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  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 5, 2023 UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. "The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 pm (0230 GMT Sunday), to loud and lengthy applause from delegates. The exact wording of the text was not immediately released but activists hailed it as a breakthrough mom ... read more |
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Humanity's quest to discover the origins of life in the universeZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 "We are living in an extraordinary moment in history," says Didier Queloz, who directs ETH Zurich's Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life and the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe at Cam ... more  
Drugs from the deep: scientists explore ocean frontiersParis (AFP) March 3, 2023 Some send divers in speed boats, others dispatch submersible robots to search the seafloor, and one team deploys a "mud missile" - all tools used by scientists to scour the world's oceans for the next potent cancer treatment or antibiotic. ... more  
Ozone-measuring Instrument on NOAA-21 Satellite Captures its First ImagesWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 On February 9, 2023, an ozone-measuring instrument on the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite opened its doors and, over the course of a week, gathered data for its first global image. The Ozone Map ... more  
'It feels like yesterday': Turkey quake overturns livesKahramanmaras, Turkey (AFP) March 5, 2023 Before the Turkish earthquake, Abdullah Senel had nerves of steel. But these days, just being inside a house makes him nervous - and it only takes the sound of a plane flying overhead to put him on edge. ... more |
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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 are Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash flood |
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BlackSky, Inmarsat and Addvalue accelerate Earth Observation with IDRSLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 Inmarsat, a world leader in global mobile satellite communications and Addvalue, a groundbreaking satellite solution provider and Inmarsat technology partner, are delighted to announce that real-tim ... more 
Yahsat and MBRSC partner on remote sensing and earth observationAbu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre ("MBRSC") to collaborate on the commercialization of remote sens ... more  
Tropical deforestation significantly reduces rainfall: studyParis (AFP) March 2, 2023 From the Amazon to the evergreen forests of Africa and Southeast Asia, large-scale deforestation threatens reductions in rainfall across the tropics, according to new research. ... more 
Ocean conference participants pledge $19 billionPanama City (AFP) March 3, 2023 Delegates to a global conference on saving the world's oceans pledged $19 billion, the host country Panama said Friday. ... more |
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Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreadsManila (AFP) March 3, 2023 Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threatening the region's rich marine life and economy. ... more 
Earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1bn in Syria: World BankWashington (AFP) March 3, 2023 A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, said the World Bank on Friday. ... more 
FocusPoint International secures capital commitment to expand emergency SOS solutionFort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 FocusPoint International (FocusPoint), the critical event management company that specializes in Emergency Response as a Service (ERaaS), announced that it has secured $20M in committed financing fr ... more 
At least four dead, tens of thousands evacuated in Malaysia floodsYong Peng, Malaysia (AFP) March 4, 2023 At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by "unusual" torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said Saturday. ... more |
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Ten deadliest quakes of the past 100 yearsParis (AFP) March 5, 2023 With a death toll standing at more than 50,000, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 and its numerous aftershocks are among the 10 deadliest of the past century. ... more  
Three dead, four injured in Canada avalancheOttawa (AFP) March 2, 2023 Three heli-skiers - all foreign nationals - have died in an avalanche in western Canada's Kootenay Rockies, bringing the total snow slide fatalities this season to a dozen, police said Thursday. ... more  
Bialiatski: rights champion in authoritarian BelarusMoscow (AFP) March 3, 2023 Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, who was handed a 10-year prison term Friday, has battled against repression for a quarter of a century in authoritarian Belarus. ... more  
Birth rates, Taiwan and sex education: China's parliament proposalsBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2023 As China gears up for a meeting of its rubber stamp National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, lawmakers have made a slew of announcements about issues they will raise. ... more  
Britain's fresh produce shortages serve up blame gameLondon (AFP) March 3, 2023 Shortages of fruit and vegetables - from broccoli, cucumbers and lettuce, to tomatoes, peppers and raspberries - have served up a blame game in Britain. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 4, 2023 
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of loss and displacement all over again.
