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  The Hague (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 The UN's top court on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $325 million over a brutal war two decades ago, just a fraction of what Kinshasa demanded. The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) comes as a blow to DR Congo after it sought a massive $11 billion in reparations over the devastating conflict that lasted from 1998 to 2003. Judges said Kinshasa had failed to prove its African neighbour was directly responsible for any more than 15,000 of the hundr ... read more |
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Giant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep seaBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 Little food reaches the depths below the permanently ice-covered Arctic Ocean, because light limits the productivity of algae. However, scientists from Bremen, Bremerhaven and Kiel now discovered a ... more  
New "vertical map" of airborne microorganisms indicates how global warming will impact global ecosystemsSingapore (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 metres, scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) at Nanyang Technologica ... more 
Operational Optical Data Services for Meteosat SatellitesMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 Following an open invitation to tender, the technology multinational GMV, European industrial leader in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), has been awarded ... more  
US household air conditioning use could exceed electric capacity in next decade due to climate changeUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States that is likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or impr ... more |
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Ecuador battles spreading oil slick, residents without water
Japan begins its first dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central US At least 27 dead as tornadoes ravage central US Major storm in central US leaves at least 18 dead Major storm in central US leaves at least 14 dead: officials Dozens evacuated in Italy's flood-hit Tuscany Florence cathedral closed as Italy's Tuscany on flood alert Spain to face increasingly 'severe' droughts: report Quake damages buildings, sparks panic in Italy's Naples |
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Atlanta to host key SMR and Advanced Reactor event in MayLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Nuclear power's role in cutting carbon emissions will be a major topic at SMR and Advanced Reactor 2022 in Atlanta, Reuters Events announced today. The world's foremost event for advanced and ... more  
New research bites holes into theories about MegalodonsRiverside CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the largest sharks that ever lived. The study, which makes use of a pioneering techni ... more 
Satellogic Announces Strategic Partnership With Palantir TechnologiesCharlotte NC (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced a new partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems fo ... more  
World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWFParis (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found "in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale" wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics. ... more 
Dubai to charge for single-use plastic bagsDubai (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 Dubai is ending the free distribution of single-use plastic bags in a drive towards more sustainable practices for the glitzy emirate known for its unbridled consumerism. ... more |
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Almost 20 killed in avalanche on Afghan-Pakistan borderJalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 At least 19 people were killed by an avalanche on Monday while crossing a remote mountain pass from Afghanistan to Pakistan, a Taliban official said. ... more  
Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 92 amid calls for aidAntananarivo (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 in Madagascar, authorities said Wednesday, as humanitarian organisations ramped up aid efforts with more than 110,000 people in need of emergency assistance. ... more 
Mali publishes bill to shore up junta leader's powersBamako (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 Mali's military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita. ... more  
Lebanese museum returns millennia-old antiquities to IraqBaghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 More than 300 ancient cuneiform writing tablets were returned to Iraq on Monday from a private Lebanese museum, as part of Baghdad's widespread efforts to restore antiquities looted during years of war. ... more  
Myanmar junta denies detained Australian academic releasedYangon (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has backtracked on his declaration Monday that an Australian economist detained for almost a year in Myanmar had been released - hours after the junta regime denied the claim. ... more |
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 Dosquebradas, Colombia (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
At least 11 people died and 35 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said.
The early morning rains touched off a landslide on a mountain in central-western Risaralda province, burying several homes in the impoverished municipality of Dosquebradas.
"There are 35 people injured receiving hospital attention and 11 dead," th ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form one-dimensional, spaghetti-like chains. Until now, scientists had believed it was ... more |
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 Saint-Jean-De-Luz, France (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large fishing vessel after tens of thousands of dead fish were spotted off France's Atlantic coast.
The NGO last week published footage of what it said were more than 100,000 dead fish floating in the sea some 300 kilometres (186 miles) off the southwestern port city of La Rochelle in the Bay o ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 27, 2022 
The most important thing to remember about NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland mission, which ended Dec. 31, 2021, may be its name: OMG proved that ocean water is melting Greenland's glaciers at least as much as warm air is melting them from above. Because ice loss from Greenland's ice sheet currently contributes more to the global rise of the oceans than any other single source, this finding has re ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 09, 2022 
The Copernicus Sentinel satellite missions measure and image our planet in different ways to return a wealth of complementary information so that we can understand and track how our world is changing, and how to better manage our environment and resources. Thanks to the benefits of different types of data from two particular Copernicus Sentinel missions and an ingenious new dataset tool, people ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe.
In August 2021, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands, creating a tsunami that rippled around the globe. The epicenter was 47 kilometers below the Earth's surface - too deep to initiate a tsunami - and the rupture was nearly 400 kilometers long, which should have gen ... more |
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 Conakry (AFP) Feb 6, 2022  Guinea's transitional assembly, which is tasked with organising a return to civilian rule after the military overthrow last year of president Alpha Conde, held its first session Saturday.
All 81 members of the national transitional council, known by its French acronym CNT, were present for the inaugural session in parliament buildings in the capital Conakry, AFP journalists said.
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 Osnabruck, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
For the first time, researchers observed chimpanzees in Gabon, West Africa applying insects to their wounds and the wounds of others. In a study published February 7 in the journal Current Biology, scientists describe this wound-tending behavior and argue that it is evidence that chimpanzees have the capacity for prosocial behaviors that have been linked with empathy in humans.
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 Once Brewed, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes, archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in northern England are facing a new enemy - climate change, which threatens its vast treasure trove of Roman artefacts.
Thousands of soldiers and many of their families lived around the 73-mile (118-kilometre) stone wall, which crosses England from west coast to east coast, marking the ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite, the first hyperspectral satellite developed and built in Germany, is still in a clean room in Bremen. The final tasks are being carried out and the spacecraft is on the 'home straight'.
If everything goes according to plan, the new satellite will be transported to NASA's spaceport in Florida by an Ilyushin Il-76 transport ai ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the largest sharks that ever lived.
The study, which makes use of a pioneering technique for analyzing sharks, has now been published in the international journal Historical Biology.
Megalodons swam the Earth roughly 15 to 3.6-million years ago, and are often portrayed as super- ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 
Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States that is likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a new study of household-level demand.
The study projected summertime usage as global temperature rises 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) or 2.0 degrees C ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Scientists recently discovered novel quantum materials whose charge carriers exhibit 'topological' features. Charge carriers are particles that transport electrical charges through a material. Topology is the study of the rules behind how shapes behave when they change. For example, a doughnut shape will still have a hole if it changes continuously from round to square or if it is twisted or str ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 8, 2022  Rhino poaching in South Africa was 15 percent higher in 2021 than the preceding year as coronavirus restrictions that limited movement were eased, official figures showed Tuesday.
A total of 451 animals were killed in 2021, which is still 24 percent lower than the pre-pandemic year 2019, the country's environment department reported.
Of the total, 327 animals were slaughtered in governme ... more |
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 Guwahati, India (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
An Indian teenager detained for more than a week by Chinese troops along the nations' disputed Himalayan frontier was tortured while in captivity, his family said Thursday.
Miram Teron was on a hunting trip in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state when he was taken into custody by soldiers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The 17-year-old was repatriated nine days later but his fa ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
Imagine trying to understand how climate change affects vast tropical forests by determining how many trees die each year. Clouds get in the way of satellite views and on-the-ground estimates are expensive and impractical in remote areas. But researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) are excited by a new analysis that explains variation in tree mortality based on drone im ... more |
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