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  Xichang, China (XNA) Sep 04, 2023 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Thursday to place a group of three remote sensing satellites in space. The three satellites of the Yaogan 39 family were launched at 3:36 pm (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the planned orbit. This mission is the 485th flight of the Long March carrier rockets. span class="BDL">Source: Xinhua News Agency /span> ... read more |
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Adapt now as hotter marine heatwaves hit: scientistsParis (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Conservationists and the fishing and tourism industries must take pre-emptive measures to protect wildlife and livelihoods as the El Nino phenomenon amplifies marine heatwaves already made more intense and frequent by climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more  
Pace of increase in CO2 concentration has increased three-fold: reportParis (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 The pace at which the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing - due mostly to the burning of fossil fuels - has jumped three-fold in five decades, an international report said Wednesday. ... more  
India's Modi calls for climate finance ahead of G20 meetNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that leaders of the G20 summit he is chairing this weekend must support developing nations to tackle climate change with more cash and by sharing technology. ... more  
Researchers discover quantum switch for regulating photosynthesisBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Photosynthesis is a crucial process that allows plants to convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds using solar energy. Light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) is a complex of pigment molecules boun ... more |
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  Satellites detect where locust infestations begin  
At least 36 dead in Brazil cyclone, many still strandedMucum, Brazil (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 The death toll from a cyclone that unleashed torrential rain and flooding on southern Brazil rose to at least 36 Wednesday, authorities said, as the region braced for more violent weather. ... more |
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Storms kill 14 in Mediterranean, east EuropeVolos, Greece (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Storms have killed at least 14 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, officials said Wednesday. ... more 
Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villagesVolos, Greece (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Greek emergency services on Thursday were trying to rescue potentially dozens of people from villages in a central region that has seen more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year. ... more  
Mali junta carries out air strikes on 'terrorists'Dakar (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Mali's military junta said it carried out air strikes on Wednesday against "terrorist groups" that were planning attacks in the north of the country. ... more  
Australia PM Albanese confirms visit to China 'later this year'Jakarta (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Thursday he would visit China later this year as Canberra seeks to stabilise its relationship with Beijing. ... more |
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  Hong Kong's top court rules to recognise same-sex partnerships 
US envoy Kerry hopes China and US can 'come together' on climateNairobi (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 US climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday that he hoped Washington and Beijing "could come together" in the fight against global warming, at a landmark summit in Kenya aimed at promoting Africa's potential as a green powerhouse. ... more |
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World inches step closer towards plastic pollution deal: UNParis (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 The world inched a step closer towards tackling plastic pollution, with the United Nations publishing the first draft of a binding treaty to tackle the scourge. ... more 
Six bn tonnes of sand extracted from world's oceans each year: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world's seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities. ... more  
Deforestation in Brazil Amazon falls, more Indigenous reserves approvedBrasilia (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent in August versus the same month last year, the government said Tuesday, while also announcing the demarcation of two new Indigenous reserves. ... more 
'We're going to sink': hundreds abandon Caribbean island homeCarti Sugtupu, Panama (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 On a tiny Caribbean island, hundreds of people are preparing to pack up and move to escape the rising waters threatening to engulf their already precarious homes. ... more |
  Minorities more likely than White people to live behind subpar levies 
2023 likely to be hottest year on recordParis (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 2023 is likely to be the hottest year in human history, and global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer were the warmest on record, the EU climate monitor said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Rains kill 11 in Mediterranean, east Europe V�los, Greece (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Storms that unleashed torrential flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria have killed at least 11 people, authorities said Wednesday, as extreme heat gave way to heavy rain. ... more 
Africa climate summit adopts 'Nairobi declaration'Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 A landmark African climate summit ended on Wednesday after leaders adopted a declaration highlighting the continent's potential as a green powerhouse, Kenyan President William Ruto said. ... more  
Awkwardness abounds for Lula, army on Brazil's national dayRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Hammering home his message that Brazil is "back to normal," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will set aside bad blood and mutual suspicion with the military to mark the country's independence day Thursday. ... more  
Invasive species problem will be 'worse before it gets better'Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading disease and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage every year, according to a landmark report Monday from the UN-backed science advisory panel for the UN Convention on Biodiversity. ... more |
World losing high-stakes fight against alien speciesParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday. ... more 
Oh, deer: In US capital, 'Bambi' is increasingly unwelcomeWashington (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city - to others a pest that eats through their gardens, endangers traffic and helps spread tick-borne diseases. ... more 
Cute but calamitous: Australia labours under rabbit numbersParis (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts to limit the problem have tended only to make things worse. ... more 
Minnows blamed for algae-filled French, Spanish lakesSeix, France (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 Perched 1,800 metres (about 6,000 feet) near France's border with Spain lies the emerald Areau lake - whose colour experts blame on minnows used by anglers as live bait. ... more |
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Malaysia's Forest City teeters over China property giant woesForest City, Malaysia (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 On the approach to Malaysia's $100-billion island megaproject backed by Chinese investment, a collapsed bridge forces drivers to detour before they reach an artificial city emerging from palm oil trees where condos, roads and shops lay empty. ... more 
DuPont and Chemours sued in Dutch 'forever chemicals' caseThe Hague (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Dutch lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Monday against US chemical giant DuPont and its spinoff Chemours for causing decades of pollution of so-called "forever chemicals" at a plant south of Rotterdam. ... more 
IMF warns climate shocks may increase conflict deathsNairobi (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Climate change threatens to exacerbate conflict in fragile nations across the globe and lead to increased deaths, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report published Wednesday. ... more 
Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to findParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report. ... more |
DR Congo arrests officers after deadly crackdown on anti-UN rallyGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 DR Congo announced the arrest of military officers on Monday, after nearly 50 people were killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in the east of the country. ... more 
Niger's post-coup PM hopes for 'agreement' with W.Africa blocNiamey, Niger (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Niger's military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal "in the coming days" with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. ... more  
Massive Greece wildfire coming under control: govtAthens (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday. ... more 
Myanmar junta condemns 'one-sided' ASEAN statement on violenceYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Myanmar's junta on Wednesday criticised an ASEAN statement condemning military violence and the targeting of civilians as "one-sided", a day after it said it would not take up its upcoming chairmanship of the bloc. ... more |
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New research explains "Atlantification" of the Arctic OceanFairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 05, 2023 New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur ... more 
Measuring the retreat of Italy's largest glacierAdamello Glacier, Italy (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 The Adamello glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, is slowly being destroyed by global warming, with experts giving it less than a century to survive. ... more 
Belgium struggles with spread of 'invasive' raccoonsNamur, Belgium (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Belgian forest ranger Thierry Petit can barely keep pace with call outs to deal with raccoons, a North American species branded an invasive threat to Europe's indigenous wildlife. ... more 
EU chief warns wolf packs 'real danger' in EuropeBrussels (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Brussels launched a review Monday of laws protecting wolves from hunters and farmers, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen argued that packs threaten livestock and perhaps even people. ... more |
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