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  Puerto Williams, Chile (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Hidden inside pristine forests in Chile's deep south, known as the end of the world, lie potential early warning signs of climate change. Puerto Williams on Navarino island, which is separated from the South American mainland by the Beagle Channel, is the world's southern-most town. Far from the pollution that blights major urban and industrial centers, it is a paradise that provides unique conditions to study global warming. "There is nowhere else like it," Ricardo Rozzi, director of the Ca ... read more |
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Swedish scientist's study on Neanderthal genes wins Nobel Prize for medicineWashington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2021 A Swedish scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his groundbreaking research that proved modern humans once procreated with ancient Neanderthals. ... more  
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered speciesSydney (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife. ... more  
Farmers, researchers seek ways to buttress blueberry fields against climate changeWashington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2021 In the wake of another dry, hot summer, small farmers who grow wild blueberries in Maine are searching for survival strategies, and researchers at the University of Maine are trying to help. ... more  
UN chief warns of fight for life as pre-COP27 climate talks openUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 3, 2022 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the world to act at the upcoming pre-COP27 climate talks in DR Congo against what he called "a life-or-death struggle for our own safety today and our survival tomorrow." ... more |
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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 One dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southern Thailand At least 30 feared dead after Uganda landslides: official Senegal signs off on ruling party's parliament landslide Spain govt defends flood response and offers new aid |
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As Iraq concrete jungle swelters, ancient stone houses stay coolAkre, Iraq (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 As the sun beats down on Iraq, most people swelter in their concrete homes - but not the inhabitants of one mountain town known for its ancient and cool stone houses. ... more  
Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast before weakeningMexico City (AFP) Oct 3, 2022 Hurricane Orlene brought strong winds and heavy rains to Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast on Monday but rapidly weakened as it moved inland, forecasters said. ... more 
Biden tells storm-hit Puerto Rico: 'America's with you'Ponce, Puerto Rico (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 President Joe Biden toured hurricane-devastated areas of Puerto Rico on Monday, promising the sometimes overlooked US territory that this time, "America's with you." ... more  
How China's civil society collapsed under XiBeijing (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Human rights activist Charles remembers a time when civil society was blossoming in China, and he could dedicate his time to helping improve the lives of people struggling in blue-collar jobs. ... more |
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China since the founding of the Communist PartyBeijing (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Here are the key dates in China since the founding of the Communist Party (CCP) which has grown into one of the world's most powerful political organisations: ... more 
Xi's 'Chinese Dream' flickers in one Beijing neighbourhoodBeijing (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Wu has staked out his patch of the Chinese Dream. Married with a second child on the way, he has a Beijing apartment and a car paid for by a tech job with a comfortable salary. ... more  
Moroccan nomads' way of life threatened by climate changeAmellagou (AFP) Maroc (AFP) Oct 3, 2022 In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country's last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever-more intense droughts. ... more  
African climate summit opens in DR CongoKinshasa (AFP) Oct 3, 2022 Environment ministers from about 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-COP27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure to raise spending to combat climate change. ... more |
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Biden ramps up aid in Pacific Islands summit as China clout growsWashington (AFP) Sept 30, 2022 US President Joe Biden has announced $810 million in new funding for Pacific Islands at a first-of-a-kind summit with their leaders in Washington, vowing a closer partnership with a strategic but sparsely populated region where China is making inroads. ... more 
Stay or go? Hard choice for Florida islanders devasted by IanMatlacha, Estados Unidos (AFP) Oct 2, 2022 Karen Pagliaro walks down Matlacha's main street, dodging downed trees, debris and abandoned vehicles, unsure where to go in the small island town cut off after Hurricane Ian damaged bridges linking it to mainland Florida. ... more  
'Democracy on the ballot' as Brazil holds divisive voteRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 30, 2022 After a polarizing campaign, Brazil votes for its next president Sunday in a combative heavyweight bout threatening to test its young democracy: far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro versus leftist former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. ... more 
Environmental bodies concerned by new UK government's climate commentsLondon (AFP) Sept 30, 2022 Initial comments by British Prime Minister Liz Truss's conservative government have raised concerns about her climate policy in a country which is increasingly feeling the effects of global warming but is going through an unprecedented energy crisis. ... more
Hurricane Orlene headed for MexicoMexico City (AFP) Oct 2, 2022 Powerful Hurricane Orlene headed Sunday toward Mexico's Pacific coast, where it is expected to make landfall on Monday night, the US National Hurricane Center said. ... more |
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 Ponce, Puerto Rico (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 
President Joe Biden toured hurricane-devastated areas of Puerto Rico on Monday, promising the sometimes overlooked US territory that this time, "America's with you."
