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  Sammu Khan Bhanbro, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear. "We have gone back 50 years," said Ashraf Ali Bhanbro, a farmer in Sindh province whose 2,500 acres of cotton and sugarcane - on the verge of being harvested - have now been wiped out. More than 33 million people have been affected by the floods caused by record monsoon rains, and one of the worst-hit areas is Sindh in Pakis ... read more |
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Bolsonaro's Brazil: four 'dystopian' yearsRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 In his first four years in office, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro kept true to his to mission to "dismantle" the legacy of previous governments, analysts say, often with harmful fallout for Brazil. ... more  
Pregnant women caught in Pakistan floods desperate for aidFazilpur, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 With a swollen belly, aching feet and her four-year-old daughter in tow, Fahmidah Bibi keeps an eye out for a doctor who is rumoured to be due a visit at the campsite she now calls home, after being forced to flee her village because of flooding. ... more  
Death toll from Sudan floods hits 112Khartoum (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands of homes destroyed by flooding caused by torrential rain since Sudan's wet season began in May, police said Sunday. ... more  
Accenture invests in hyperspectral satellite company Pixxel to monitor Earth's healthBangalore, India (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge earth imaging technology. Based in Bangalore with a presence in Los Angeles, Pi ... more |
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Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods
Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods 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 Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers 'Nothing left': Flood-hit Spanish town struggles one month on At least 15 dead, 113 missing, after Uganda landslides Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27 |
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NASA-funded technology helps relieve symptoms of menopauseGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 05, 2022 According to the National Institutes of Health, 1.3 million people In the United States begin to experience symptoms of menopause each year, usually characterized by feelings of intense heat known a ... more  
'Genocide' in Xinjiang? Why UN report steers clearGeneva (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 The UN report detailing serious rights abuses by China in its Xinjiang region found possible crimes against humanity but not genocide - an atrocity crime tough to prove in international law. ... more 
At least six killed in Afghanistan earthquakeKabul (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 At least six people were killed and nine others injured after an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan overnight, an official said on Monday. ... more  
Heat waves: what you need to know; California opens cooling centers for vulnerableLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 A blistering heat wave is baking the western United States, the latest to blast the northern hemisphere in a summer that has brought extreme temperatures across Europe, Asia and North America. ... more |
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Mississippi capital struggles without running waterJackson, United States (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 With an increasingly acute crisis leaving many residents of Mississippi's capital without drinkable water, soldiers in fatigues have been called in to help, using forklifts and diggers to unload huge pallets of bottled water for distribution to those in dire need. ... more 
Greenpeace drops boulders on UK seabed to curb bottom-trawling fishingAboard The Arctic Sunrise, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 Greenpeace UK said Friday it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent "destructive" industrial fishing. ... more 
Pakistan floods threaten Afghanistan food supply: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 The devastating floods in Pakistan will place huge strains on efforts to get food into neighbouring Afghanistan to relieve its catastrophic humanitarian crisis, the United Nations warned on Friday. ... more 
Lightning strikes kill 23 people in eastern IndiaPatna, India (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 At least 23 people were killed in lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India, officials said Saturday. ... more |
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Pakistan floods wash away a family's marriage hopesFazilpur, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 Truck driver and father-of-seven Mureed Hussain was planning for his daughter's October wedding when floodwater inundated his home, taking away the entire back wall and, with it, her hard-earned dowry. ... more  
'Precision of thought and economy of expression': Anthony Fauci reflects on careerWashington DC (UPI) Sep 2, 2021 At 81, Dr. Anthony Fauci is about to leave a decades-long position as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of this year as he contemplates what's next for him. All he knows for sure is he won't just sit in his house. ... more 
US military says preparing aid to flood-ravaged PakistanWashington (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 The United States is conducting a military aid mission to flood-devastated Pakistan, the US armed forces' Central Command said Friday. ... more  
Thousands told to evacuate as rapid wildfire spreads in CaliforniaLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in northern California on Friday as a wildfire spread rapidly across more than 1,000 acres in extremely hot conditions. ... more 
Iraq anti-govt activists demand political change after unrestBaghdad (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 Hundreds of Iraqis angered by a months-long political crisis protested in the capital Baghdad on Friday, days after deadly clashes between rival Shiite groups sparked fears of widespread unrest. ... more |
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 Fazilpur, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 
With a swollen belly, aching feet and her four-year-old daughter in tow, Fahmidah Bibi keeps an eye out for a doctor who is rumoured to be due a visit at the campsite she now calls home, after being forced to flee her village because of flooding.