The United Nations made the call as 89 Syrian refugees arrived in Madrid from Turkey.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 killed over 45,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighbouring Syria a ... more |
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The Near Space Network provides missions within 2 million kilometers (1.2 million miles) of Earth with robust communications and navigation services. Using a blend of government and commercial assets, the network supports science, human spaceflight, and technology demonstration missions exploring our planet, the Moon, and beyond.
In February 2023, NASA issued the Near Space Network Service ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 5, 2023 
UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
"The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 pm (0230 GMT Sunday), to loud and lengthy applause from delegates ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 28, 2023 
Like many places, the Antarctic Peninsula is falling victim to rising temperatures. However, when scientists used radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission acquired between 2014 and 2021, they were taken aback to discover just how the fast 105 glaciers on the west coast are flowing in the summer months.
The Antarctic Peninsula is the most northern and warmest region of Antarctica ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) March 2, 2023 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday, amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening.
The isolated, nuclear-armed nation - which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes - has long struggled to feed itself.
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 Paris (AFP) March 5, 2023 
With a death toll standing at more than 50,000, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 and its numerous aftershocks are among the 10 deadliest of the past century.
- 1976: 242,000 dead, China -
A quake measuring 7.8, according to the Chinese authorities, (7.5 according to the US Geological Survey), strikes near the industrial city of Tangshan in northeastern H ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) March 1, 2023  France's President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test a new "responsible relationship" with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies.
He landed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) March 1, 2023 
Tombstones stretch as far as the eye can see across Iraq's Wadi-al-Salam cemetery, often described as the world's biggest, which bears silent witness to life and death over 14 centuries.
Flowers, photographs and religious banners honour many of the millions buried in the ochre desert sands of the "Valley of Peace" - victims of war and disease, accidents and old age.
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 National Harbor, United States (AFP) March 4, 2023 
US conservatives holding a big convention are divided on climate issues as basic as whether carbon dioxide is good for the planet and if global warming should be a priority for humanity in this day and age.
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held through Saturday in suburban Washington, exhibit stands offer blue pamphlets calling on people to refute the idea that ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 
As part of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high performance Angolan Earth observation satellite, to be manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space in France, which strengthens the collaboration between the two countries.
Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Space Systems at Airbus said: "Space supports life on Earth. ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 27, 2023  Researchers have used nearly half a million fossils to solve a 200-year-old scientific mystery: why the number of different species is greatest near the equator and decreases steadily towards polar regions. The results - published in the journal Nature - give valuable insight into how biodiversity is generated over long timescales, and how climate change can affect global species richness.
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 Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2023  The European Commission on Sunday hailed a first international treaty to protect the high seas agreed by UN member states as a "historic moment".
The full wording of the text was not immediately released but activists hailed it as a breakthrough moment for the protection of biodiversity after more than 15 years of discussions.
"A historic moment for our Ocean... We take a crucial step fo ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 
China has launched an investigation into suspected illegal mining practices in the "lithium capital of Asia" Yichun, authorities said, an area reportedly responsible for around one tenth of the element's global supply.
A key component of batteries used in electric cars, the price of lithium reached new heights last year as demand for cleaner sources of energy surges.
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 Phang Nga, Thailand (AFP) March 4, 2023 
It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand.
The Bangkok secondary school pupil is producing a short documentary about the snappers, under a programme run by the Environmental and Social Foundation, an NGO working to educa ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2023 
China's rubber-stamp parliament kicks off nine days of meetings Sunday, with lawmakers set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president as well as unveil fresh growth targets and an increase in defence spending.
There will be few surprises at the carefully choreographed National People's Congress, analysts say, with thousands of politicians flown in from across China to vote on laws and pers ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 1, 2023 
A first count of trees in Africa's drylands has enabled scientists to calculate how much carbon they store and could help devise better conservation strategies for the region and beyond, a study said Wednesday.
The number of trees in the vast region - the count came to nearly 10 billion - has not been known up to now, and the new data could prove crucial for slowing or preventing desertifi ... more |
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