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  Paris (AFP) June 9, 2022 Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine as they will be forced to pay more for less food, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The global food import bill was on course to hit a new record of $1.8 trillion this year as the Ukraine conflict pushes up cereal and grain prices. But it was higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes that would account for the bulk of the expected increase, the UN's Food and Agriculture Or ... read more |
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Somalia president urges global community to help avert famineMogadishu (AFP) June 9, 2022 Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud used his inauguration speech on Thursday to appeal for international help to stave off a famine that threatens his drought-stricken country. ... more  
The age of outbreaks: Experts warn of more animal disease threatsParis (AFP) June 10, 2022 With the spread of monkeypox across the world coming hot on the heels of Covid-19, there are fears that increasing outbreaks of diseases that jump from animals to humans could spark another pandemic. ... more  
MEPs vote down key part of EU climate planStrasbourg, France (AFP) June 8, 2022 The European Parliament voted Wednesday to reject a key reform of the EU carbon trading system, in a surprise setback to Brussels' climate plans, while narrowly backing a ban of new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035. ... more  
Canada unveils carbon emissions offset marketOttawa (AFP) June 8, 2022 Canada unveiled Wednesday a national carbon emissions market to help it meet its climate goals by allowing cities, farmers and others to sell credits for CO2 reductions to heavier polluters. ... 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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More bad news for wheat stocks from drought-hit ArgentinaBuenos Aires (AFP) June 9, 2022 With wheat prices skyrocketing due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, major producer Argentina faces its "worst planting scenario in 12 years" of the crucial grain, a major trade forum said Thursday. ... more  
Slash airline emissions to meet Paris targets: reportParis (AFP) June 9, 2022 The world needs "early, aggressive and sustained" government intervention to cut aviation emissions if Paris Agreement temperature goals are to be met, a think tank said Thursday. ... more 
'No choice': The young UK climate activist pushing protest boundariesLondon (AFP) June 10, 2022 At the age of just 21, former engineering student Louis McKechnie has already been arrested 20 times and spent six weeks in prison. ... more  
Brazil leader complains to Biden about pressure over AmazonLos Angeles (AFP) June 10, 2022 Brazil's right-wing leader on Thursday complained to US President Joe Biden about international pressure over the Amazon amid calls for more action on climate change. ... more |
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Dozens treated in Chile for suspected pollutant exposureSantiago (AFP) June 9, 2022 More than 100 people have sought medical treatment this week after suspected exposure to a pollutant in an area known as the "Chilean Chernobyl" for the environmental impact of heavy industry. ... more 
Swedish coast guard spot massive mystery spillStockholm (AFP) June 9, 2022 A massive spill of an unknown substance in the Baltic Sea has been detected off Sweden, the coast guard said Thursday, adding that it was probably a type of biofuel. ... more  
Southwestern US on alert for dangerous heatwaveLos Angeles (AFP) June 9, 2022 A large swathe of the southwestern United States was on alert Thursday for a potentially deadly heatwave that could push temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius (117 Fahrenheit) over the coming days. ... more 
Swathes of Shanghai to be returned to lockdown in testing driveShanghai (AFP) June 10, 2022 Shanghai will impose fresh lockdowns on residents in several city districts this weekend during a mass testing drive, officials said Friday, as President Xi Jinping called for China to stick "unswervingly" to its strict zero-Covid strategy. ... more |
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EU lawmakers pass ban on new petrol, diesel cars by 2035Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 8, 2022 In the face of strong conservative opposition, European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly voted to back a European Commission proposal for a total ban on new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035. ... more  
Two Malian soldiers killed in attack near TimbuktuBamako (AFP) June 8, 2022 Two Malian soldiers were killed Wednesday in an attack on a checkpoint by unidentified gunmen near the northern city of Timbuktu, the regional government and the army said. ... more  
Forest fire fears over new Greek migrant campLesbos Island, Greece (AFP) June 9, 2022 Months behind schedule and dogged by lawsuits, critics say a vast new migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos is a potential forest fire hazard that could wreak havoc on the environment. ... more  
Hong Kong not becoming 'police state', says city's top copHong Kong (AFP) June 7, 2022 Hong Kong is not becoming a "police state", the city's top law enforcement officer said Tuesday, days after his officers stamped out the city's once-permitted commemorations marking Beijing's deadly Tiananmen crackdown. ... more 
Hong Kong leader delivers defiant swansong speechHong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2022 Hong Kong's leader delivered a defiant final speech to the legislature Thursday, saying she was "not ashamed" of her record despite being set to end her tumultuous term with her approval ratings at an all-time low. ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) June 8, 2022 
Greenpeace on Wednesday urged the Arab League to drum up funds to rescue a stranded, oil-filled tanker that is rusting off war-torn Yemen, threatening a major environmental disaster.
