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  Paris (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once again. Governments are walking a tightrope between anti-virus restrictions and the need to keep societies and economies open, as the highly transmissible variant drove cases to levels never seen before in the United States, Britain, France and Denmark. The blistering surge was illustrated by AFP's tally of 6.55 m ... read more |
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Controlled burning of natural environments could help offset our carbon emissionsCambridge UK (SPX) Dec 30, 2021 Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximise the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed burning can actually lock in or increase carbon i ... more  
Fingers made of laser light: Controlled grabbing and rotation of biological micro-objectsFreiburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2021 We can test the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables with our fingers, and even industrial robots have been performing successfully at tactile applications for years. But how is it possibl ... more  
Human cost of China's green energy rush ahead of Winter OlympicsBaoding, China (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 Beaten, forced off their land, cheated out of money, and even falsely imprisoned - farmers in China say they are paying a heavy price as authorities rush to deliver on ambitious pledges to ramp up national green energy output. ... more  
China receives data from newly launched resource satelliteBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has successfully received the first data transmitted from the newly launched resource satellite ZY-1 02E, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said ... more |
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Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27
One dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southern Thailand At least 30 feared dead after Uganda landslides: official Senegal signs off on ruling party's parliament landslide Spain govt defends flood response and offers new aid Spain govt defends flood action as it offers new aid Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain |
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Samsung in talks to buy Biogen for $42 bn: reportNew York (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 Shares of Biogen surged Wednesday following a report that South Korean giant Samsung Group is in talks to acquire the US biotech company for more than $40 billion. ... more  
Earthquake strikes Greek island of CreteAthens (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the Athens Observatory said, with no damage reported. ... more 
Public shaming of alleged Covid rule breakers sparks backlash in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, state media reported Wednesday, leading to criticism of the government's heavy-handed approach. ... more 
Xi'an residents complain of food shortages as lockdown drags onBeijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 Residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an said they were struggling to find enough food, despite Beijing insisting Thursday that there were now adequate supplies. ... more 
Chinese officials admit struggle providing food in locked down Xi'anBeijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 Chinese officials admitted Wednesday they have faced challenges getting enough supplies to residents in locked-down Xi'an, after the city's inhabitants took to social media to complain they didn't have enough food and call for help. ... more |
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Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from MosulMosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 29, 2021 A budding Iraqi filmmaker yells "action!" as an actress clambers over rubble in Mosul's Old City, proud students of a nascent film school in the former jihadist bastion. ... more  
Hong Kong journalists charged with conspiracy to publish 'seditious' contenHong Kong (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 Two members of a Hong Kong news outlet were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, police said, a day after a raid on pro-democracy publication Stand News. ... more  
Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter stormLos Angeles (AFP) Dec 27, 2021 A powerful winter storm battered the western United States Monday, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but causing travel misery over a wide area. ... more  
Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System materialMunster, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2021 Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated in the inner Solar System; only a few percent of the building blocks of these two planets originated beyond Jupiter's orbit. A group ... more  
DARPA Selects Performers to Build, Test Manta Ray Unmanned Underwater VehiclesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2021 DARPA has awarded Phase 2 contracts to continue the Manta Ray program that began in 2020. The effort seeks to demonstrate innovative technologies allowing payload-capable autonomous unmanned underwa ... more |
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