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  Sydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2022 Regional powers poured record amounts of cash into the Pacific Islands during the coronavirus pandemic to help them weather the economic fallout as competition for influence heats up between China and the West. An annual study released by Australia's Lowy Institute on Monday showed financial assistance to the Pacific Islands rose 47 percent in 2020 versus the year before. Lead researcher Alexandre Dayant told AFP that "there was a massive increase in loans". Total financing soared to $4.2 billio ... read more |
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Geothermal could become workhorse of the energy transitionBoston MA (SPX) Nov 01, 2022 Geothermal energy-the heat deep below our feet-has the potential to become the workhorse of the energy transition as it grows from supplying just 0.4 percent of the world's energy today to upward of ... more  
Brazil's Bolsonaro still silent on election loss to LulaRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro maintained an increasingly loud silence Monday after his election defeat, failing to acknowledge his loss to veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - who faces a tough to-do list. ... more  
'Earth is in our hands': Astronaut Pesquet's plea for the planetParis (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 From his unique viewpoint hundreds of kilometres above Earth, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP he felt helpless watching fires rage across the planet below, calling for more to be done to protect this fragile "island of life". ... more  
Violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously thoughtLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2022 Powerful supershear earthquakes, once considered rare, are much more common than previously thought, according to a study led by UCLA geophysicists and published in Nature Geoscience. The scientists ... more |
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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 Spain govt defends flood action as it offers new aid Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain |
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Clashes as thousands protest French agro-industry water 'grab'Sainte-Soline, France (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 Thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march on Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, some clashing with police. ... more  
Scholz chides climate activists for targeting artworksBerlin (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned climate activists for targeting famous artworks in the run-up to the COP27 climate summit aimed at curbing global warming. ... more 
Biden will attend COP27 climate summit: White HouseWashington (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 US President Joe Biden will attend next month's COP27 United Nations climate summit in Egypt, the White House said Friday, vowing he would "highlight the need for the world to act." ... more 
Calls for Egypt protests trigger security clampdown ahead of COP27Cairo (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Rights defenders say Egyptian authorities are cracking down on activists over a mysterious call for protests on November 11 - when world leaders will convene at the COP27 climate summit. ... more |
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Catholics could help cut carbon with meat-free Fridays: studyLondon (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Pope Francis I could help reduce global carbon emissions by urging Catholics to return to not eating meat on Fridays, UK researchers said Tuesday. ... more  
Rescuers search for bodies as Philippines storm death toll hits 101Datu Odin Sinsuat, Philippines (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 101. ... more 
Congratulations pour in for Brazil president-elect LulaRio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Congratulations poured in from across the globe for Brazil's leftist president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his narrow victory over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was announced. ... more 
Two ships loaded with grain leave Ukraine: marine traffic websiteIstanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Two cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products on Monday left Ukrainian ports, according to a marine traffic website. ... more |
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Rescuers search for bodies as Philippines storm death toll hits 98Datu Odin Sinsuat, Philippines (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 98. ... more 
Stop 'counterproductive' attacks on famous paintings, says art worldParis (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism. ... more 
Ten years after Sandy, Atlantic City still suffering floodsAtlantic City, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 A decade after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the US east coast, the seaside town Atlantic City has fortified its famous boardwalk that narrowly divides casinos and the ocean. ... more  
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in EuropeMadrid (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 October morning temperatures topping 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to the tourists, but they are provoking concern among environmentalists. ... more  
Norway to resume Brazil aid halted over deforestationOslo (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Norway said Monday it would resume sending Amazon protection subsidies to Brazil, which it had halted in 2019 under Jair Bolsonaro, following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory. ... more |
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 Atlantic City, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
A decade after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the US east coast, the seaside town Atlantic City has fortified its famous boardwalk that narrowly divides casinos and the ocean.
But in certain neighborhoods, flooded streets have become routine.
