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No one knows exactly how much Earth's climate will warm due to carbon emissions, but a new study this week suggests scientists' best predictions about global warming might be incorrect. The study, which appears in Nature Geoscience, found that climate models explain only about half of the heating that occurred during a well-documented period of rapid global warming in Earth's ancient past. ... read more 
London (AFP) July 15, 2009The world's top health official said Wednesday a vaccine to combat the surging swine flu pandemic would not be readily available for months as the number of deaths from the virus spiralled. The comments by World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan came as Australia and Japan reported a surge in cases of the A(H1N1) virus, and Argentina dramatically upped its death toll from 94 to 137 in ... more |
Search ends for missing crew member after North Sea collision
Argentina searches for baby, young sister swept away by floods What we know about the North Sea tanker collision Trump's energy chief vows reversal of Biden climate policies One missing after cargo ship, tanker collide in North Sea North Sea cargo ship owner says one crew member missing Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks Greenpeace 'extremely concerned' about 'toxic hazards' from North Sea crash Huge fire, more than 30 injured after North Sea ships crash Trump's Energy Secretary vows reversal of Biden climate policies 
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Ankara (AFP) July 15, 2009Four people died and three others went missing Wednesday in flash floods triggered by torrential rains across Turkey's mountainous Black Sea coast, emergency officials said. Two of the victims were killed in Savsat, a town in the northeastern province of Artvin, when a river burst its bank and swept away a house, two bridges and two barns, a statement from the emergency situations agency sai ... more  
Guatemala City (AFP) July 15, 2009Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has called for a popular insurrection in his country so he can be returned to power after soldiers removed him at gunpoint on June 28. "The Honduran people have the right to insurrection," said Zelaya, speaking Tuesday in the neighboring Central American country of Guatemala. Insurrection is a legitimate democratic right "when faced with a usurping ... more 
Tegucigalpa (AFP) July 15, 2009Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said on Wednesday he would be prepared to step down, but only if ousted President Manuel Zelaya does not return to power. "For peace and tranquility in the country ... without the return of ex-president Zelaya, I would be ready to do it," Micheletti said. The comments appear to be a softening of his position since talks to resolve the country's ... more  
Melbourne (AFP) July 15, 2009China has tried to stop Melbourne's International Film Festival from showing a documentary about a Uighur activist accused by Beijing of orchestrating unrest, organisers said on Wednesday. The allegation comes amid China's efforts to contain violence involving its Uighur minority in the region of Xinjiang and tension between Beijing and Canberra over the arrest of a mining executive accused ... 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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Montreal (AFP) July 15, 2009Hundreds of Canadian school kids have contracted swine flu during summer camp in the eastern province of Ontario, local health authorities said on Wednesday. "I can confirm that we have three camps with laboratory confirmed H1N1 influenza as outbreaks," local health official Charles Gardner told broadcaster CBC. The outbreak occurred in the area of Simcoe-Muskoka, 150 kilometers (93 mile ... more  
Carling, France (AFP) July 15, 2009A blast at a Total petrochemicals plant in eastern France killed two people, injured five and left others buried under rubble on Wednesday, officials said. A score of fire engines and 50 firefighters were sent to the plant in Carling near the German border after the blast in a steam-cracking furnace which damaged equipment but did not cause a fire, they said. The cause of the explosion ... more  
Madrid (AFP) July 15, 2009A wildfire sweeping across southern Spain forced authorities to evacuate around 500 people overnight in the country's first big blaze of the year, firefighters and local officials said Wednesday. Dozens of firefighters backed by 12 water-dropping planes and 13 helicopters were battling the blaze in the Sierra Cabrera between Turre and Mojacar in the province of Almeria which broke out on Tue ... more 
Urumqi, China (AFP) July 15, 2009Her face contorted into a tear-smeared mask of pain, Chen Yaping pours out the shock and grief of losing her husband in last week's deadly unrest in China. "My husband! I want to take you back home. Why can't I take you back home?" wailed Chen, 29, her knees buckling with grief as two female relatives held her up by the arms at a funeral home outside the city. Ten days after violence in ... more |
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