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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2022 The application of satellite images and data to provide valuable information is not technologically innovative. Initially, satellite technology was used mainly for military purposes and was generally unavailable to many users. However, subsequently, they received many applications for civilian purposes, especially since, thanks to various sensors that detect different types of radiation, technologies have become more advanced. Remote sensing technologies are used to monitor hard-to-reach areas of ... read more |
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Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollutionParis (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution. ... more  
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  
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  
Argentine scientists worried after spate of whale deathsBuenos Aires (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 A string of whale deaths in recent days in southern Argentina have worried scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame. ... more |
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Angry at Spain's flood response, 100,000 rally in Valencia
More than 122,000 people evacuated in Malaysia due to floods Floods displace 122,000 people in Malaysia Thailand flooding kills nine, displaces thousands 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 |
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Chile's distant paradise where scientists study climate changePuerto 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. ... more  
Canada not protecting certain at-risk fish: auditOttawa (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 Canada is failing to protect at-risk species of fish that are commercially valuable, its environment commissioner said in an audit published Tuesday, blasting bureaucrats for putting commercial interests ahead of conservation. ... 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  
Costa Rica wins new aid deal under IMF climate change fundWashington (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 The IMF on Tuesday agreed to a deal to provide aid to Costa Rica under the newly-created fund aimed at helping low-income countries tackle the impacts of climate change. ... more |
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DR Congo, Brazil, Indonesia to present common front at climate talksKinshasa (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 The Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia are working to present a common front at climate negotiations, the Congolese Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba said on Tuesday. ... 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 
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 |
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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  
Two including Russian pilot killed in Mali plane crashBamako (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 A Russian pilot and a member of ground crew staff died Tuesday when a plane that Russia recently delivered to Mali's armed forces crashed near the northern city of Gao, an official and the military said. ... 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 
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 |
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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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 Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 05, 2022 
Nuclear fusion reactions in the sun are the source of heat and light we receive on Earth. These reactions release a massive amount of cosmic radiation - including x-rays and gamma rays - and charged particles that can be harmful for any living organisms.
Life on Earth has been protected thanks to a magnetic field that forces charged particles to bounce from pole to pole as well as an atmos ... more |
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 The Hague (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 
The Dutch government faces a court case to make it protect the people of the Caribbean island of Bonaire from rising sea levels, environmental group Greenpeace said Wednesday.
Greenpeace and residents of the tiny Dutch territory are set to file the case in The Hague district court later this year following a study that highlights the perils of climate change, it said.
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 Churchill, Canada (AFP) Sept 29, 2022 
Sprawled on rocky ground far from sea ice, a lone Canadian polar bear sits under a dazzling sun, his white fur utterly useless as camouflage.
It's mid-summer on the shores of Hudson Bay and life for the enormous male has been moving in slow motion, far from the prey that keeps him alive: seals.
This is a critical time for the region's polar bears.
Every year from late June when the ... more |
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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.
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 Mexico 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.
Orlene came ashore as a Category One hurricane - the lowest on a scale of five - packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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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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 London (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.
Urged to act in the face of soaring energy prices, the new premier took office in early September and promptly announced a package of measures. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 25, 2022 
Following preparatory activities and a stringent process ESA Member States today formally selected Harmony for implementation as the tenth Earth Explorer mission within the FutureEO programme. This unique satellite mission concept is, therefore, now set to become a reality to provide a wealth of new information about our oceans, ice, earthquakes and volcanoes - which will make significant contri ... 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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 Kinshasa (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 
Developing countries have driven home the message that they require more funding to fight climate change at the pre-COP27 talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are due to end Tuesday.
Access to funds to adapt to a warming planet, as well as compensation for damages caused by climate change, dominated the informal talks in the Congolese capital Kinshasa.
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 Toki, Japan (SPX) Sep 29, 2022 
In fusion power generation, it is essential that the high-energy particles generated by a fusion reaction in hot plasma heat it to sustain further fusion reactions. The key to this self-heating of the plasma is whether it can be heated by waves created by the high-energy particles.
A research group led by Professor Katsumi Ida, Assistant Professors Tatsuya Kobayashi and Mikiro Yoshinuma of ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 
Canada is failing to protect at-risk species of fish that are commercially valuable, its environment commissioner said in an audit published Tuesday, blasting bureaucrats for putting commercial interests ahead of conservation.
In a statement, commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Fisheries and Oceans Canada had shown "a bias against protecting species of commercial value under the Species At Risk ... more |
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 Beijing (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:
- July 1921: Founded in secret -
In the summer of 1921, Mao Zedong and a clutch of Marxist-Leninist thinkers in Shanghai covertly establish the party and start to set up labour unions in China's cities.
The CCP in 1924 joins wi ... 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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