructing machinesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 The question of what defines life continues to challenge the biological sciences, with its vast complexity and diversity making it difficult to distill into a single definition. A new study proposes ... more 
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPTTokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. ... more
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Mogadishu (AFP) April 13, 2009The French navy on Monday handed over to authorities in Somalia's breakaway Puntland region the bodies of two pirates killed last week in an ambush to free French hostages. "They brought only the dead bodies but the pirates they arrested still remain in their hands," Puntland's governor Muse Gele Yusuf told AFP. French special forces on Friday stormed the yacht, The Tanit, and freed four ... more  
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2009As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today a three-phase plan to expedite development of key standards for a Smart Grid, a nationwide network that uses information technology to deliver electricity efficiently, reliably, and securely. ... more  
Sofia (AFP) April 13, 2009Sofia's right-wing mayor Boiko Borisov entered a "garbage war" with his arch foe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, on Monday, ahead of European and national elections this summer. Stanishev's Socialist government said last week that recent problems with garbage collection in Sofia posed a threat to people's health and declared a state of crisis in the city of two million people. ... more  
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2009A new trade war is unrolling across Africa: a battle between Chinese textile-makers and a colonial-era company from The Netherlands, original maker of the eye-catching "Dutch Wax" fabrics often known as "Africa Wax." Little known at home or anywhere else in Europe, the house of Vlisco is one of Africa's most-known brands, suppliers since 1846 of the bright cloths stamped with extravagant des ... more |
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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 
Iran Guards unveil underground missile facility for naval warfareTehran (AFP) Feb 1, 2025 The naval arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled a new underground missile facility on the south coast in footage aired by state television Saturday, two weeks after unveiling an underground naval base. ... more 
North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' birthday tours to open: tour agencySeoul (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 A tour operator said Monday it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit since the pandemic. ... 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 
Starmer to urge Europe to 'bear down' on Putin at landmark talksLondon (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge European leaders to "continue bearing down" on Russian President Vladimir Putin when the UK premier becomes the first to attend a European Council gathering since Brexit on Monday. ... more 
Japan, US ministers express 'firm intent' to reinforce defence allianceTokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani agreed in a phone call Friday to continue efforts to strengthen the countries' alliance, Tokyo said. ... 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
  
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
Four killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey: sourcesSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Four people were killed on Monday in an air strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish sources said. ... more |
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