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Thousands of China milk sites closed: state media Beijing (AFP) June 3, 2009 Over 3,900 substandard milk collection stations have been shut down in China following a contamination scandal last year that left at least six children dead, state media said Wednesday. Song Kungang, head of the China Dairy Industry Association, said authorities had inspected all the nation's 20,393 milk stations between November 2008 and April this year, the official Xinhua news agency ... read more Swine flu cases infect 19,273 across world: WHO Geneva (AFP) June 3, 2009 Swine flu has now spread to 66 countries with 19,273 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organisation showed Wednesday. The number of deaths rose to 117 after two more deaths were reported by the United States, according to the latest WHO tally of confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases. Most of the new cases were report ... more |
Australian 'green' hydrogen project under threat
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars CORRECTED: Electric cars take 96% of Norway market in January CORRECTED: Electric cars make up 96% of Norway's new cars in January CORRECTED Electric cars take 96% of Norway market in January Wildfires burning in Argentine Patagonia kills man, hundreds evacuate Flooding in Sicily as month's rain falls in four hours Greece on high alert as quakes shake Santorini island Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
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US climate envoy to seek China commitment Washington (AFP) June 3, 2009 The chief US climate negotiator said Wednesday he would go to China to press the rapidly growing economy to commit to hard numbers on emission reductions under the next treaty on global warming. In the midst of climate negotiations in Bonn, US climate envoy Todd Stern said he would head Saturday to Beijing in the belief that any future agreement must include strong action by China. Stern ... more Spain's immigrant population hits 5.6 million Madrid (AFP) June 3, 2009 The number of foreigners living in Spain rose by 329,929 last year to 5.6 million, with the largest numbers of new arrivals coming from Romania, Morocco and Britain, official data showed Wednesday. As of January 1 this year there were a total of 5,598,691 foreigners living in Spain, 40.5 percent of them from other European Union countries, the national statistics institute said. ... more Segregation needed for gene crops in Europe: scientists Paris (AFP) June 2, 2009 Genetically-engineered crops and conventional crops would have to be grown in segregated areas to meet environmental concerns about transgenic farming in Europe, agricultural scientists said on Tuesday. The so-called Co-Extra report, a four-year research project funded by the European Commission, aims at giving expert guidance into the controversy over engineered crops in the European Union ... more 160 Syrian villages deserted due to climate change: study Damascus (AFP) June 3, 2009 Some 160 villages in northern Syria were deserted by their residents in 2007 and 2008 because of climate change, according to a study released on Tuesday. The report drawn up by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) warns of potential armed conflict for control of water resources in the Middle East. "The 2007/8 drought caused significant hardship in rural areas ... more |
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Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Flexential, a prominent provider of secure and adaptive data center solutions, has joined forces with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leading innovator in lunar infrastructure and Resilien ... more London, UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has officially opened its advanced Research and Development Imaging Cleanroom at its Guildford headquarters. This new facility is designed to strengthen the co ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading provider of space software technology, has announced the successful deployment of its software aboard the Czech Republic's largest satellite, TROLL. The satellite wa ... more
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in Uppsala
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone. ... more London, UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of West England have urged the robotics industry to focus on developing robots that can be reprogrammed and repurposed for alternative t ... more |
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Pro-independence party wins Greenland's election Copenhagen (AFP) June 3, 2009 The pro-independence Inuit Ataqatigiit party won Greenland's parliamentary elections, just weeks before a new self-rule status goes into effect in the Danish semi-autonomous territory. The victory could speed up the island's efforts toward full independence, with the Inuit Ataqatigiit (Inuit Community, IA) pushing for a more aggressive stance than the ousted social democratic Siumut party ... more Pirates foiled, but cash missing from Maersk ship: US Washington (AFP) June 2, 2009 The US military said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into how cash went missing during the dramatic rescue of a US merchant captain taken hostage by Somali pirates. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) "is investigating allegations that funds went missing on board the Maersk Alabama," US Navy spokesman Commander Cappy Surette told AFP. He declined to offer more ... more Former Soviet bloc in firing line of climate change: World Bank Paris (AFP) June 2, 2009 The countries of the former Soviet bloc face huge challenges in the next decade to avoid the worst ravages of climate change, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. From Poland to Kazakhstan, from the Arctic circle to the Caucasus, nations face the likelihood of more frequent floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms and forest fires, it said. But decrepit infrastructure and the legacies of Soviet ... more Swine flu: French doctor urges masks for Obama D-Day visit Caen, France (AFP) June 3, 2009 A French doctor called Wednesday for facemasks to protect medics from swine flu when President Barack Obama joins D-Day veterans for the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Obama is to lead commemorations attended by thousands of Americans at Saturday's ceremony above Omaha Beach, where more than 9,000 US troops fought and died in June 1944. Already two Americans who are in Normandy ... more |
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