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  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 The world's biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world's population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China's population has swelled from 660 million to 1.4 billion, its population is on track to turn down this year, for the first time since the great famine of 1959-1961. According to the latest figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics, China's population grew from 1.41212 billion to just 1.41260 billion in 2021 - a record low incr ... read more |
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Ukraine war boosts Africa's humanitarian emergency: UN officialLibreville (AFP) May 31, 2022 The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa's fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN refugee official says. ... more  
Morocco economic rebound threatened by drought, Ukraine warRabat (AFP) June 1, 2022 A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are threatening Morocco's fragile economic recovery and exposing structural weaknesses, experts say. ... more  
Ultrafine dust might cause weather extremesKarlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 According to latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC for short, weather extremes, such as droughts and strong precipitation, will increase in future. "So far, climate r ... more  
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecastsAustin TX (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds? "Low clouds could dry up and shrink like the ice sheets," says Michael Pritchard, prof ... more |
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Spain near end of four-year drought: weather agency
Argentina searches for baby, sister swept away by floods Argentina searches for baby, young sister swept away by floods Spain targets senior ex-officials in flood deaths probe Switzerland must step up for Geneva-based agencies facing US aid cuts: region chief Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16 Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead 'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods |
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Fossil plants reveal lush southern hemisphere forests in ancient hothouse climateStorrs CT (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 For decades, paleobotanist David Greenwood has collected fossil plants from Australia - some so well preserved it's hard to believe they're millions of years old. These fossils hold details about th ... more  
Gabon takes grassroots approach in anti-poaching driveLastourville, Gabon (AFP) June 1, 2022 A whistle blows. The car stops, and the driver is politely asked to turn off the engine and get out. ... more 
Time to put monetary value on conservation, says GabonLibreville (AFP) May 31, 2022 A key UN summit this year must give biodiversity the same priority as climate change and press ahead with putting a financial value on natural resources, Gabon's environment minister says. ... more  
The Arctic's tricky quest for sustainable tourismLongyearbyen (AFP) June 1, 2022 Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights, a Norwegian archipelago perched high in the Arctic is trying to find a way to profit from its pristine wilderness without ruining it. ... more |
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Great white sharks may have contributed to megalodon extinctionLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 Megatooth sharks like, Otodus megalodon, more commonly known as megalodon, lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago in oceans around the globe and possibly reached as large as 20 metres in length. ... more  
US says committed to Pacific islands that rejected 'opaque' China pactWashington (AFP) May 31, 2022 The United States promised Tuesday to support Pacific nations after they rejected a pact with China, saying Beijing's own actions showed how "opaque" its offers were. ... more  
Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdownShanghai (AFP) June 1, 2022 Shanghai slowly whirred back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy. ... more 
Biden asks New Zealand's Ardern for advice on extremist gun violenceWashington (AFP) May 31, 2022 President Joe Biden asked New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest US mass shooting but the White House also acknowledged the limitations it faces on gun control compared to its close allies. ... more |
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10 dead, around 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha hits MexicoOaxaca, Mexico (AFP) June 1, 2022 The toll from Hurricane Agatha climbed to at least ten dead and around 20 missing in southern Mexico, where heavy rains triggered landslides and flooding, local officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Cyclones killed 214 in Madagascar this year: UNJohannesburg (AFP) May 31, 2022 Tropical storms and cyclones have killed at least 214 people and affected more than half a million in Madagascar this season, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more 
Brazil storm death toll rises to 106Recife, Brazil (AFP) May 31, 2022 Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search. ... more  
Myanmar junta likely using air strikes as 'collective punishment': AmnestyBangkok (AFP) May 31, 2022 Myanmar's military has likely used air strikes and artillery barrages as "collective punishment" against civilians opposing its coup, Amnesty International said Wednesday, accusing the junta of war crimes. ... more  
Mexico president's tourist train suffers new legal blowMexico City (AFP) May 30, 2022 A Mexican judge has indefinitely suspended construction of part of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship tourist train project in the Yucatan peninsula on environmental grounds, campaigners said Monday. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 31, 2022 
President Joe Biden asked New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest US mass shooting but the White House also acknowledged the limitations it faces on gun control compared to its close allies.
Meeting in the Oval Office with Ardern, Biden referred to the 2019 Christchurch slaying of 51 people in mass shootings targeting Muslims.
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2022 
NASA has selected hundreds of small businesses and dozens of research institutions to develop technology to help drive the future of space exploration, ranging from novel sensors and electronics to new types of software and cutting-edge materials. The newly awarded projects under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program also
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 Suva, Fiji (AFP) May 30, 2022  Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after sharp warnings the proposal would push the region into "Beijing's orbit".
