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Swine flu pandemic now 'unstoppable': WHO official Geneva (AFP) July 13, 2009 The swine flu pandemic has grown "unstoppable" and all nations will need access to vaccines, a WHO official said Monday, as seven new deaths were reported and a study raised fresh concerns. Britain, Thailand and the Philippines all reported deaths on Monday, while Saudi Arabia shut an international school after 20 students were diagnosed with the A(H1N1) virus. As the death toll ... read more Talks Eyed To End Honduras Crisis As Zelaya Issues Ultimatum Tegucigalpa (AFP) July 13, 2009 Honduras' interim leader said mediated talks may restart later this week, as the political crisis here entered a tense third week despite the lifting of the curfew imposed after a coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya. "We have been officially informed that we will possibly meet in Costa Rica again on Saturday," said Roberto Micheletti at the swearing-in ceremony for his de facto ... more |
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 Greece orders schools to close as quakes shake Santorini island King Charles III teams up with Amazon for documentary Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up Generative AI's environmental impact in figures Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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US Cities Have Power To Mitigate Climate Change Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2009 U.S. municipal governments are showing leadership by voluntarily accounting for and reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from their operations. They also recognize the huge potential to influence long-term reductions from the residents and businesses in their communities, according to a new report. The report summarizes findings of a joint project by the Carbon Disclosure Project ... more Not all impressed by G8 climate moves L'Aquila, Italy (UPI) Jul 13, 2009 The U.S. president said the Group of Eight's work on climate change represented a "historic consensus," but there are many others who have a very different view of the leaders' efforts. The G8 leaders, with U.S. President Barack Obama attending his first such session, made climate issues one of the central agenda items for their meetings last week in Italy. Among the agreements ... more Police shoot dead two in China's restive Urumqi: govt Urumqi, China (AFP) July 13, 2009 Police shot dead two knife-wielding Muslim Uighurs in China's restive Urumqi city on Monday, authorities said, as violence flared again despite a massive security crackdown. The shooting took place in a Uighur district of the city and triggered an immediate show of force by riot police who poured into the area carrying semi-automatic weapons and closing shops, an AFP reporter witnessed. ... more Strong quake strikes eastern Indonesia: seismologists Jakarta (AFP) July 13, 2009 A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's remote eastern Sumba island Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, seismologists said. The quake struck at 7:52 pm (1052 GMT) with an epicentre 107 kilometres (67 miles) northwest of the main island town of Waingapu, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. It was measured at a depth of 86 ... 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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Mystery mechanism drove global warming 55 million years ago Paris (AFP) July 13, 2009 A runaway spurt of global warming 55 million years ago turned Earth into a hothouse but how this happened remains worryingly unclear, scientists said on Monday. Previous research into this period, called the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, estimates the planet's surface temperature blasted upwards by between five and nine degrees Celsius (nine and 16.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in just ... more Intensive farming hits European animal habitats: survey Brussels (AFP) July 13, 2009 Intensive farming is damaging the habitats of hundreds of species of European animals, the European Commission warned Monday, and urged EU member states to redouble their efforts to protect them. The warning came with the publication of what the commission said was the most comprehensive survey of EU biodiversity ever undertaken, looking at 1182 species in 216 habitats from 2001 to 2006. ... more Hormones could explain why women progress faster to AIDS Paris (AFP) July 13, 2009 Scientists in the United States said on Monday they could help explain why women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) advance faster to AIDS than men. One of the enigmas about the AIDS pandemic is why women, after infection with HIV-1, seem better able to combat the virus in its early stages but then advance faster to AIDS compared to men infected with a similar level of the ... more Guinea-Bissau denies preparing attack on Guinea Bissau (AFP) July 13, 2009 Guinea-Bissau denied Monday it had massed troops on its border with Guinea, which put its army on the alert at the weekend, citing large troop deployments on its frontier. "We have no troops on the border with Guinea. The only elements we have is a detachment of border guards, customs agents and border police, nothing more," the head of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces, Zamora Induta, told AFP. ... more |
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