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  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 Many scholars, analysts, and other observers have suggested that resistance to innovation is an Achilles' heel of authoritarian regimes. Such governments can fail to keep up with technological changes that help their opponents; they may also, by stifling rights, inhibit innovative economic activity and weaken the long-term condition of the country. But a new study co-led by an MIT professor suggests something quite different. In China, the research finds, the government has increasingly deployed A ... read more |
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'Oppenheimer' a warning to world on AI, says director NolanParis (AFP) July 20, 2023 The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence, insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan. ... more 
Teams selected to teach AI Agents to interact with people and learnWashington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2023 As part of DARPA's Environment-driven Conceptual Learning (ECOLE) program, several university teams and industry performers will attempt to create artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of cont ... more 
UN chief warns of AI risks to global peaceUnited Nations, United States (AFP) July 18, 2023 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that artificial intelligence could pose a risk to global peace and security, calling on all member states to urgently set up guardrails to keep the technology in check. ... more  
Greenland melted recently, says study that raises future sea level threatWashington (AFP) July 20, 2023 A mile-thick ice sheet in Greenland vanished around 416,000 years ago during a period of moderate natural warming, driving global sea rise to levels that would spell catastrophe for coastal regions today, a study said Thursday. ... more |
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  A roundup of the extreme heat hitting the globe 
All concrete, no trees: Athens ill-prepared for heatwavesAthens (AFP) July 21, 2023 A densely-populated concrete jungle lacking in green space, Athens has become one of Europe's hottest capitals and despite its vulnerability to extreme temperatures, has failed to make environmental innovations, experts warn. ... more |
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Growing climate risks fuel surge in US home insurance costsWashington (AFP) July 21, 2023 When Jack Hierholzer moved back to Pensacola in the Florida panhandle, it felt like a homecoming. ... more 
Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese into RV livingShenzhen, China (AFP) July 20, 2023 With its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is the envy of her colleagues - even if it is located in their office carpark. ... more  
Fighting in Sudan's capital, south after generals briefly surfaceWad Madani, Sudan (AFP) July 20, 2023 Air strikes, street battles and artillery fire shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the major southern city of El-Obeid on Thursday, witnesses told AFP. ... more  
Rare Somali wild ass born in Chile zooBuin, Chile (AFP) July 18, 2023 A rare Somali wild ass has been born in a zoo in Chile, the fourth specimen of the critically endangered species to be born in the South American country, the zoo owner said. ... more |
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  Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India's China fears 
Dingo cull rejected after attacks at Australian islandSydney (AFP) July 19, 2023 Authorities at an Australian World Heritage-listed island on Wednesday rejected calls for a mass cull of local dingoes, following a spate of attacks that have spooked visiting tourists. ... more |
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Private firms scour booming Nevada desert for water profitsLemmon Valley, United States (AFP) July 19, 2023 Beneath a bone-dry Nevada lakebed, close to the dusty desert where the Burning Man festival is held each year, an ambitious water project is reshaping this pocket of the US West. ... more  
'Forgotten' Buenaventura on edge as Colombian peace efforts drag onBuenaventura, Colombia (AFP) July 18, 2023 Young members of the Shottas gang, responsible for dozens of deaths in Colombia's impoverished port city of Buenaventura, are at work rebuilding a football pitch during a lull in fighting with their archrivals. ... more  
Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved, fight to protect US islandSt. Helena, United States (AFP) July 20, 2023 Ed Atkins holds a basket filled with small, wriggling shrimp, fresh examples of the catch that the African-American fisherman has drawn from the waters off South Carolina's Saint Helena Island for more than 60 years. ... more 
Hong Kong man jailed for replacing national anthem with protest songHong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2023 A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in prison on Thursday for insulting China's national anthem by swapping it in an online sports video with a song from the city's 2019 democracy protests. ... more |
