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  Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 Who knew that those little flies that hover around the fruit bowl are social animal. Who knew that, when under threat, they would follow cues given by other flies. Does a fly faced with danger behave like a "sheep. Does the group always affect a threatened fly the same way, or is it dependent on the level of the threat. Researchers from the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Portugal, strive to understand how social context influences the indivi ... read more |
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Seismic waves from earthquakes reveal changes in the Earth's outer coreBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 In May 1997, a large earthquake shook the Kermadec Islands region in the South Pacific Ocean. A little over 20 years later, in September 2018, a second big earthquake hit the same location, its wave ... more 
Time running out for UN biodiversity draft, delegates toldNairobi (AFP) June 24, 2022 Delegates at UN biodiversity talks in Nairobi were told Friday that time was running out to draw up a draft text for a much-delayed global pact to protect nature from the damage wrought by human actvity. ... more  
Drought hits Italy's hydroelectric plantsRome (AFP) June 24, 2022 Hydroelectric power in Italy has plunged this year thanks to a drought that has also sparked water restrictions and fears for agriculture, industry sources said Friday. ... more 
Oceans saved us, now we can return the favourParis (AFP) June 25, 2022 Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change, pollution and overfishing in order to rescue marine life and save ourselves, experts warned ahead of a major UN conference opening Monday in Lisbon. ... more |
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Jihadists, allies breach Syria's second city in lightning assault
Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault Rallies mark one month since Spain's catastrophic floods Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross Floods kill 8, tens of thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local vote |
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Norsk Hydro sued over alleged river contamination in BrazilThe Hague (AFP) June 24, 2022 Norway's Norsk Hydro was accused in a Dutch court on Friday of letting the world's biggest aluminium plant pollute a Brazilian river for years, causing grave health problems for locals. ... more  
Indigenous farewell for expert killed in AmazonRecife, Brazil (AFP) June 24, 2022 Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian Indigenous expert murdered in the Amazon with British journalist Dom Phillips, was given a moving sendoff Friday by members of one of the tribes he had spent his life and work defending. ... more 
UN: 3.5 mn Bangladeshi children lack safe water after floodsGeneva (AFP) June 24, 2022 The United Nations said Friday that 3.5 million children in Bangladesh urgently needed safe drinking water following this month's devastating floods. ... more  
What is causing record floods and heatwaves in China?Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2022 Record floods in southern China this month displaced more than half a million people, while searing heat buckled roads in other parts of the country. ... more |
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Drought-hit Milan to close fountainsMilan (AFP) June 25, 2022 The mayor of Milan on Saturday announced the northern Italian city's fountains would be switched off as part of water restrictions imposed due to a drought. ... more 
Germany protest urges G7 to do more for planetMunich, Germany (AFP) June 25, 2022 Thousands marched in the German city of Munich Saturday to urge leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations set to arrive in Germany for a summit to do more to fight climate change. ... more  
Shanghai reports zero Covid cases for first time in monthsBeijing (AFP) June 25, 2022 China reported zero new Covid-19 infections in Shanghai for the first time since March on Saturday, as the country's latest outbreak subsides after months of lockdowns and other restrictions. ... more  
Quake-hit Afghan village struggles back to life as aid trickles inWuchkai, Afghanistan (AFP) June 25, 2022 A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week's deadly earthquake, is struggling back to life as aid trickles into the isolated region. ... more |
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Former Liberian army commander indicted in the USMonrovia (AFP) June 24, 2022 A former Liberian army commander accused of murdering civilians has been arrested in the United States and charged with immigration fraud over lying about his activities during the country's first civil war. ... more 
Mali strongman adopts electoral law, key to civilian ruleBamako (AFP) June 24, 2022 Mali's strongman ruler on Friday signed into law election legislation adopted by parliament a week ago, paving the way for polls and a return of civilian rule, according to a presidential decree. ... more 
People in Burkina exclusion zones given 14 days to leaveOuagadougou (AFP) June 24, 2022 Burkina Faso's army has said it will grant people 14-days to evacuate two military zones in the country's north and east before "human presence is forbidden". ... more 
World Bank to provide war-torn Ethiopia with $715 mnAddis Ababa (AFP) June 24, 2022 The World Bank on Friday agreed to provide $715 million in grants and loans to Ethiopia, which has been ravaged by drought and a devastating conflict, the country's government said. ... more  
Are babies the key to the next generation of artificial intelligenceDublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 Babies can help unlock the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), according to Trinity College neuroscientists and colleagues who have just published new guiding principles for improving A ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 22, 2022  The United Nations' humanitarian agency said Wednesday it was scrambling to get emergency shelter, trauma care and food aid to the scene of a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan.
The earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds more, with the toll expected to rise.
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 Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to make a versatile thermal conductor, with promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices, green buildings and space exploration.