The president and First Lady Jill Biden - who on Wednesday will also visit the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida where dozens have died - headed to Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto Rico, pounded by Hurricane Fi ... more |
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 Lafayette CO (SPX) Sep 29, 2022 
With the space economy and critical defense initiatives dependent on safe rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), Kayhan Space, along with partners Astroscale U.S. and the University of Texas at Austin, reports it has won a U.S. Space Force award to develop an intelligent platform that autonomously enables spacecraft to safely engage with on-orbit support vehicles for services such as refueli ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
President Joe Biden and his government roll out the red carpet for the leaders of tiny Pacific island countries Wednesday in what a US official called an "unprecedented" diplomatic effort, conducted under the shadow of rising Chinese influence in the region.
Officials say leaders from across the ocean's remote but strategic archipelagos will attend, as well as representatives from two French ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
Switzerland's glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, shattering previous ice melt records, a report revealed Wednesday.
The study by the Cryospheric Commission (CC) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences laid bare the drastic scale of glacial retreat - which is only set to get worse.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2021 
In the wake of another dry, hot summer, small farmers who grow wild blueberries in Maine are searching for survival strategies, and researchers at the University of Maine are trying to help.
Temperatures are rising across Maine, especially in the state's Down East region, but researchers say that warming, on its own, isn't yet a problem for blueberries.
The problem is that high t ... more |
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 Consolacion Del Sur, Cuba (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction and caused a widespread blackout in Cuba on Tuesday, while Florida residents braced for a direct hit from the "extremely dangerous" storm that is already pummeling the US state with high winds.
Ian hit Cuba's western regions for more than five hours early Tuesday morning, before moving out over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Insm ... more |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) Oct 3, 2022 
The Somali government announced on Monday a top Al-Shabaab militant, who had a $3.0-million US bounty on his head, had been killed in a joint air strike in southern Somalia.
The drone strike on October 1, launched by the Somali army and international security partners, killed Abdullahi Yare near the coastal town of Haramka, the ministry of information said in a statement dated Sunday but pos ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 3, 2021 
A Swedish scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his groundbreaking research that proved modern humans once procreated with ancient Neanderthals.
Svante Paabo, an evolutionary geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, received the award for sequencing the ancient genome of the human-like species that went extinct about ... more |
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 Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
Underground carbon sequestration is a promising approach to fight climate change, yet there are major obstacles to overcome before this technology can be applied on a large scale. A new study from Japan may address one such obstacle by identifying how to continuously and affordably monitor carbon reservoirs to detect leaks or other changes that require attention.
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 Herndon VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
HawkEye 360 Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, has announced two new signals available as part of its RFGeo signal mapping product: VHF and UHF Flex. RFGeo data and analytics provide a new geospatial data layer that enables RF awareness, utilizing the unique data generated by HawkEye 360's satellite constellation to detect and ge ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart - the oldest ever found - alongside a separate fossilised stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies.
The new research, published in Science, found that the position of the organs in the body of arthrodires - an extinct class of armoured fishes that flourished through ... more |
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 London (AFP) Oct 2, 2022 
King Charles III will not travel to next month's United Nations climate summit in Egypt, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Sunday, after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss reportedly "objected" to the keen environmentalist attending.
Britain's new monarch, who took the throne when his mother Queen Elizabeth II died last month, had intended to deliver a speech to world leaders gathering at the COP27 su ... more |
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 Brandenburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2022 
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions while providing heating and cooling for industry - the German Aerospace Center is demonstrating how this is possible with a new pilot plant. The CoBra high-temperature heat pump is now going into operation.
The DLR Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes in Cottbus (Brandenburg) is working on technologies and solutions for an energy system of the futu ... more |
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 Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin's biggest threat comes from humans. But in Taiwan, the scaly mammals brave a different danger: a surging feral dog population.
Veterinarian Tseng Shao-tung, 28, has seen firsthand what a dog can do to the gentle creatures during his shifts at a hospital in Hsinchu.
Last month he worked to save the life of a male juvenile pangolin w ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 
During Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a nuclear and ballistic arsenal to trouble any foe.
With China's neighbours now rushing to keep pace, Xi's next five-year term is likely to see a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race.
From South Korea developing a blue-water navy to Australia buying nuclear ... more |
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 Bucharest (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
Romanian authorities have carried out raids across the country in a crackdown on two criminal groups suspected of illegal logging, police said Wednesday.
Almost 150 raids were staged at business premises, private accommodation and forest management organisations, investigators said in a press release.
The raids are part of an investigation into suspected illegal logging, tax evasion, mon ... more |
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