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  Montreal (AFP) June 10, 2023 New and intensifying fires are forcing the evacuation of thousands across Canada as the country battled out-of-control blazes that a provincial minister warned on Saturday could last "all summer." Nearly 17,800 square miles have burned since the beginning of the year, well above previous averages as the country warms quicker than the rest of the world amid climate change. The country's west has been particularly hit. After several days of respite, fires intensified in Alberta, where Friday night ... read more |
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Seeing through eyes made of stoneBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Ling Li, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded $1.05 million over three years to lead a team studying the visual abilities of a unique underwater creature ... more  
Remains of an extinct world of organisms discoveredPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 08, 2023 Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex eukaryotic lif ... more  
Seaweed farming may help tackle global food insecurityMedford MA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 To help solve hunger and malnutrition while also slowing climate change, some farmers could shift from land to sea, suggests a recent study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy a ... more  
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocksManila (AFP) June 11, 2023 Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater. ... more |
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  With bows and spears, Indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon 
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash columnJakarta (AFP) June 9, 2023 Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said. ... more  
South Africa, India and Australia shared similar volcanic activity billions of years agoJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Cratons are pieces of ancient continents that formed several billions of years ago. Their study provides a window as to how processes within and on the surface of Earth operated in the past. Cratons ... more |
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Thales Alenia Space joins tema to develop Destination Earth core service platformCannes, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), will partner with Serco, the leader of the consortium awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA) to implement the Dest ... more 
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano near 'breaking point'Rome (AFP) June 9, 2023 Half a million people live on a sprawling volcano in Italy - and the risk of an eruption has never been greater, according to a study published Friday. ... more  
How activity in outer space will affect regional inequalities in the futureOxford UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2023 Science fiction has always been a tool for processing life on Earth. Norwegian sci-fi expert Karl Kristian Swane Bambini has said that the space-bound genre is well placed to "interrogate and reimag ... more  
NASA research gathers key radar data for autonomous air cargo deliveryEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2023 When autonomous air taxis and cargo delivery vehicles fly above neighborhoods, safe operations will depend on their ability to detect and avoid other aircraft and obstacles. As part of the age ... more |
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  'AI doctor' better at predicting patient outcomes, including death 
Unlocking early Earth chemistryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Billions of years ago, Earth was an extremely hostile planet with active volcanoes, a harsh atmosphere, and certainly no life! This prebiotic Earth, however, was filled with a wide array of abiotic ... more  
Water gradually receding in flooded Ukraine regions: officialsKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 9, 2023 Water levels in parts of southern Ukraine that were flooded after the destruction of a Russian-held dam were beginning to fall, officials said Friday. ... more |
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Rwanda's Kagame orders major military purgeKigali (AFP) June 7, 2023 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security. ... more 
Fourteen die in Kazakhstan forest fires: officialAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 10, 2023 Fourteen people have died in major forest fires in northeastern Kazakhstan, the emergency situations ministry said on Saturday, the Central Asian country's highest such toll in years. ... more  
China jails human rights lawyer for state subversionBeijing (AFP) June 8, 2023 China jailed a human rights lawyer for three and a half years for state subversion, his family said Thursday, in the latest blow to the country's embattled civil society under President Xi Jinping. ... more 
White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national parkKinshasa (AFP) June 10, 2023 Sixteen southern white rhinoceroses have been released into DR Congo's Garamba national park, officials said on Saturday, reintroducing an endangered species that was decimated by poaching. ... more |
 In Cyprus no-man's land, owls come to the rescue of farmers 
Pirarucu: Amazon's giant air-breathing fish in poachers' sightsJavari, Brazil (AFP) June 10, 2023 A fish larger than a man, tasty as well as beautiful, the freshwater pirarucu is a favorite with poachers in a lawless part of the Amazon jungle where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet. ... more 
Thirsty Uruguayans launch quest to find underground waterMontevideo (AFP) June 10, 2023 Drought-parched Uruguay is thirsty, and in one of the main leafy parks of its capital a new sight is appearing: heavy equipment drilling in an emergency quest for more water. ... more |