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Lebanese activists fight rampant beachside developmentAmchit, Lebanon (AFP) July 20, 2023 In a pristine patch of Lebanon's north coast, a rare marine visitor has fuelled opposition to a seafront development, in a country where unchecked construction has obstructed access to beaches. ... more |
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Sri Lanka in shock treatment to reduce elephant deathsColombo (AFP) July 19, 2023 Sri Lanka will more than double its anti-elephant electric fencing, a government minister said Wednesday, with more than 200 animals and nearly 100 people killed in human-elephant conflict so far this year. ... more 
Spain's drought-hit tourism sector seeks to save waterLloret De Mar, Spain (AFP) July 21, 2023 There are no longer showers on the beach in Lloret de Mar which, like many popular tourist resorts in drought-hit Spain, is seeking ways to conserve its increasingly sparse water supplies. ... more  
July likely to be warmest month on record: NASA scientistWashington (AFP) July 21, 2023 July 2023 will probably be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years," top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said Thursday. ... more 
Turkey's Antioch rises from the ruins, stone by stoneAntakya, Turkey (AFP) July 21, 2023 The old priest painted a warning on the cracked walls of his shack: "Twelve children were born here! Don't touch this house." ... more |
Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturallyYazd, Iran (AFP) July 21, 2023 Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth. ... more 
At least 16 killed in India landslide, dozens missingMumbai (AFP) July 20, 2023 At least 16 people were killed Thursday after a landslide smashed into their village in India's Maharashtra state, officials said, with locals fearing the toll could rise significantly. ... more  
Mama's boys: Elder orca moms protect sons from fightsWashington (AFP) July 20, 2023 A male orca's best friend is his old mother. ... more 
Nigeria army reinforces security in troubled central stateJos, Nigeria (AFP) July 20, 2023 Nigeria's military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where local officials say at least 300 people have been killed in three months of inter-communal violence. ... more |
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Chinese man convicted in Malawi over racist videosLilongwe, Malawi (AFP) July 20, 2023 A Malawian court on Thursday convicted a Chinese national accused of racism and exploiting children in relation to a series of online videos and ordered him to leave the country. ... more  
Tunisia firefighters battle forest blaze on Algeria borderTabarka, Tunisia (AFP) July 20, 2023 Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the border with Algeria, a civil defence official said on Thursday. ... more 
Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfiresMontreal (AFP) July 20, 2023 A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the country, police said Thursday. ... more 
Extreme heat straining health systems: WHOGeneva (AFP) July 19, 2023 The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least able to cope the hardest, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. ... more |
 
Virginia Tech to study the environmental effects of utility-scale solar installationsBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 As utility-scale solar farms become more widespread as a source of renewable energy, Virginia Tech scientists are researching environmental consequences with respect to stormwater and the sediment a ... more 
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warningsRome (AFP) July 19, 2023 Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. ... more 
Firefighters battle to control Swiss fires; Athen's forces evacuations; Sniffing out forest fires in GermanyGeneva (AFP) July 18, 2023 A hundred firefighters were battling to control a forest blaze in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday, though some villagers were allowed to return having been evacuated the night before. ... more 
'Life or death': Arizona heat wave poses lethal threat to homelessPhoenix (AFP) July 20, 2023 On a sidewalk in Arizona's capital Phoenix, where a record-setting heat wave has prompted warnings for people to limit their time outside, Dana Page struggles to stay hydrated in her tarpaulin shelter. ... more |
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Millions hit by extreme heat on three continentsAthens (AFP) July 19, 2023 A sustained spell of dangerous heat was impacting the lives of millions of people across three continents on Wednesday as fires raged and health worries mounted. ... more 
UN rights council calls for AI transparencyGeneva (AFP) July 14, 2023 The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly. ... more 
Heat-struck Mediterranean is climate change 'hot spot'Paris (AFP) July 20, 2023 Struck by near-record temperatures and wildfires during this week's heatwave, the Mediterranean region is ranked as a climate-change "hot spot" by scientists. ... more  
11 killed by wall collapse in Pakistan monsoon rainsIslamabad (AFP) July 19, 2023 At least 11 labourers were killed and five others injured on Wednesday when a wall collapsed during heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital. ... more |
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