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  Monterrey, Mexico (AFP) July 10, 2022 Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury of taking a shower in her home before a water shortage struck one of Mexico's wealthiest cities. Nestled in mountains a few hours' drive from the US border, industrial powerhouse Monterrey boasts living standards that many Mexicans could only dream of. Residents of the northern city, whose metropolitan area is home to around five million people, have in general been spared the chronic lack of services that plagues m ... read more |
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How nuclear war would affect earth todayBaton Rouge LA (SPX) Jul 11, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear warfare to the forefront. But how would modern nuclear detonations impact the world today? A new study published this week provides sta ... more  
Billions of people rely on wild species for food, fuel, income: UNParis (AFP) July 8, 2022 Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the well-being of billions of people across the world who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, United Nations biodiversity experts said Friday. ... more  
Portugal battles fires amid heatwave; As firefighters contain 'mega-fire' in FranceOurem, Portugal (AFP) July 10, 2022 Around 2,800 firefighters were battling multiple wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Sunday amid a heatwave, prompting the government to implement a "state of contingency". ... more  
Blizzard strands hundreds, prompts evacuations Andes mountainsBuenos Aires (AFP) July 10, 2022 More than 400 people, including tourists and truckers, were stranded Sunday by a fierce snowstorm in the Andes mountains near the Argentina-Chile border, with temperatures plunging well below freezing, local officials said. ... more |
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Argentina searches for baby, young sister swept away by floods 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 Six dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods At least six dead, hospital evacuated in Argentina floods |
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AIR and Nigerian Space Agency sign MOU to collaborate on agriculture monitoringBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2022 On July 4, 2022, the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Beijing through an online event with the National ... more 
Pakistan's prized mango harvest hit by water scarcityMirpur Khas, Pakistan (AFP) July 11, 2022 Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages in a country identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. ... more  
Macau lockdown begins, Hong Kong mulls health code appHong Kong (AFP) July 11, 2022 Macau casino shares plunged on Monday as the Chinese city embarked on a week-long lockdown to curb its worst coronavirus outbreak while neighbouring Hong Kong said it was mulling a mainland-style health code system. ... more  
Death toll climbs to 11 in Italy glacier collapseRome (AFP) July 9, 2022 The number of people killed in an avalanche in the Italian Dolomites rose to 11 on Saturday, which was expected to be the final death toll, police said. ... more |
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16 dead in flash floods at Indian Kashmir pilgrimage siteBaltal, India (AFP) July 9, 2022 Sixteen people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing, after flash floods swept away hundreds of tents near a popular Hindu pilgrimage site, officials said Saturday. ... more  
Fourth arrest in Amazon murders of journalist, guide: policeRio De Janeiro (AFP) July 8, 2022 A fourth person has been arrested as part of the investigation into the killings last month of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, authorities said on Friday. ... more  
Sweat, pray, love: extreme heat hounds hajjMecca, Saudi Arabia (AFP) July 8, 2022 The hajj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but worshippers this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit). ... more 
Canadian woman dies in avalanche on Ecuador volcano: officialsQuito (AFP) July 8, 2022 One Canadian woman died and a fellow citizen was injured when an avalanche roared down the side of snow-capped Chimborazo volcano, Ecuador's highest peak, rescue service officials said Thursday. ... more |
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I.Coast June floods killed 19: officialAbidjan (AFP) July 7, 2022 Nineteen people have died in Ivory Coast this month after several heavy rains hit the economic capital Abidjan, which has been hit by an intense rainy season, the presidency said Thursday. ... more  
Child among nine killed in Pakistan mine floodKarachi (AFP) July 7, 2022 A 12-year-old boy suspected to be working illegally at a coal mine was among at least nine people killed by a flash flood at a quarry in southern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. ... more  
Suspected jihadists raid Nigeria prison, free hundredsAbuja (AFP) July 6, 2022 Suspected Boko Haram jihadists using guns and explosives have blasted their way into a prison near Nigeria's capital, freeing hundreds of inmates in an operation to release jailed comrades, the government said Wednesday. ... more  
Activist critical of China sentenced to 10 years in MongoliaUlaanbaatar (AFP) July 6, 2022 A prominent Mongolian activist has been handed 10 years in jail after condemning his country's close ties with China, his lawyer said Wednesday, drawing criticism from rights groups. ... more  
China detains alleged bank fraud 'gang' after rare mass protestsBeijing (AFP) July 11, 2022 Members of a "criminal gang" accused of taking control of local banks have been arrested in central China after rare protests over alleged financial corruption sparked violent clashes between customers and authorities. ... more |
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 Karachi (AFP) July 7, 2022 
A 12-year-old boy suspected to be working illegally at a coal mine was among at least nine people killed by a flash flood at a quarry in southern Pakistan, officials said Thursday.
