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  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 How can we measure the well-being of our planet Earth? Scientists and researchers in Germany are now offered a new platform for analysing Earth observation satellite data. EO-Lab has been commissioned by the German Space Agency at German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The new platform provides innovative cloud technology and Artificial Intelligence for the analysis of a large number ... read more |
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Vulnerable Pacific islands call for 'urgent, immediate' action on climateSuva, Fiji (AFP) July 14, 2022 Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change Thursday, while stressing a commitment to democracy and the "rules-based" international order in the face of growing Chinese regional influence. ... more  
Western Europe heatwave to peak in scorching SpainMadrid (AFP) July 14, 2022 The heatwave sweeping across southwestern Europe was expected to peak on Thursday in Spain, with blistering temperatures already fuelling wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula and France. ... more 
BlackSky and Esri Partner for on-demand dynamic satellite tasking to Global ArcGIS customersHerndon VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Esri have developed an integration that gives Esri's global customer base access to BlackSky's dynamic tasking services through ArcGIS Online. The companies ... more  
Starfish embryos swim in formation like a "living crystal"Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 In its earliest stages, long before it sprouts its signature appendages, a starfish embryo resembles a tiny bead, spinning through the water like a miniature ball bearing. Now, MIT scientists ... more |
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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 At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides |
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Austria and Hungary fight nature to stop lake vanishingIllmitz, Austria (AFP) July 11, 2022 Kitesurfers and windsurfers dot picturesque Lake Neusiedl on the Austrian-Hungarian border - but the water is so low some get stuck in the mud. ... more  
Mexico declares drought emergencyMexico City (AFP) July 13, 2022 Mexico has declared a drought emergency to enable authorities to take special measures to guarantee water supplies in hard-hit areas. ... more  
Kyiv sounds alarm over war-ravaged nature, EU vows aidPrague (AFP) July 13, 2022 The war in Ukraine has destroyed forests, polluted fields and filled them with mines, and contaminated water, a Kyiv official told EU environment ministers who pledged help on Wednesday. ... more 
Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damageZurich (AFP) July 12, 2022 Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement giant Holcim over its carbon dioxide emissions, a Swiss charity said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Desert-grown superfood puts 'healthy' burgers on UAE menusDubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) July 13, 2022 A hardy plant grown using salt water is thriving in the UAE's desert farms and helping create "healthy" burgers, showing sustainable agriculture's potential in the toughest conditions. ... more 
Russia and Ukraine address grain crisis in first talks since MarchIstanbul (AFP) July 13, 2022 Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday held their first direct negotiations since March in a bid to break an impasse over grain exports that has seen food prices soar and millions face hunger. ... more  
Flood anniversary prompts sadness and soul-searching in GermanyAltenahr, Germany (AFP) July 14, 2022 Germany will on Thursday remember more than 180 people killed in severe floods a year ago, as concerns mount over climate change and the country looks to overhaul its planning for future disasters. ... more  
Two killed in Greek firefighting helicopter crashAthens (AFP) July 14, 2022 Two people were killed after a firefighting helicopter with four crew members aboard crashed into the sea off Greece, the coastguard and fire service said on Thursday. ... more |
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Ethiopia holds first meeting of peace committeeAddis Ababa (AFP) July 13, 2022 A body charged by the Ethiopian government to look into possible peace negotiations with Tigrayan rebels has held its first meeting, a top aide to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. ... more 
One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) July 13, 2022 Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern DR Congo and wounded another, sources said. ... more  
Hong Kong's 'Grandma Wong' jailed for protests; Fugitive protester capturedHong Kong (AFP) July 13, 2022 An elderly woman who became a fixture of Hong Kong's democracy protests was jailed on Wednesday for unlawful assembly, a day after courts imprisoned a terminally ill 75-year-old activist. ... more  
Chinese official sacked for negligence, video game addictionBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2022 A Chinese official has been sacked for negligence, video game addiction, and a litany of other offences, authorities said, after a woman barred entry to hospitals due to Covid-19 restrictions miscarried. ... more  
Ancient fossilized brains of stanleycaris prompts rethink on evolution of insectsToronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) revealed new research based on a cache of fossils that contains the brain and nervous system of a half-billion-year-old marine predator from the Burgess Shale called Stanl ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 12, 2022 
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the federal agency overseeing gun regulations, which had lacked a permanent director for over seven years.
