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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 One suggested way to save humankind in the event of a deadly pandemic or other extreme global catastrophe is establishing a safe refuge - on an island or in such far-out places as the moon or under water - where a portion of the human population can stay alive. A new paper published in the journal Risk Analysis suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that a refuge is a viable concept and may not need to be geographically isolated or in an exotic location. In their analysis, the authors ex ... read more |
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Which forces control the elevation of mountains?Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 Scientists have come up with a new classification scheme for mountain belts that uses just a single number to describe whether the elevation of the mountain belt is controlled mainly by weathering a ... more  
Papua New Guinea's Ulawun volcano eruptsKokopo, Papua New Guinea (AFP) June 2, 2022 The Mount Ulawun volcano in northeastern Papua New Guinea erupted early Thursday, spewing ash high into the air before easing with no injuries reported. ... more  
Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergyEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University re ... more  
Five things to know about NASA's new mineral dust detectorPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 02, 2022 Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons - or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers - of mineral dust from Earth's deserts and other dry regions through the atmosphere. While s ... more |
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One dead, dozens missing in China landslide
Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami warnings lifted China landslide that buried dozens caused by prolonged rain: state media Indian PM's party celebrates landslide New Delhi win More than 30 missing after landslide hits southwest China Greek PM insists no danger from Santorini quake swarm Inspired by 'Trump-tornado', Hungary vows NGO crackdown Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster French government appeals to consumers to help stem drug 'tsunami' Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini |
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US backs Philippines in China fishing banWashington (AFP) June 2, 2022 The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. ... more  
Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHOGeneva (AFP) May 30, 2022 The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO charged Tuesday. ... more  
Vietnamese police net biggest bear bile haulHanoi (AFP) June 3, 2022 Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles in Hanoi, a wildlife protection organisation said Friday. ... more  
Partner concerned for health of journalist detained in ChinaSydney (AFP) June 2, 2022 The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei - detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 - said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired Thursday. ... more |
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Jordan's plastic trash turned into art with a messageAmman (AFP) May 29, 2022 Jordan-based artist Maria Nissan is on a mission: to rid the world of single-use plastics and to raise public awareness about the environmental scourge through eye-catching art. ... more  
DWS boss steps down after German 'greenwashing' raidFrankfurt (AFP) June 1, 2022 The chief executive of DWS stepped down, the German asset manager said Wednesday, after the financial institution was raided by prosecutors in relation to "greenwashing" allegations. ... more 
Abu Dhabi moves to restrict single-use plasticsAbu Dhabi (AFP) June 1, 2022 Restrictions on single-use plastic bags took effect in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi Wednesday, as part of its efforts for a "greener future". ... more 
Mexico lowers Hurricane Agatha toll to nine deadMexico City (AFP) June 2, 2022 Hurricane Agatha, the first of the Pacific season, left nine people dead and six missing after slamming into southern Mexico, fewer than previously thought, authorities said Thursday. ... more |
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Four killed, 14 injured as quakes hit southwest ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 1, 2022 At least four people are dead and 14 others injured after two earthquakes hit southwestern China on Wednesday, state media reported. ... more  
Fires surge in May in Brazilian Amazon, CerradoRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 1, 2022 Brazil registered the highest number of fires in the Amazon for the month of May since 2004, and the highest ever for the Cerrado savanna region last month, according to official figures released Wednesday. ... more  
Number of displaced in Myanmar tops 1 million: UNYangon (AFP) June 1, 2022 Post-coup violence has pushed the number of displaced people in Myanmar over one million for the first time, the UN has said, warning of "dire" conditions as the monsoon approaches and fighting rages. ... more 
Xi hails 'new atmosphere' in Hong Kong, welcomes next leaderBeijing (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. ... more 
Iraqi activists suffering in 'environment of fear': UNBaghdad (AFP) June 2, 2022 Assassinations, bomb attacks and threats: in Iraq an "environment of fear and intimidation" targeting activists and protesters has put a stranglehold on freedom of expression, the UN mission warned Thursday. ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
One suggested way to save humankind in the event of a deadly pandemic or other extreme global catastrophe is establishing a safe refuge - on an island or in such far-out places as the moon or under water - where a portion of the human population can stay alive.
A new paper published in the journal Risk Analysis suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that a refuge is a viable conc ... more |
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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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 Sydney (AFP) June 3, 2022  A 10-day South Pacific island-hopping tour by China's top diplomat focused world attention on a usually overlooked region, opened a new front in Beijing's quest for global influence and challenged decades of Western primacy.
On the face of it, Wang Yi's trip was a failure.
His centrepiece proposal - a regional pact to turbocharge China's role in Pacific island security - was leaked to ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
Despite its below-freezing temperatures, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. As Arctic sea ice melts, fewer bright surfaces are available to reflect sunlight back into space. When fractures open in the ice cover, the water underneath gets exposed. Dark, ice-free water absorbs the sun's energy, heating the ocean and driving further melting - a vicious cycle. This warmin ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) May 27, 2022 
Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural production but international researchers warn this digital-age phenomenon could reap a crop of another kind - cybersecurity attacks.
Complex IT and math modelling at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, Aix-Marseille University, France and Flinders University in South Australia, has highlighted the risks in a new a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2022 
A shallow 6.1 magnitude quake struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Wednesday, China's earthquake agency reported, with no immediate reports of damage.
The quake struck a sparsely populated area in Lushan County of Ya'an City, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of the provincial capital Chengdu.
The China Earthquake Networks Center said the epicentre was at a depth of ... more |
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 Rabat (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.
The North African kingdom had bounced back last year after a sharp recession in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the government of gas tycoon Aziz Akhannouch had forecast growth this year topping thr ... more |
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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 o ... more |
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 Frankfurt (AFP) June 1, 2022 
The chief executive of DWS stepped down, the German asset manager said Wednesday, after the financial institution was raided by prosecutors in relation to "greenwashing" allegations.
Asoka Woehrmann had "resigned as CEO of DWS Group" with the decision coming into effect after the asset manager's annual general meeting on June 9, it said.
The allegations against DWS and Woehrmann persona ... more |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 
Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener. Writing in the journal Science, researchers from the University of Lausanne and the University of Basel have now used satellite data to show that vegetation above the tree line has increased in nearly 80% of the Alps. Snow cover is also decreasing, albeit s ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine life had a milder effect in the Gulf of Mexico, where life was sheltered by the basin's unique geology - according to research by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG).
Published in the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology, the findings not only shed light on an ancient mass ... 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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 Upton NY (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has learned that an electrolyte additive allows stable high-voltage cycling of nickel-rich layered cathodes. Their work could lead to improvements in the energy density of lithium batteries that power electric vehicles.
The findings, published on May 9 in Nature Energy, offer a rem ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) June 3, 2022 
Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles in Hanoi, a wildlife protection organisation said Friday.
The communist country is a major hub for the illegal trade in wild animals and bears are kept to drain the bile from their gallbladders for use in traditional medicine.
Authorities outlawed bile extraction in Vie ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2022 
Hong Kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather on Saturday to commemorate China's Tiananmen crackdown - particularly in the city's Victoria Park, the site of a once annual candlelit vigil.
Discussion of the 1989 clampdown, when the government set troops and tanks on peaceful protesters, is all but forbidden in mainland China.
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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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