| June 01, 2009 |  |
TerraDaily Advertising Kit |
 Bukit Merah, Malaysia (AFP) May 31, 2009 
A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where baby apes wear nappies, sleep in cots and are cared for by nurses dressed in masks and starched uniforms has drawn the wrath of environmentalists. At Orangutan Island in Malaysia's north, tourists snap photos as they file past large windows looking onto a facility billed as the world's only rehabilitation and preservation facility for the endangered ... read more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 29, 2009Rescue workers in northeast Brazil were Friday searching for three missing people after heavy rains broke open a dam, releasing a torrent of water that killed five people and destroyed 500 homes. It was a "miracle" more people did not die, a spokeswoman for the Piaui state government which was coping with the disaster told AFP. "The search resumed at dawn. Firemen found a new body, which ... more |
Australians welcome departure of baby wombat grabber
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population Take 'precautionary approach' on deep-sea mining: top official tells AFP BP says gas leak stopped off coast of Senegal, Mauritania Sea levels rise by 'unexpected' amount in 2024: NASA Spain to face increasingly 'severe' droughts: report Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justice Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan sign border deal to boost regional stability Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabed CORRECTED: Doubts over climate funding as donors squeeze aid 
|
|
| Previous Issues | May 31 | May 29 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 |
 
Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2009Authorities in China are bracing for the 20th anniversary of the deadly June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, a pivotal moment that still haunts the nation. The way the government will likely mark the sensitive date on Thursday -- with deafening silence -- shows it is keenly aware of the emotional scars that remain after the army ended six weeks of peaceful rallies ... more  
Jakarta (AFP) May 29, 2009A massive underwater mountain discovered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra could be a volcano with potentially catastrophic power, a scientist said Friday. Indonesian government marine geologist Yusuf Surachman said the mountain was discovered earlier this month about 330 kilometres (205 miles) west of Bengkulu city during research to map the seabed's seismic faultlines. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2009Former top Chinese Communist official Bao Tong was purged for supporting the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, but he says his frustrations with the system started decades before. "China's people have wasted 60 years," Bao, now one of the country's top political dissidents, told AFP recently -- before authorities moved him out of Beijing to wait out Thursday's 20th ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 29, 2009Officials in the eastern US state of Maryland have come up with an innovative, cost-saving way to protect the environment: they use goats to mow the grass. The State Highway Administration came up with the novel idea while building an 85-million-dollar road bypass near the town of Hampstead, northwest of Baltimore, after it found that the construction site was home to bog turtles, the ... more |
. |
      |
. |
  
KP Labs Unveils Smart Mission Lab to Revolutionize Space Technology ValidationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 KP Labs has launched Smart Mission Lab, an innovative platform aimed at transforming the development and testing of AI models and onboard data processing for space missions. Supported by ESA InCubed ... more  
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon EconomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more 
Spire Establishes Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in OrbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, has successfully demonstrated a two-way optical communication link between two satellites in o ... more
  
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitorBeijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more 
Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of missesNew York (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Christie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. ... more 
Amazon Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbingSan Francisco (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Amazon's Prime Video streaming service announced Wednesday it will begin testing AI-assisted dubbing to make its international content more accessible to viewers worldwide. ... more
 |
. |
 
Sydney (AFP) May 30, 2009Australia on Saturday invoked an emergency decree to allow a cruise ship with a suspected swine flu outbreak to dock, as the number of A(H1N1) cases worldwide crossed the 15,500 mark. Queensland health authorities declared a public health emergency after port officials in Brisbane refused to let the Pacific Dawn dock and release passengers. The number of confirmed cases in the state has ... more  
Sydney (AFP) May 29, 2009Australia announced Friday that it will send a warship and a surveillance aircraft to the Horn of Africa as part of the international fight against piracy. The frigate HMAS Warramunga, presently patrolling in the Persian Gulf, will be attached periodically to a new combined taskforce established to combat pirate activity in shipping lanes off Somalia. An Australian airforce AP-3C Orion ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 29, 2009Police in south China said Friday they had arrested members of a gang that kidnapped and sold children, state media reported, as part of a campaign against human trafficking. Police in Jiangmen city in Guangdong province said they had arrested 10 gang members and rescued 11 children sold on to people in the region and in neighbouring Fujian province, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more  
Khartoum (AFP) May 29, 2009China's special envoy to Darfur arrived in Sudan on Friday for a five-day visit for talks with officials on the situation in the volatile western region, an AFP correspondent said. Liu Guijin flew in from the Qatari capital Doha, where he met this week with Darfur envoys from the four other permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Britain, France, Russia and the United States -- and ... more |
. |
       |
. |
 
Nearby Supernovae Linked to Two Ancient Earth Extinctions
Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabed
Australia tells US influencer: 'leave baby wombat alone' |
. |
|
| Previous Issues | May 31 | May 29 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