The environmental group said an urgent meeting was needed for the FSO Safer, after a UN pledging conference last month fell far short of its $80 million target.
The decaying 45-year-old tanker, long used as ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 9, 2022  A mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope was struck by a micrometeoroid last month but is expected to continue to function normally, NASA said Thursday.
"After initial assessments, the team found the telescope is still performing at a level that exceeds all mission requirements despite a marginally detectable effect in the data," the US space agency said.
"Webb's beginning-of-life perf ... more |
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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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 Paris (AFP) June 9, 2022 
Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine as they will be forced to pay more for less food, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
The global food import bill was on course to hit a new record of $1.8 trillion this year as the Ukraine conflict pushes up cereal and grain prices.
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 Manila (AFP) June 5, 2022 
A volcano in the eastern Philippines spewed a huge, dark cloud on Sunday, prompting evacuations from ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further eruptions.
The blast from Bulusan volcano in the rural Sorsogon province lasted about 17 minutes, sending a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismo ... more |
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 Conakry (AFP) June 8, 2022 
A Guinean special forces officer believed to have played a leading role in last year's military coup has been arrested, sources close to him said on Wednesday.
Commander Aly Camara was previously detained in November on suspicion of stealing from the presidential palace after the September 2021 putsch that toppled ex-leader Alpha Conde, according to press reports. He was released in April. ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 8, 2022 
The custodians of the primal forests that stretch across eight Latin American countries said national leaders gathering in Los Angeles this week had to listen to them if they wanted to save the Amazon.
Indigenous leaders from across South America are in the United States for the Summit of the Americas, a semi-regular gathering of heads of state from the Western Hemisphere.
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 Paris (AFP) June 8, 2022 
Climate-vulnerable countries said disasters and weather patterns driven by global warming have wiped out around a fifth of their economic growth, in a report published Wednesday amid growing calls for funding to help nations hammered by weather extremes.
The research, released by a consortium of 55 developing nations across Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific, comes as UN climate nego ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 
New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes.
"We looked at the current knowledge of the configuration of plate boundary zones and the past construction of the continental crust," said Dr Derrick Hasterok, Lecturer, Department o ... more |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 
Plesiosaurs, which lived about 210 million years ago, adapted to life underwater in a unique way: their front and hind legs evolved in the course of evolution to form four uniform, wing-like flippers. In her thesis supervised at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and the University of Bonn, Dr. Anna Krahl investigated how they used these to move through the water.
Partly by using the finite element m ... more |
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 Buenos Aires (AFP) June 6, 2022 
Argentina's president vowed Monday to pursue a special tax on company profits boosted by the war in Ukraine, a phenomenon he described as an "immorality" given the inflationary pressure on poor households.
While millions were feeling the pain of rising food prices, the war also "benefits the few... who are gaining a lot," Alberto Fernandez said in an address.
"This is an immorality, an ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jun 09, 2022 
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have uncovered critical new details about fusion facilities that use lasers to compress the fuel that produces fusion energy. The new data could help lead to the improved design of future laser facilities that harness the fusion process that drives the sun and stars.
Fusion combines light element ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) June 7, 2022 
A leading South African private rhino breeder has announced plans to annually release 100 farm-bred rhinos into the wild to help restock a population decimated by poaching.
The animals will come from a 2,004-strong herd bred by private rhino farmer John Hume, who runs the world's biggest rhino farm on an 8,400-hectare piece of land in South Africa's North West province.
The deal to "annu ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) June 8, 2022 
The Taiwan edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has found a buyer which would retain most of its staff, the firm said Wednesday, pledging to continue to "speak out against any injustice".
Popular news outlet Apply Daily shut down in Hong Kong last year after its newsroom was raided and assets frozen under a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the Chinese city to clamp d ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Brazil's right-wing leader on Thursday complained to US President Joe Biden about international pressure over the Amazon amid calls for more action on climate change.
"We have a wealth in the heart of Brazil - our Amazon, which is bigger than Western Europe, with incalculable riches, biodiversity, mineral wealth, drinking water and oxygen sources," Bolsonaro said, as he met Biden on the sid ... more |
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