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  Riyadh (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Mohammed Sayed wipes sweat from his brow as he repairs another broken air conditioning unit at the height of the Saudi summer, his most stressful time of year. The 28-year-old Sudanese national and his fellow technicians clock long hours as temperatures in the capital Riyadh clear 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on a daily basis, highlighting the Gulf kingdom's dependence on machines the government is trying to make less environmentally taxing. "The summer season brings abnormal work pressu ... read more |
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Remote-sensing satellite launched from Gobi DesertBeijing (XNA) Sep 08, 2023 China launched a remote-sensing satellite early on Thursday morning for a host of civilian purposes, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. ... 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  
Satellites detect where locust infestations beginBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Locusts can destroy grain crops and pastures, threatening people's livelihoods. In an international project, researchers from the German Aerospace Center have now developed methods to help detect lo ... more 
Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space CenterNorth Logan UT (SPX) Sep 08, 2023 Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory achieved a significant milestone for NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, as the mission readies for a Nov. 1 launch to the International Sp ... more |
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  Amid devastation and mud, Brazil buries victims of cyclone 
'Finished here': A village vanishes in Morocco's quakeTikht, Morocco (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 It was delicate work for the searchers to remove the woman's body from the rubble of a village that effectively ceased to exist in Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades. ... more |
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Moroccan citizens step in to help quake victimsTafeghaghte, Morocco (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Ordinary citizens are stepping in to do their bit for victims of the deadly earthquake in Morocco, after some complained that the authorities were slow to act. ... more  
Morocco quake not in most active area but expect aftershocks: expertParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2023 The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people, didn't hit in the most active seismological region, said one French expert. But aftershocks can be expected, he warned. ... more 
Toll from Greece floods rises to 15 deadPalamas Karditsa, Greece (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 The toll from flooding that has ravaged villages in central Greece has risen to 15 people dead, rescue workers said Sunday. ... more  
Tourists 'not going to let quake' stop Morocco tripMarrakesh, Morocco (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 Marrakesh's ancient medina was nearly empty on Sunday after a deadly earthquake that hit Morocco, but it did not stop some tourists who told AFP they chose to stay on. ... more |
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  Adapt now as hotter marine heatwaves hit: scientists 
Ethiopia says completes filling of Nile Renaissance mega-damNairobi (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, which has been the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. ... more |
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French Pacific archipelago divided over shark huntNoumea (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 After killing seven people in the past five years, sharks are enemy number one in France's Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia where the authorities have declared open season on the species in the hope of making beaches safe again. ... more 
Small islands take ocean protection case to UN courtHamburg (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Leaders of small island states turned to the UN maritime court on Monday to seek protection of the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change which threaten the very existence of entire countries. ... more  
Climate change 'dystopian future already here': UN rights chiefGeneva (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said Monday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who "plunder our environment". ... 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 |
  Troops dislodge 11,500 illegal miners from Venezuelan reserve 
UN, Iran urge cooperation to battle sandstorm threatTehran (AFP) Sept 9, 2023 Countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia must work together to combat sand and dust storms made increasingly severe by climate change, the United Nations and Iran said Saturday. ... more |
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Air raid kills 46 in one of Sudan war's worst attacks: activistsWad Madani, Sudan (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 Air strikes killed at least 46 people and injured dozens Sunday at a Khartoum market, local activists said, one of the deadliest single attacks in Sudan's nearly five months of war. ... more  
Ecuador to reintroduce species on Galapagos islandGuayaquil, Ecuador (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 Ecuador's government has announced it will spend $3.4 million on reintroducing 12 endemic bird and turtle species that have disappeared from an island in the Galapagos archipelago where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. ... more 
Palestinian water woes highlight dashed hopes of Oslo AccordsHebron, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 Thirty years after the landmark Oslo Accords, Palestinian hopes for statehood seem as remote as ever and popular frustration is rife - nowhere more than over access to water. ... more 
Scientist shocks peers by 'tailoring' climate studyParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2023 In a controversial bid to expose supposed bias in a top journal, a US climate expert shocked fellow scientists by revealing he tailored a wildfire study to emphasise global warming. ... more |
Yemen's explosives contamination among world's worst: ICRCDubai (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Yemen has one of the world's highest rates of contamination with landmines and other deadly explosives, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned, nine years after the start of the brutal civil war. ... more 
Instacart seeks $10 billion valuation amid industry woes: WSJNew York (AFP) Sept 10, 2023 US grocery delivery startup Instacart is seeking a valuation of under $10 billion as it goes public later this month, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, substantially less than its $39 billion valuation in 2021. ... more 
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts againLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupted again on Sunday, spewing fountains of lava more than 80 feet (24 meters) high. ... more  
Millions of Shiite pilgrims flock to Iraq's KarbalaKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims massed at the golden-domed mausoleums of the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday, commemorating Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. ... more |
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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  
Scientists grow human-like kidneys in pigsWashington (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Chinese scientists have succeeded in growing kidneys containing human cells in pig embryos, a world first that could one day help address organ donation shortages. ... more 
Japan's Mount Fuji 'screaming' from too many touristsMount Fuji, Japan (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan's Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was. ... more |
Climate change pushes Bordeaux winemakers to harvest at nightMarcillac, France (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 In France's southern Bordeaux region, the grape harvest is often now done at night to ensure the peak freshness required to obtain the best wine but this is also a response to climate change. ... more 
Tonga volcano unleashed fastest ever undersea flows: studyParis (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 An unprecedentedly violent volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami off the Pacific island nation of Tonga in 2022 unleashed the fastest underwater currents ever recorded, according to a study published on Thursday. ... more 
Cyclone-hit Brazil braces for new stormRoca Sales, Brazil (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 Brazil is bracing for new storms just days after a devastating cyclone killed at least 41 people in the country's south, officials said Thursday. ... more 
UK experiencing longest September heatwaveLondon (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 Britain is experiencing a record-breaking period of hot September weather with Friday the fifth consecutive day of temperatures climbing above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). ... more |
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Greece launches flood rescue effort; Death toll rises to eight in TurkeyFarkadona, Greece (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Greek rescue teams used divers, lifeboats and helicopters to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, as the death toll from the Storm Daniel rose to six. ... more 
Hong Kong and Shenzhen his by heaviest rainfall in 140 yearsHong Kong (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close. ... more 
Ten dead in northern China gas leakBeijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2023 A gas leak in northern China has killed 10 people and left three injured, state media said on Friday. ... more  
Iceland whalers kill first fin whales of seasonReykjavik (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Icelandic whalers have killed their first two fin whales of the season, local media reported on Thursday, a week after the government allowed the controversial practice to resume under stricter conditions. ... more |
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