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  United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2023 India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. "By the end of this month, India's population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China," the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said. Last week the UN's annual State of World Population report had said the milestone would come by midyear 2023. India is topping China due ... read more |
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'Difficult days': Evacuees recount risky escape from SudanJeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP) April 25, 2023 Clutching overstuffed suitcases, bleary-eyed civilians described a harrowing escape from violence-wracked Sudan across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, sobbing at memories of air strikes and urban combat. ... more  
Five ways open science is transforming NASA research and protecting our planetGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 In celebration of Earth Day, it's important to recognize the role of open science in protecting our planet and advancing NASA's research efforts. Through initiatives like NASA's Transform to Open Sc ... more  
MIT-developed printer brings on-demand vaccine production a step closerWashington DC (UPI) Apr 24, 2023 Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled a mobile vaccine printer Monday that could be used for rapid-response vaccination programs in remote areas lacking medical staff, equipment and critical infrastructure, such as refrigeration. ... more  
Drought-hit Spain braces for early heat waveMadrid (AFP) April 24, 2023 Drought-hit Spain was bracing Monday for an unusually early heat wave, prompting fears for wildfires in a nation already so dry that some farmers have opted not to plant crops. ... more |
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Beaver ponds with deeper sediments store more nitrogen, simple mapping revealsDurham NH (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 Beaver ponds contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient that can become a pollutant when too much is present. Land managers need to know if beaver ponds are storing or releasing nitrogen, but chemical ... more  
Long distance voyaging among the Pacific IslandsLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 Polynesian peoples are renowned for their advanced sailing technology and for reaching the most remote islands on the planet centuries before the Europeans reached the Americas. Through swift eastwa ... more  
Developing agile, reliable sensing systems with microbesWashington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2023 Current environmental monitoring approaches can rely on both distributed sensor networks - on the ground or in the water - and remote sensing platforms, like satellites, to collect information impor ... more 
Climate activists glue themselves to roads, stop Berlin trafficBerlin (AFP) April 24, 2023 Environmental activists glued themselves to the asphalt in dozens of street blockades across Berlin on Monday to demand the government do more to tackle climate change, an action condemned by Germany's finance minister as "physical violence". ... more |
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Brazil Indigenous leader awarded for fight against miningBrasilia (AFP) April 24, 2023 Alessandra Korap Munduruku first turned to activism as she watched advancing agriculture devastate her Indigenous territory in Brazil, but it was her battle to drive out mining giant Anglo American that landed her in the spotlight. ... more  
Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politicsParis (AFP) April 24, 2023 The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out - but experts are warning against rapid uptake of a tool also famous for fabricating "facts". ... more  
Powerful Indonesia quake sends islanders fleeingPadang, Indonesia (AFP) April 25, 2023 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia's Sumatra on Tuesday, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted. ... more 
Guinea-Bissau joins UN environment and human rights accordDakar (AFP) April 25, 2023 Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside of Europe to join an international agreement on government accountability, human rights and the environment, the United Nations announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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Ethiopia announces talks with Oromo rebel groupAddis Ababa (AFP) April 24, 2023 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his government had opened dialogue with a rebel group active in the Oromia region, the country's largest and most populous region, surrounding the capital Addis Ababa. ... more  
Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon meets Myanmar junta chiefYangon (AFP) April 24, 2023 Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon met for talks with top officials from Myanmar's junta on Monday as the bloody conflict engulfing the country spirals. ... more 
Climate change, farmers draining ancient Balkan lakeResen, Republic Of North Macedonia (AFP) April 22, 2023 For millennia, Lake Prespa was pristine. But under pressure from climate change, unchecked pumping and pollution, the prehistoric body of water in southeast Europe is shrinking at an alarming rate. ... more 
Climate activists heap up 650,000 cigarette butts in PortugalLisbon (AFP) April 23, 2023 Climate activists gathered 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal's capital Lisbon on Sunday to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution. ... more |
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing landslide toll rises to eightLandi Kotal, Pakistan (AFP) April 22, 2023 The death toll from a massive landslide earlier this week that buried a fleet of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan into Afghanistan has risen to eight, officials said Saturday. ... more  
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secretsValdivia, Chile (AFP) April 22, 2023 In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world. ... more
Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in ThailandBangkok, Thailand (AFP) April 21, 2023 An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a "drastic increase" in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution. ... more 
UK climate protester jailed for three years; As 1000s rally over biodiversity London (AFP) April 21, 2023 Two climate protesters were jailed on Friday for scaling a major road bridge over the River Thames east of London and causing huge traffic delays. ... more |
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