They have demonstrated that a known material used in electronic equipment can now be used as a thermal regulator, too, when it is in a very pure form ... more |
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 Rome (AFP) June 24, 2022 
Hydroelectric power in Italy has plunged this year thanks to a drought that has also sparked water restrictions and fears for agriculture, industry sources said Friday.
Hydropower facilities, mostly located in the mountains in the country's north, provide almost one fifth of Italy's energy demands.
But the lack of rain is causing problems, at a time when Rome is desperately trying to wea ... more |
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 Barentsburg, Svalbard (AFP) June 23, 2022  Russian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin looms out of the snow and a vast slogan declares, "Communism is our goal!"
No, this is not some time warp Soviet settlement lost in the Arctic wastes, but a corner of Norway where Moscow can - theoretically at least - mine, build, drill and fish what it likes.
Welcome to Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archip ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) June 24, 2022 
Foreign, agriculture and development ministers from around the world are gathering in Berlin on Friday for a conference on food security amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could cause hunger in some countries.
Representatives from 40 countries, including the hardest-hit nations like Nigeria, Tunisia and Indonesia, will attend the meeting under the title "Uniting for Global Food Security" ahe ... more |
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 Brokopondo, Suriname (AFP) June 24, 2022  A boat meanders between the sheet metal roofs of houses in Baling Sula, one of numerous villages in central Suriname hit by devastating flooding.
Heavy rainfall since January led rivers to burst their banks in the small South American nation, forcing the state energy firm, Staatsolie Power Company Suriname, to open scuppers at a hydroelectric power station in early March to avoid an even gre ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 22, 2022 
As the power available to NASA's InSight Mars lander diminishes by the day, the spacecraft's team has revised the mission's timeline in order to maximize the science they can conduct. The lander was projected to automatically shut down the seismometer - InSight's last operational science instrument - by the end of June in order to conserve energy, surviving on what power its dust-laden solar pan ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 
Human populations have waxed and waned over the millennia, with some cultures exploding and migrating to new areas or new continents, others dropping to such low numbers that their genetic diversity plummeted. In some small populations, inbreeding causes once rare genetic diseases to become common, despite their deleterious effects.
A new analysis of more than 4,000 ancient and contemporar ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (AFP) June 25, 2022  Thousands marched in the German city of Munich Saturday to urge leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations set to arrive in Germany for a summit to do more to fight climate change.
"We only have one planet," read one placard.
"Save the world, not your own asses," said another.
Organisers, who include around 15 non-governmental organisations, said some 6,000 people attended ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 
Aerospace organizations around the globe, including Axiom Space, are developing new ideas for how humans will explore, conduct research, and do business in low Earth orbit (LEO) when the International Space Station (ISS) is retired at the end of this decade. Regardless of what the next commercial space stations may look like, one thing is certain: humanity's desire for on-orbit scientific resear ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 23, 2022 
New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks - the biggest sharks that ever lived - were apex predators at the highest level ever measured.
Megatooth sharks get their name from their massive teeth, which can each be bigger than a human hand. The group includes Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, as well as several related species.
While sharks of one kind ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) June 25, 2022  With climate change pushed down the news agenda as Germany tackles an energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, environmental activists are resorting to increasingly eye-catching stunts to get their message across.
This week, around a dozen activists sprayed a black liquid that looked like oil on the chancellery in Berlin and stood in front of the building with a banner that read: "Save oil inst ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2022 
China's cryogenic industry stepped onto a new stage early this year, when a crane slowly loaded a specialized helium refrigerator onto a container headed for Canada during a launching ceremony in Zhongshan, Guangdong province.
The high-powered, 10-kilowatt refrigerator, which can reach -253.15 C, made its developer, Beijing Sinoscience Fullcryo Technology Co Ltd, the nation's first company ... more |
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 Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) June 21, 2022 
Around 250 elephants will be relocated within Malawi, after their population boomed in the Liwonde National Park where they were living, putting a strain on local communities.
The animals will be moved before the end of next month to the Kasungu National Park, where elephant numbers are still too low to sustain their population.
"Poaching has drastically reduced and elephant numbers ar ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2022 
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend events to celebrate 25 years since Hong Kong's handover to China, state media reported Saturday, with the Communist Party looking to showcase its control over the city after crushing a democracy movement.
If Xi attends in person, the trip would be his first outside of the Chinese mainland since the pandemic began. But state media and Hong Kong offic ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 23, 2021 
A bipartisan trio of lawmakers defended the "Save Our Sequoias Act" on Thursday despite more than 80 environmental groups signing a letter to Congress opposing the act earlier this month.
The bill introduced on Wednesday is aimed at expediting reforestation and protection efforts in California's Sequoia National Forest. But more than 80 environmental organizations signed a letter to mem ... more |
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