Police said torrential monsoon rain inundated the mine in Jhampir, 120 kilometres (75 miles) east of Karachi.
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 8, 2022 
From laser beams and wooden satellites to galactic tow-truck services, start-ups in Japan are trying to imagine ways to deal with a growing environmental problem: space debris.
Junk like used satellites, parts of rockets and wreckage from collisions has been piling up since the space age began, with the problem accelerating in recent decades.
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 Monterrey, Mexico (AFP) July 10, 2022 
Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury of taking a shower in her home before a water shortage struck one of Mexico's wealthiest cities.
Nestled in mountains a few hours' drive from the US border, industrial powerhouse Monterrey boasts living standards that many Mexicans could only dream of.
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
A new analysis of observed temperatures shows the Arctic is heating up more than four times faster than the rate of global warming. The trend has stepped upward steeply twice in the last 50 years, a finding missed by all but four of 39 climate models.
"Thirty years is considered the minimum to represent climate change," said Petr Chylek, a physicist and climate researcher at Los Alamos Nat ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 8, 2022 
Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the well-being of billions of people across the world who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, United Nations biodiversity experts said Friday.
From fishing and logging to the use of wild plants in medicines and perfumes, societies across the planet use species that have not been tamed or cultivated, with annual global legal and ill ... more |
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 Lowell MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 
As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys to better predict the weather and changing climate.
The volcano, located in the South Pacific nation of Tonga, became active Dec. 20, 2021, and erupted Jan. 15, 2022. The blast obliterated one o ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) July 4, 2022  Politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged improved weapons monitoring Monday to avoid UN restrictions on procuring weapons, as violence rages in the country's east.
The DRC has been subject to a United Nations arms embargo since 2000, originally imposed over widespread violence in the central African nation.
In 2008, the Security Council amended the sanctions regime to appl ... more |
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 Bath UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
New research by a scientist at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath suggests that "selfish chromosomes" explain why most human embryos die very early on. The study, published in PLoS, Biology, explaining why fish embryos are fine but sadly humans' embryos often don't survive, has implications for the treatment of infertility.
About half of fertilised eggs die very earl ... more |
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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
Projected changes in wintertime precipitation make agriculture in the Iberian region some of the most vulnerable in Europe, according to a new study that links the changes to increased anthropogenic greenhouse gases.
These changes in precipitation are tied to a subtropical high-pressure system known as the Azores High that is more often significantly larger in the industrial era (since 185 ... more |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
An ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, is currently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s, according to a Canadian researcher.
In AIP Advances, by AIP Publishing, Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, reveals a large, all-season ozone hole - defined as an area of ozone loss larger than 25% compared with t ... more |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how to study the history of soft tissues and organs, which can decay quickly, leaving little evidence behind?
In a new study, scientists use gene expression patterns, called transcriptomics, to investigate the ancient origins of one organ: the placenta, which i ... more |
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 Frankfurt (AFP) July 8, 2022 
The European Central Bank on Friday called on banks to improve their preparations for future environmental risks as it published the results of its first "climate stress test".
Banks in the eurozone "must urgently step up efforts to measure and manage climate risk", the ECB's supervisory chief, Andrea Enria, said in a statement.
Launched in January, the stress test gauged the impact of ... more |
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 Salzgitter, Germany (AFP) July 7, 2022 
Volkswagen celebrated Thursday the beginning of work on its first in-house battery factory, as the German auto giant looks to head off competition from US and Chinese electric vehicle upstarts.
The firm plans to "steer the worldwide battery offensive" from the new plant in Salzgitter in central Germany, CEO Herbert Diess told a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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 Indramayu, Indonesia (AFP) July 7, 2022 
In a small Indonesian fishing village, a man with a fake rhino head perched atop his own puts on a puppet show for a group of eager children.
Former teacher Samsudin is educating the kids about the plight of the critically endangered Javan rhino - the world's rarest - using cardboard figures, comical expressions and exaggerated voices to spread his message of conservation one story at a ti ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 11, 2022 
Macau casino shares plunged on Monday as the Chinese city embarked on a week-long lockdown to curb its worst coronavirus outbreak while neighbouring Hong Kong said it was mulling a mainland-style health code system.
Share prices of six gaming conglomerates - Sands China, Galaxy Entertainment, SJM Holdings, Melco International, MGM China and Wynn Macau - dropped by between six and nearly ni ... more |
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 Niamey (AFP) July 6, 2022 
Non-governmental groups in Niger Wednesday urged Nigeriens to use less wood to grill their mutton during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha this year to save precious trees.
They pleaded with them to replace wood with locally mined coal at barbecues to mark the festival due to start at the weekend, called Tabaski in West Africa.
The capital Niamey alone consumes "around 50,000 tonnes" of ... more |
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