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  Hong Kong (AFP) May 29, 2023 A Hong Kong court on Monday began the trial of 13 people over the storming and ransacking of the city's legislature in 2019, which was an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government. It was the most violent episode in the initial phase of the huge pro-democracy protests that shook Hong Kong that year, with millions marching and staging sit-ins for weeks. Hundreds of protesters broke into the legislature on the night of July 1, 2019 - the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover fro ... read more |
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Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary historyHouston TX (SPX) May 26, 2023 Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted some of the largest volca ... more  
Tonga underwater volcano disrupted satellite signals halfway around the worldNagoya, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2023 An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble ... more  
NASA launches final pair of storm tracker satellite quartetWashington (AFP) May 26, 2023 NASA has launched the final pair of a satellite quartet designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms. ... more  
Bringing safe surgery to patients everywhereBoston MA (SPX) May 24, 2023 In March, two vans filled with doctors and medical supplies crossed the Polish border into Ukraine and made their way to Kyiv as part of a humanitarian mission. Both vans were packed with traditiona ... more |
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Indigenous attack army post in Venezuela with bows and arrowsCaracas (AFP) May 28, 2023 Indigenous locals attacked a military outpost in the Amazon with bows and arrows, Venezuela's military reported Sunday. ... more 
A role for meteoritic iron in the emergence of life on EarthHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich have proposed a new scenario for the emergence of the first building blocks for life on Earth, roughl ... more  
GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birthSwansea UK (SPX) May 26, 2023 A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of ... more 
Planet announces AI Partnerships at GEOINT 2023San Francisco CA (SPX) May 24, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced new strategic partnerships with artificial intelligence (AI) analytics providers at the U.S. Geos ... more |
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'We abuse plastic, it's so cheap': UN Environment chiefParis (AFP) May 26, 2023 Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because "it's so cheap", despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told AFP. ... more  
And now the weather: cloudy with scattered showers of plasticParis (AFP) May 25, 2023 Diplomats from 175 countries gathering in Paris for plastics treaty talks on Monday may want to pack an umbrella, but not just because there's a chance of rain. ... more 
Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long BayHa Long, Vietnam (AFP) May 26, 2023 Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. ... more  
Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implantsSan Francisco (AFP) May 26, 2023 Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. ... more |
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US Supreme Court deals setback to clean water lawWashington (AFP) May 25, 2023 The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law. ... more  
Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit TunisiaCap Negro, Tunisia (AFP) May 28, 2023 Saber Zouani lost his job as a waiter when the Covid pandemic ravaged the Tunisian tourism sector, so he decided to try something new and started a permaculture farm. ... more  
As 'Blue Helmets' turn 75, chief laments UN divisionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 25, 2023 The UN's head of peacekeeping operations told AFP that a divided Security Council was hampering the work of the so-called Blue Helmet forces, which turn 75 on Monday. ... more 
US predicts at least 12 named storms this hurricane seasonWashington (AFP) May 25, 2023 The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted a "near normal" hurricane season with 12 to 17 named storms packing winds of at least 39 mph (63 kph). ... more |
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Two Virunga park guards killed in DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) May 28, 2023 Two Virunga national park guards were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, authorities said, the latest bloodshed to rock the world heritage site. ... more 
Spanish right surges in local polls, dealing blow to PMMadrid (AFP) May 29, 2023 With six months left until Spain's general elections, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists suffered a major setback in Sunday's local and regional elections, initial results and media projections showed. ... more 
In Sudan's capital, risking death in search of waterKhartoum (AFP) May 26, 2023 Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running water, with some forced to risk their lives and seek it out during brief lulls in violence. ... more 
Ivory Coast imposes fishing bans in bid to conserve stocksAbidjan (AFP) May 25, 2023 West African fish exporter Ivory Coast on Thursday announced temporary bans on trawling for tuna and other species in a bid to protect dwindling stocks. ... more |
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