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 Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2009 
Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers were Saturday searching for dozens of people feared buried alive when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in southwest China, officials said. Seventy-four people were missing after the disaster struck Friday afternoon in an iron ore mining district of the vast Chongqing municipality, a Chongqing government spokesman told a televised ... read more 
Paris (AFP) June 7, 2009Yvo de Boer, it could be argued, holds the fate of the planet in his hands. The United Nation's climate majordomo -- tasked with herding 192 nations toward a do-or-die deal by year's end -- does not have the power to impose an agreement on how to curb greenhouse gases and cope with its consequences. But if he fails in his role as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on ... 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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Dresden, Germany (AFP) June 5, 2009President Barack Obama said Friday he was increasingly hopeful that the United States can lead the way on climate change, six months before crunch global talks in Copenhagen. "I'm actually more optimistic than I was about America being able to take leadership on this issue, joining Europe, which over the last several years has been ahead of us on this issue," Obama said after talks with ... more  
Geneva (AFP) June 5, 2009A crew of adventurers will take to the high seas on a decade-long mission inspired by explorer Jacques Cousteau to examine the world's most important underwater treasures. Swiss-based marine conservation group the Antinea Foundation, behind the project, will connect their old-fashioned adventure to a modern audience via the Internet in a bid to boost interest in the seas. The "Changing ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2009Initial investigations and eyewitness accounts suggest a fierce blaze that gutted a bus in southwest China, killing 27 people and injuring 74, may have been started deliberately, state press said Sunday. The packed single-decker bus burst into flames early Friday in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, after a fire apparently started inside and quickly engulfed the whole vehicle. ... more  
Bakersfield, Calif. (UPI) Jun 6, 2009 A former coastal bay near Bakersfield, Calif., is filled with the fossilized remains of marine animals whose species have long gone extinct, scientists say. Scientists from the University of California-Berkeley said the Sharktooth Hill site could be seen as the richest fossil site in the entire world -- a layer of fossils offers clues to animal species dating back to 15 million years ... more |
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Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data CenterLos 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  
Surrey Satellite Opens Advanced Imaging R&D CleanroomLondon, 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 
Bright Ascension software powers Czech Republic's largest satellite missionLos 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 UppsalaParis, 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 
Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional reliefBeijing (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 
Robots should be repurposed to combat e-waste crisisLondon, 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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Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2009China has changed profoundly since 1989, but on one point the regime will not budge an inch: Mindful of its legitimacy, it insists that it was right in suppressing the Tiananmen protests, analysts said. The way the 20th anniversary of the crackdown passed last week -- with a muzzled Internet, a cowed press and a Tiananmen Square patrolled by hundreds of police -- once again demonstrated how ... more 
Paris (AFP) June 6, 2009The Dalai Lama accused China on Saturday of imposing a "death sentence" on Tibet, as he arrived in Paris for a visit that has once again chilled Franco-Chinese relations. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is to be named an honorary citizen of the French capital despite warnings from the Chinese government that his arrival will harm relations with France. The Dalai Lama criticised ... more 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 08, 2009UGR researchers Miguel Delgado, Waldo Fajardo and Miguel Molina decided to design a software programme that would enable a person who knew nothing about composition to create music. The system they devised, using AI, is called Inmamusys, an acronym for Intelligent Multiagent Music System, and is able to compose and play music in real time. If successful, this prototype, which has been ... more 
Paris (AFP) June 7, 2009A French warship hunting for the wreck of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic with the loss of 228 people has found a body, the military said Sunday. Earlier, Brazilian crews on five more ships found five other bodies from flight AF 447 from Rio to Paris. "The frigate Ventouse recovered a body and debris that could have come from a plane," said Captain Christophe Prazuck ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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