A virtual summit of leaders and foreign ministers was expected to discuss proposals to radically increase China's involvement in the security, economy and politics of t ... more |
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 Longyearbyen (AFP) June 1, 2022 
Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights, a Norwegian archipelago perched high in the Arctic is trying to find a way to profit from its pristine wilderness without ruining it.
The Svalbard archipelago, located 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the North Pole and reachable by commercial airline flights, offers visitors vast expanses of untouched nature, with majestic moun ... more |
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 Halfeti, Turkey (AFP) June 1, 2022 
To the naked eye, the delicate velvet roses in southeastern Turkey appear black and overwhelm the senses with their irresistible sweet smell.
The rosebuds are just as dark, and when fully developed, the flower takes on the colour of an intensely rich red wine.
These black roses, known as "Karagul" in Turkish and thornier than others, can only grow in the town of Halfeti with soil that h ... more |
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 Recife, Brazil (AFP) May 31, 2022 
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search.
The force of the landslides ripped apart houses in neighborhoods including Jardim Monteverde, a poor community just outside the city of Recife. Locals have likened the roaring surge of mud to a tsunami.
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) May 29, 2022 
The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed on Sunday it was holding two Rwandan soldiers, a day after Kigali accused it of backing the rebels who initially kidnapped them.
On Saturday, Rwanda alleged the two soldiers had been abducted by a Hutu rebel group active in the eastern DRC.
But the DRC army said the soldiers had been trespassing on its soil and had been detained by l ... more |
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 Marseille (AFP) May 30, 2022  To reach the only place in the world where cave paintings of prehistoric marine life have been found, archaeologists have to dive to the bottom of the Mediterranean off southern France.
Then they have to negotiate a 137-metre (yard) natural tunnel into the rock, passing through the mouth of the cave until they emerge into a huge cavern, much of it now submerged.
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 Nairobi (AFP) May 30, 2022 
Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia facing starvation, aid agencies and meteorologists said Monday, warning that the October-November monsoon "could also fail".
The unprecedented drought is "a climatic event not seen in at least 40 years", said the statement by meterological experts and humanitarian groups includ ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now targeting Nov. 1, 2022, as the new launch date for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite mission. During recent tests of a key instrument designed to collect visible and infrared images, the team found and corrected an issue, which resulted in additional time needed to complete thermal vacuum testing. ... more |
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 Storrs CT (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
For decades, paleobotanist David Greenwood has collected fossil plants from Australia - some so well preserved it's hard to believe they're millions of years old. These fossils hold details about the ancient world in which they thrived, and Greenwood and a team of researchers including climate modeler and research David Hutchinson, from the University of New South Wales, and UConn Department of ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 30, 2022 
Australia's biggest carbon emitter AGL abruptly announced on Monday the departure of its chairman, CEO and a string of board members, while scrapping a long-planned move to spin off its lucrative coal business.
In a statement to investors, the company said Peter Botten would resign as chairman and Graeme Hunt would step down as CEO when a replacement is found.
Operations at AGL - Austra ... more |
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 Evora, Portugal (SPX) May 27, 2022 
The German Aerospace Center will be presenting technologies, innovations and successful transfer and spin-off projects at Hannover Messe 2022. From 30 May to 2 June, at the 120-square-metre stand (Energy Solutions, Hall 13, D18), visitors will be able to gain an insight into DLR's research for a future climate-friendly energy supply system and for the decarbonisation of industrial processes and ... more |
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 Lastourville, Gabon (AFP) May 30, 2022 
A whistle blows. The car stops, and the driver is politely asked to turn off the engine and get out.
A team from Gabon's anti-poaching brigade then searches the vehicle from top to bottom, looking in every cranny for guns or game. Nothing is found, and the driver is allowed to move on.
The unit's task is to help guard Gabon's rich biodiversity.
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 Beijing (AFP) May 30, 2022  Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Hong Kong's next leader in Beijing, telling John Lee he has the full trust of the central government, state media said Monday.
Lee travelled to the capital on Saturday to receive Beijing's blessing as he prepares to take office in a month.
The 64-year-old former security chief, who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was chosen ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 26, 2022  Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north.
The "Mata Atlantica," which stretches down Brazil's eastern coast, lost 21,642 hectares (53,479 acres) of forest cover from November 2020 to October 2021, up two-thirds from the year before, according to the r ... more |
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