The camp, in the grounds of a small railway station on the outskirts of Fazilpur in Pakistan's Punjab province, is the only high ground in a landsc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 05, 2022 
NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp. of Boulder, Colorado, to provide the Laser Prestabilizaton System (LPS) for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) laser assembly.
The total value of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $11,906,675, and the period of performance is from Sept. 1, 2022, through April 1, 2025. The work will be performed at the contractor's facility ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 
A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands is poised to be lifted, the Pacific nation's leader told parliament Monday.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said a review of the makeshift ban was "progressing very well. We do not expect the temporary moratorium to last for a long time".
Two weeks ago, US Coast Guard ship Oliver Henry opted to turn away from Honiara, cap ... more |
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 Solomons MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2022 
A new study has confirmed that over the past 30 years the volume of freshwater flowing through Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean has increased by 40-50%, which means that the Arctic Ocean is becoming less salty. This could impact sea ice formation, regional and global ocean circulation, and ecosystems.
"Our analysis indicates that the Arctic Ocean is becoming less salty in part because t ... more |
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 Sammu Khan Bhanbro, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 
Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear.
"We have gone back 50 years," said Ashraf Ali Bhanbro, a farmer in Sindh province whose 2,500 acres of cotton and sugarcane - on the verge of being harvested - have now been wiped out.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2022  Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday, as it released satellite images of a vast lake created by the overflowing Indus river.
Rains, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as a "monsoon on steroids" have claimed hundreds of lives since June, unleashing powerful floods that have washed away swathes of vital crops and ... more |
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 N'Djamena (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 
The military junta in Chad on Sunday lifted its siege on an opposition party boycotting a national dialogue and announced the release of dozens of activists arrested over the past four days.
The junta-ruled African country is currently in the process of a so-called national dialogue, with the aim to hold "free and democratic elections" within 18 months, according to the military council's he ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2021 
Genome analysis suggests that human remains recovered from a medieval burial site in Britain may provide insight into the rapid decrease of the population of Ashkenazi Jews, according to a study released Friday.
Researchers in Britain analyzed the DNA of 17 bodies found at the bottom of a medieval well in Norwich, Britain, and found that six of them had "strong genetic affinities with m ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 
New Zealand has experienced its warmest and wettest winter on record, scientists said Friday in the wake of widespread flooding last month on the South Island.
For the third year in a row, New Zealand recorded its warmest winter since temperature records began in 1909.
Researchers at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research said the average temperature nationwide was 9.8 ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
Pests and diseases are major threats to food security in the world, especially for wheat, rice, and maize, the world's dominant food crops. More than 40 percent yield loss is caused by pests and diseases every year, while in some regions the loss may be higher.
During the Third Conference on Remote Sensing of Vegetation Pests and Diseases held online on August 27, the Aerospace Information ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
New Curtin research has found evidence that Earth's early continents resulted from being hit by comets as our Solar System passed into and out of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, turning traditional thinking about our planet's formation on its head.
The new research, published in Geology, challenges the existing theory that Earth's crust was solely formed by processes inside our pl ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 
African countries on Friday agreed on a common push to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius - a goal that scientists fear is increasingly elusive - at upcoming UN climate talks.
The five-day Africa Climate Week, held in the Gabonese capital of Libreville, is one of a series of regional confabs ahead of the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, from November 6 to 18.
The talks "reitera ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 
What is the connection between boron, an element in a common household cleaner, and tokamaks, ring-shaped fusion facilities that heat fuel to million-degree temperatures? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have conducted research showing that a PPPL-developed powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2021  Archaeologists in Israel announced Wednesday that they have uncovered a piece of ancient animal history - a large tusk that belonged to an extinct elephant that used to roam the Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Scientists found the 8-foot-long tusk near Kibbutz Revadim in southern Israel. They say it shines a new light on life in prehistoric humanity.
Archaeologists, pa ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 
As Hong Kong students return for the new academic year, veteran teacher Wong is counting down the days until the political maelstrom sweeping the city leaves him no choice but to quit.
Wong, 34, fears he will soon join the exodus of teachers and students triggered by Beijing's tightening grip on Hong Kong, which has started transforming local schools, according to multiple educators.
The ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 5, 2022  Brazil's first elected far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics," has been accused of letting Covid-19 rage out of control and allowing the Amazon to burn during his controversial first four years at the helm.
Here is a recap of the defining moments of his presidency so far:
- First far-right president -
On October 28, 2018, Brazil elects Bolsonaro more th ... more |
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