Steve Dettelbach, 56, will now become the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), following a series of deadly mass shootings that have shaken the country.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
US Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2, a gamma-ray spectrometer, will demonstrate the performance of europium-doped strontium iodide gamma ray detection technology with sufficient active area for Department of Defense (DoD) operational needs.
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 Suva, Fiji (AFP) July 13, 2022 
The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of two new embassies at a key regional summit.
Washington will open missions in Tonga and Kiribati and also appoint its first-ever Pacific regional envoy, Harris said as she pledged $600 million in funding for the ... more |
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 Oldenburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important but so far neglected component of the global ocean conveyor belt. Now a new study has discovered evidence that this marginal sea in the South Pacific also played an important role in the exchange of water masses between the large ocean basins during the last ice age.
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2022 
Toowoomba, Australia (SPX) Jul 10, 2022
Pixxel has announced an early adoption partnership with Australian cloud-based agritech company DataFarming. Using Pixxel's hyperspectral dataset, DataFarming will be able to monitor crop health at new speeds and greater resolutions compared to the multispectral imaging on behalf of tens of thousands of farmers.
Pixxel's constellation of hyperspectr ... more |
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 Altenahr, Germany (AFP) July 14, 2022 
Germany will on Thursday remember more than 180 people killed in severe floods a year ago, as concerns mount over climate change and the country looks to overhaul its planning for future disasters.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will embark on a tour of the Ahr valley, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz will attend a memorial event in the hard-hit town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) July 8, 2022 
The head of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, speaking alongside ex-president Blaise Compaore, on Friday called for "social cohesion" to face jihadist violence plaguing the nation.
Damiba, who took power in a coup in January, made his appeal after inviting former leaders to attend a summit to "accelerate national reconciliation" and attempt to curb jihadist attacks that ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
New wearable technology will be developed as part of a project to help older women stay active and keep playing sport.
The project is called Maximising Inclusiveness in Sports through Female-centric Innovation and Technology (MISFIT).
The University of Exeter and sportswear manufacturer KYMIRA Sport will develop clothing such as leggings that track movements during exercise. Project ... more |
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 Zurich (AFP) July 12, 2022 
Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement giant Holcim over its carbon dioxide emissions, a Swiss charity said on Tuesday.
"Holcim... bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on... Pari," Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate expert at Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), said on the charity's websi ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 13, 2022 
Planet Labs has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Labs Germany GmbH, has signed a new contract with the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) to provide the agency with daily, high-resolution satellite data for crisis response, environmental and nature conservation, as well as forest and agricultural monitoring.
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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
The so-called Triassic-Jurassic Extinction (~202 million years ago) killed off the big reptiles that up until then had ruled the planet, thus clearing the way for dinosaurs to take over. But why did dinosaurs thrive when other creatures died?
Now a new study led by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) and Columbia U ... more |
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 London (AFP) July 13, 2022 
Candidates hoping to become new leader of Britain's ruling Conservative party must commit to the government's net zero target, UK business chiefs urged in an open letter published Wednesday.
The letter was signed by 15 business leaders, including the chief executives Renewable UK, Advertising Association and Food and Drink Federation.
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
The paradox startled scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) more than a dozen years ago. The more heat they beamed into a spherical tokamak, a magnetic facility designed to reproduce the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars, the less the central temperature increased.
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 Washington (AFP) July 12, 2022 
American toy manufacturer Mattel has unveiled new specialty Barbie dolls modeled after the famous English primatologist Jane Goodall and her beloved research specimen, a chimpanzee named David Greybeard.
The Goodall doll, which Mattel says will be partly made with recycled plastic, sports the researcher's classic beige collared shirt and shorts, as well as a pair of binoculars and a blue not ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2022 
A Chinese official has been sacked for negligence, video game addiction, and a litany of other offences, authorities said, after a woman barred entry to hospitals due to Covid-19 restrictions miscarried.
Li Qiang, director of the medical emergency center in the historic city of Xi'an, was among officials reprimanded in January over the scandal, which sparked debate about the excesses of Beij ... more |
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 Manicore, Brazil (AFP) July 13, 2022 
In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon, a scientific expedition is cataloguing species. Time is of the essence.
"The rate of destruction is faster than the rate of discovery," says botanist Francisco Farronay, of the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA), as he cuts into the bark of an enormous tree and smells its insides.
"It is a race against time."
The largest rainfore ... more |
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