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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. "The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. The UN attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also t ... read more |
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Desert dust collected from glacier ice helps document climate changeColumbus OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 Researchers from The Ohio State University are using dust trapped in glacier ice in Tibet to document past changes in Earth's intricate climate system - and maybe one day help predict future changes ... more  
Australians rescued from roofs after flash floodsSydney (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 Rescuers plucked more than 100 people from their roofs Monday after a flash flood swamped a small Australian town and sent residents scurrying for safety, officials said. ... more  
Hundreds protest southern China Covid lockdownsBeijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in the area were extended over a surge in infections. ... more  
US targets fossil fuel 'super-emitters' of methaneSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 On the hunt for the methane "super-emitters", US President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a plan to plug oil and gas leaks and tighten regulation as several global emitters vowed to step up efforts to slash pollution of the powerful greenhouse gas. ... more |
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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 Landslide kills nine in DR Congo Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK |
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Soil moisture plays biggest role in underground spread of natural gas leaking from pipelinesDallas TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2022 Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration natural gas spreads from a leaked pipeline underground, a new study has found. Pipeline operators need ... more 
Magma floods erupt from deeper sources than earlier believedHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth's history. Conventionally, the largest flood basalt eruptions are thought to be possible only in region ... more  
Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summitPanama City (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 The trade in shark fins, turtles, and other threatened species will come under scrutiny at a global wildlife summit in Panama, starting Monday, that will also focus on the spread of diseases such as Covid-19. ... more  
Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plansAskola, Finland (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Standing next to a freshly cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in a tree stump up to 300 years old. ... more |
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Brazil will regain its climate 'leadership': ex-ministerSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Brazil will protect the Amazon "with its own efforts" without waiting for international funding, the former environment minister of incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday at UN climate talks. ... more  
US election outcome unlikely to impact fight against climate change: expertsWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Despite Republicans' gains in the US midterm elections this week, they are unlikely to knock President Joe Biden's existing climate policies off course, experts say, highlighting the importance of individual state regulations. ... more  
'Voracious' giant snails spark alarm in VenezuelaMaracaibo, Venezuela (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 A "plague" of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation. ... more 
Tsunami warning lifted after major quake near TongaSydney (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning that was later lifted. ... more |
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Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recoveryFort Myers, United States (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet - and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants. ... more  
EU eyes 'military partnership mission' for NigerBrussels (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 The European Union aims to set up a "military partnership mission" in the coming months to help bolster Niger's forces as they battle jihadists, a senior EU official said Friday. ... more 
Ethiopia rivals agree on humanitarian access for TigrayNairobi (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels agreed Saturday to facilitate immediate humanitarian access to "all in need" in war-ravaged Tigray and neighbouring regions. ... more 
Kenyan peacekeepers arrive in DR Congo's volatile eastGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Kenyan soldiers landed in Goma in eastern DR Congo on Saturday as part of a regional military operation, while Congolese forces clashed with M23 rebels north of the city. ... more 
Burkina opens probe into alleged army abusesOuagadougou (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Burkina Faso's government on Saturday announced an investigation into allegations that the army opened fire on villages in the north earlier in the week, killing several civilians. . ... more |
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 Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
The United States is pressing China and other G20 members to do more on debt relief for the world's poorest countries, a senior US official said Tuesday.
The issue will be highlighted in the final joint statement when the summit in the Indonesian resort island of Bali ends this week, the official said, but there will not be unanimity.
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 Midland TX (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS) has completed deployment of the communications array for its test satellite, BlueWalker 3 ("BW3"), in orbit. BW3 is the largest-ever commercial communications array deployed in low Earth orbit and is designed to communicate directly with cellular devices via 3GPP standard frequencies at 5G speeds.
Now that it has been unfolded, the s ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Wheelchair struggles, scarce drinking water, $15 sandwiches and hotel price-gouging at the COP27 climate summit have sparked anger and forced host country Egypt into damage-control mode, participants at the two-week meet said.
Organising a UN climate conference - which brings together up to 35,000 people from 195 countries each year - is a world-class logistical challenge, and veterans of ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 
Researchers from The Ohio State University are using dust trapped in glacier ice in Tibet to document past changes in Earth's intricate climate system - and maybe one day help predict future changes.
Their findings suggest that the dust composition in samples collected from different areas and depths of the same glacier can vary greatly, a discovery that hints that a complete dust record c ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 
Large comprehensive experiments that integrate satellite, airplane, and ground-based observations were conducted at the Sanjiang Plain in northeast China from May to October to boost the black soil protection and use, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Northeast China, one of the world's three major black soil regions, is reg ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 
Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth's history. Conventionally, the largest flood basalt eruptions are thought to be possible only in regions where the continental tectonic plates are unusually thin, so that deep mantle material is able to rise close to the Earth's surface. In such low-pressure environments, melting of hot mantle can gene ... more |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Burkina Faso's government on Saturday announced an investigation into allegations that the army opened fire on villages in the north earlier in the week, killing several civilians. .
Troops fired shells at four villages near their military camp, according to a statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) addressed to the government in Ouagadougou.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.
"The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
The UN attributes the growth to human development, with people livi ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 
COP27 entered its final week Monday with rich carbon polluters and developing nations at loggerheads over how to speed up and fund reductions in emissions.
The stand-off comes as advanced economies are pressed into acknowledging the need to compensate their developing peers for accelerating climate damage, and as total funding needs appear poised to run into trillions, rather than billions, ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2022 
China launched a Long March 6A carrier rocket to send a multirole satellite into orbit on Saturday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space contractor said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 6:52 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and transported the Yunhai 3 satellite into its preset orbit.
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2022 
The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth's oceans during the Devonian Period over 300 million years ago, according to a study led by scientists at IUPUI, along with colleagues in the United Kingdom.
Evidence for this new view of a remarkably volatile period in Earth's pre-history is reported in the Geological Society of America Bulle ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2022 
Satellite technologies are already reducing carbon emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes (or 1.5 gigatons) every year, according to independent research commissioned by Inmarsat from leading consultants at Globant's Sustainable Business Studio. This is equivalent to almost a third of the entire United States' carbon emissions in 2021, or the lifetime emissions of 50 million cars.
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 Montreal (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 
Canadian federal police on Monday arrested a former electric vehicle battery researcher at public utility Hydro-Quebec on charges of espionage for allegedly sending trade secrets to China.
The man, who was recently fired by the utility, was taken into custody at his home in Candiac, a suburb of Montreal, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police national security squad.
Yuesheng Wang, 35, fac ... more |
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 Panama City (AFP) Nov 12, 2022  The trade in shark fins, turtles, and other threatened species will come under scrutiny at a global wildlife summit in Panama, starting Monday, that will also focus on the spread of diseases such as Covid-19.
Conservation experts and representatives of more than 180 nations will gather to study 52 proposals aimed at modifying protection levels set by the Convention on International Trade in ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
Chinese dissident Bao Tong, a top Communist Party official imprisoned in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who became a vocal critic of Beijing, has died at 90 years old, his son said on Twitter.
Bao had spent much of the past three decades under home surveillance or in prison following the Chinese military's violent crackdown on the student movement, which called for democratic ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today shared that Justdiggit, a Dutch non-profit organization dedicated to supporting land restoration in sub-Saharan Africa, is leveraging Planet's high-resolution SkySat satellite tasking capabilities, their near-daily PlanetScope satellite imagery, and the Planetary Variables data feeds to quantify, evaluat ... more |
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