North of the city dubbed the Vegas of the East Coast, a new stretch of boardwalk is protected from crashing waves by a rock barrier and a seawall, a $60 ... more |
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 Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
How does something that looks like a stack of orange inner tubes covered in a black tarp survive temperatures reaching 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it plunges through the atmosphere? An upcoming technology demonstration uses advanced materials to make a heat shield that's tougher than it looks.
Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) technology has been in development for more ... more |
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 Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Tanzanian authorities on Thursday began rationing water in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam following a drought-induced drop in water levels from its main source, the Ruvu river.
The 5.5 million inhabitants of the Indian Ocean city will go without piped water for 24 hours on alternating days, the Dar es Salaam Water and Sanitation Authority (DAWASA) said.
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 Hokkaido, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
lScientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation.
The results, published in the journal Science Advances, come from a team at the Hokkaido University's Institute of Low Temperature Science, its Arctic Research Center, and the Faculty of Fisher ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 
Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease the global food crisis.
As one of the brokers of the grain deal, Turkey has stepped up diplomacy with the two warring countries in a bid to save it as Russia warned that continuing to enforce the agreement without its partici ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
The United States said Thursday it would provide another $30 million in flood aid to Pakistan, hoping to reach nearly two million additional people after the historic disaster.
The US Agency for International Development said the new aid would include emergency food and nutrition, screening for malnutrition, shelter assistance and kits to help families prepare for winter.
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 Bamako (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Mali on Thursday announced the militarisation of the police, as it seeks to quell a decade-old jihadist insurgency.
"Civil servants of the national police and civilian protection are now governed by the general statute of the military," the country's official journal said.
The junta-led government had justified the move because it would "allow the deployment of national police in areas ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2021 
Scientists have sequenced the oldest human DNA discovered in Britain and discovered two unique population groups that lived in Britain after the last ice age.
A sample discovered in Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, from approximately 14,000 years ago, was compared to a sample from approximately 1,000 years later, which was discovered in Kendrick's Cave, Wales.
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 London (AFP) Oct 27, 2022  New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced condemnation after his spokesman announced Thursday he will not attend next month's COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt due to "pressing domestic commitments".
Britain hosted the last such summit, COP26, when it stressed the importance of global leaders convening to discuss climate change amid growing criticism of their failure to meet vital carbon reduct ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Mission Space for a partnership for space weather intelligence data collection.
With this partnership, Sidus Space will integrate sets of Missi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North America, according to a study published October 19, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and colleagues.
During the Late Cretaceous Period, North America was split by a seaway into two landmasses: Laramidia to the west ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 27, 2022  The International Energy Agency said Thursday it believes global energy emissions will peak in 2025 as surging prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine propel investment in renewables.
Only last year the IEA said there was "no clear peak in sight" in energy emissions, but the new higher investment in wind and solar is setting up demand for all fossil fuels to peak or plateau, leading to ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2021 
Using superhot rocks buried deep below the surface to generate steam for power generation could be far more efficient than similar technology already in use, a U.S.-based climate task force found.
A new report from the non-profit Clean Air Task Force finds that "superhot rock energy" could be on the cusp of a breakthrough that would see it put to commercial use as early as the 2030s. ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
Chinese veterinary experts have been invited to Taiwan, zoo officials said Friday, for a rare visit between the two sides after a male panda that symbolised an era of warmer ties was moved into end of life care.
Relations between China and Taiwan have been on ice since 2016 with Beijing severing official communications and government visits between the two sides scrapped.
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Canadian federal police said Thursday they are investigating reports that China has set up illegal police stations in the North American nation and harassed Chinese expatriates.
Several local media, citing Spain-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders, reported this week that the police posts in a residential home, a single-storey commercial building and a convenience store in the Toron ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
Felipe Guimaraes leaps on and off a surfboard on the sand as he shows tourists the basics of surfing. Here, on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach, the stricken Amazon could not feel further away.
In Western capitals, the plight of the world's largest rainforest is seen as a key issue in Brazil's election, with much at stake for a world scrambling to curb the climate emergency.
However, fires ... more |
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