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Germany ranks first among Group of Eight nations for tackling climate change while the United States has passed on the last place to Canada, according to scorecards released Wednesday by the World Wildlife Fund and German insurance giant Allianz.
The ratings, unveiled roughly a week before G8 leaders are due to meet in Italy for their annual summit, blasts Canada for skyrocketing ... read more 
Brussels (AFP) June 30, 2009A genetically modified strain of maize, banned in some EU countries, poses no risk to health or the environment, the European Food Safety Authority declared Tuesday. The move will once again pit the European Commission, which supports use of the maize, against the member states, most of whom do not. The Monsanto MON810 maize "is as safe as its conventional counterpart with respect to ... more |
Lake Geneva's fish threatened by warming waters: experts
Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution 'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog season UK makes manslaughter arrest of ship captain over North Sea crash Oil companies greet Trump return, muted on tariffs North Sea crash sparks fears in once-thriving English fishing town UK makes manslaughter arrest over North Sea ship crash North Sea accident: What are the environmental risks? Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety North Sea ship crash: what we know 
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Tokyo (AFP) July 1, 2009The Group of Eight rich nations summit in Italy next week is likely to call on industrialised countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, a report said Wednesday. The reduction target is in the draft of a declaration to be issued at the end of the July 8-10 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, the Nikkei economic daily said, without naming its source. The base year for ... more  
Jakarta (UPI) Jul 1, 2009 The United States is cutting nearly $30 million in Indonesian debt in exchange for a promise of protection for Sumatran forests. About 10.5 million acres of forest on Sumatra have been cleared since 1985, further threatening a wide variety of endangered species, including elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses and orangutans, found nowhere else and contributing to climate change. ... more  
Windhoek (AFP) July 1, 2009In a bid to save tens of thousands of baby seals being killed for their fur, Namibia animal rights activist are rushing to raise millions of dollars to buy out a fur company that buys the pelts. The annual commercial seal harvesting season officially opened on Wednesday with a quota of 85,000 pups due to be clubbed to death on the Namibian coast. "I got the offer from the Australian ... more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) July 1, 2009Nearly 2,300 plant species are at risk of disappearing from flora-rich Brazil, many more than once thought, according to an academic study released on Wednesday. The research, carried out by 175 scientists, indicates the Brazilian government has dramatically underestimated the risk to the country's plant species caused by deforestation, fires and urbanization. Last year Brasilia said ... more |
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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
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Harare (AFP) June 30, 2009Zimbabwe has won 950 million dollars in credit lines from China, the largest loan secured by the new government, boosting the country's global appeal for funds to rebuild its shattered economy. "While I was away, government through Finance Minister Tendai Biti also secured lines of credit from China totalling 950 million dollars (672 million euros)," said Tsvangirai, who returned to Harare ... more 
Monrovia (AFP) July 1, 2009Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission submitted to parliament on Wednesday its final report on crimes and human rights abuses committed during the country's devastating civil wars. Its findings and recommendations will be published in "at least three major local daily newspapers shortly," the panel said in a statement, without identifying the publications or date of release. "The ... more 
London (AFP) July 1, 2009Britain has abandoned efforts to prevent the spread of swine flu after an explosion of infections lifted the number of cases to nearly 7,000, focusing its resources instead on vulnerable patients. With hundreds of new cases of the A(H1N1) virus confirmed every day and three deaths, the virus is spreading faster in Britain than in any other European country. Prime Minister Gordon Brown ... more  
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Jul 1, 2009 Elected President Manuel Zelaya said he will return to Honduras, despite having been removed from the country in a coup and threats that he will be arrested should he return. Zelaya has the support of the international community, including the United Nations and the Organization of American States. He said he would travel to Tegucigalpa accompanied by a cadre of international leaders ... more |
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Scientists establish link between Earth's orbital shifts and ice age cycles
Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashes
Tree planting remains the most effective carbon removal strategy despite climate and economic uncertainties |
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