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Toxic smoke dissipates over northeastern USWashington (AFP) June 9, 2023 Residents of the northeastern United States were breathing more easily Friday as smoke from Canadian fires gradually cleared after blanketing several cities in a noxious haze this week. ... more  
UN says Myanmar junta halts humanitarian access to cyclone survivorsBangkok (AFP) June 9, 2023 Myanmar's junta has suspended travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people in the cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Friday. ... more 
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found aliveBogot� (AFP) June 10, 2023 Missing for more than a month in the dense Amazon rainforest, four Indigenous children have been found alive in southern Colombia, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday, praising a "joy for the whole country." ... more  
Liquid shock absorbers in football helmets could reduce impact on brainsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 9, 2023 Liquid shock absorbers in a helmet could be one key to reducing the impact of concussions suffered while playing football, according to a paper published Friday by Stanford University researchers. ... more |
Ukraine's Zelensky visits flooded region; 8 deaths reportedWashington DC (UPI) Jun 8, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited the southern Kherson region devastated by the Kakhovka dam collapse as the first deaths were reported amid warnings of landmines swept out of position by floodwaters. ... more
Smoke from Canadian wildfires cloaks eastern US with hazeWashington (AFP) June 9, 2023 Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded US cities in a noxious haze again Thursday, delaying flights and disrupting outdoor events in what President Joe Biden called a "stark reminder" of climate change. ... more 
Rwanda's Kagame orders major military purgeKigali (AFP) June 7, 2023 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security. ... more 
Denmark goes two weeks without rain for first time since 2006Copenhagen (AFP) June 7, 2023 A normally rainy country, Denmark has not seen a drop of rain in over two weeks for the first time in 17 years, the country's meteorological agency DMI said Wednesday. ... more |
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Indonesia, Malaysia to fight against EU palm oil 'discrimination'Putrajaya, Malaysia (AFP) June 8, 2023 Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for stronger collaboration with Malaysia to protect palm oil products threatened by a European Union trade law he termed "discrimination". ... more  
Hong Kong seeks court ban on democracy protest songHong Kong (AFP) June 6, 2023 Hong Kong's government said Tuesday it had asked the city's high court to ban the song "Glory to Hong Kong", an anthem born out of huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. ... more
Canada fires trigger air quality alerts for 100 mn in US: govtWashington (AFP) June 7, 2023 More than 100 million people in America are living under air quality alerts caused by Canadian wildfires, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Spain's 3,000-year-old tuna fishing traditionZahara De Los Atunes, Spain (AFP) June 8, 2023 As the sun rises in the Gulf of Cadiz on Spain's southern tip, a team of fishermen lifts the tip of a vast system of nets with bluefin tuna trapped inside. ... more |
Oceans warmer last month than any May on recordParis (AFP) June 7, 2023 Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union's climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday. ... more  
Four Hong Kong men arrested over organ donation cancellationsHong Kong (AFP) June 5, 2023 Hong Kong police on Monday arrested four men for fraudulently cancelling organ donation registrations, weeks after officials lashed out at a spike in withdrawals following a proposal to share organs with mainland China. ... more 
Fiji cools on China police cooperationWellington (AFP) June 7, 2023 Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Wednesday that a police exchange agreement with China was under review, as his government considers whether to cancel the deal outright. ... more  
Lula leads tributes on anniversary of Amazon double murderBrasilia (AFP) June 6, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the world Monday to ensure British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira did not die in vain, at commemorations marking one year since their murder in the Amazon rainforest. ... more |
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AI chatbots offer comfort to the bereavedNew York (AFP) June 8, 2023 Staying in touch with a loved one after their death is the promise of several start-ups using the powers artificial intelligence, though not without raising ethical questions. ... more 
Sovereignty fears delay Pacific-Australia security pactsSydney (AFP) June 7, 2023 Australia's bid to lock in security pacts with two Pacific neighbours and curb China's growing regional clout has hit a stumbling block, with island leaders voicing sovereignty concerns. ... more 
Harris announces $100M initiative to fight climate change, arms smuggling in CaribbeanWashington DC (UPI) Jun 8, 2023 Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis in Nassau Thursday to reaffirm a strategic climate partnership with the former British colony while announcing new federal efforts to curtail arms trafficking throughout the Caribbean. ... more  
Most nations get low marks on 'net-zero' climate plansParis (AFP) June 8, 2023 Nearly all of 35 countries accounting for more than four-fifths of global greenhouse gas emissions got low marks for their net zero plans in a peer-reviewed assessment published Thursday. ... more |
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