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 Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009 
Rescuers digging through landslide debris in southwestern China have found seven bodies but 65 people were still missing as rains threatened search efforts, the government said Monday. Rescuers had resorted to blasting through debris at the landslide scene in the Chongqing region in a frantic bid to find survivors of Friday's disaster, in which a whole mountainside collapsed onto several ... read more 
Geneva (AFP) June 8, 2009Swine flu has now spread to 73 countries with 25,288 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organisation showed Monday. The number of deaths rose to 139 after 14 more deaths were reported, according to the latest WHO tally of confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases. Most of the new cases were reported by the United States ... 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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Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 09, 2009Florida Institute of Technology researchers are trying to solve one of the great mysteries in nature: how thunderstorms make lightning. Because, in principle, lightning is a big spark it should behave like other sparks-like the ones created when we touch a door knob on a dry day. Scientists have accumulated evidence, however, that lightning sometimes behaves in very un-spark-like ways. ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 09, 2009Studies of climate evolution and the ecology of past-times are often hampered by lost information - lost variables needed to complete the picture have been long thought untraceable but scientists have created a formula which will fill in the gaps of our knowledge and will help predict the future. A novel method of reconstructing missing data will shed new light on how and why our climate ... more  
Durham, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2009Retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to scientists. The research team - led by Durham University - including BirdLife International and the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) looked at the effects of climate change on 815 bird species of conservation concern in sub-Saharan ... more  
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Jun 8, 2009 Harvard University scientists have determined some bees brace themselves against wind and turbulence by extending their hind legs while flying. "Wind is a universal part of life for all flying animals," Assistant Professor Stacey Combes said. "Yet we know remarkably little about how animals navigate windy conditions and unpredictable airflows, since most studies of animal flight have ... 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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Tripoli (AFP) June 8, 2009Security forces aboard a Libyan oil tanker heading to China beat off an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, an oil company official told AFP on Monday. "Pirates approached the vessel and began firing warning shots," said Tarek Youssef of the Libyan National Maritime Transport Company which leased the ship. "The captain refused to stop his ship and security members on board riposted ... more 
Paris (AFP) June 8, 2009An alliance of green groups on Monday unveiled their ideal for a new climate treaty, calling on rich nations to slash their carbon pollution by more than 40 percent by 2020 and by 95 percent by 2050. Their envisioned "Copenhagen Climate Treaty" was released at the latest staging post in UN talks towards a real-life pact, designed to be completed in the Danish capital in December. ... more  
Libreville (AFP) June 8, 2009Gabon's Defence Minister Ali Ben Bongo, the son of the late president Omar Bongo Ondimba, made a televised appeal for calm in the country after the death of his father in a Spanish clinic Monday. "I am calling for calm and serenity of heart and reverence to preserve the unity and peace so dear to our late father," said Bongo, who is considered one of the leading candidates to step into the ... more 
Athens, Ga. (UPI) Jun 8, 2009 U.S. scientists have created the first model of the avian influenza viruses that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission among birds. University of Georgia researchers said their model has the potential to shed new light on how outbreaks begin in wild bird populations. "The environmental transmission of avian influenza among birds is quite rare, but our model ... 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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