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  Bamako (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 The ruling junta in Mali expects to take control of a key UN military camp in the rebel stronghold of Kidal in November, according to a senior official. The northern base is one of the major prizes amid a resumption of hostilities with Tuareg rebels in the region since August when UN peacekeepers started to pull out. Northern Mali has seen a series of attacks on the army recently weeks which coincide with the ongoing withdrawal of the UN stabilisation force MINUSMA. It is handing over its ca ... read more |
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Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to beParis (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with her firm's viral chatbot ChatGPT. ... more  
Hypergravity odyssey of Earth's tiniest plantParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floa ... more  
Younger trees champion carbon captureParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change - but not all forests are equal. N ... more  
NASA selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition contractorsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency's Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation ... more |
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  14,000 displaced in Myanmar after record rain sparks floods  
Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagersSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people in rural western Afghanistan, but hope of finding survivors was fading fast. ... more |
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Landslide triggered by heavy rain kills 27 in CameroonYaounde (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon's capital Yaounde. ... more 
Mass funeral held for Afghan quake victims, families still missingSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes two days after high-magnitude tremors killed more than 2,000 people. ... more  
Study discounts belief 1918 flu pandemic targeted healthy young adultsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 9, 2023 New evidence from the remains of 1918 influenza victims contradicts a long-held belief that healthy young adults were disproportionately affected during that pandemic more than a century ago. ... more  
Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAOParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. ... more |
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Traditional methods urged for Morocco quake rebuildRabat (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 How do you rebuild and earthquake-proof a centuries-old Moroccan mountain village, at speed, without sacrificing its traditional architecture? ... more |
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India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitionsKolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 At least 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India's northeast as of Saturday, with the army warning munitions washed away by the deluge posed a public safety risk. ... more 
Floods, landslides kill three in northern VietnamHanoi (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Three people died and one person was missing following flash floods and landslides in northern Vietnam over the weekend, disaster officials said on Monday. ... more  
Wildfire evacuees on Spain's Tenerife allowed to return homeTenerife, Spain (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Thousands of residents evacuated for two days from the Spanish island of Tenerife because of a wildfire were allowed home on Friday after firefighters gained control over the blaze, officials said. ... more 
Indonesia fire haze pushes Singapore air quality into unhealthy rangeSingapore (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 Air quality in parts of Singapore hit unhealthy levels on Saturday as winds brought haze from Indonesian forest fires to the city-state, its environment agency said. ... more |
  Chinese activist says in Canada after Taiwan transit plea  
Five Nobel Peace laureates who won from jailParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past two decades in jail, is the fifth laureate to win the Nobel Peace Prize whilst behind bars. ... more |
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Colombia, guerillas postpone ceasefire and peace talksTibu, Colombia (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 The Colombian government and a dissident faction of the FARC guerrilla group said Sunday they were postponing a scheduled ceasefire and peace talks for over a week amid escalating tensions. ... more 
Elephant slaughtered and eaten in DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 An elephant that escaped Virunga National Park in volatile eastern DR Congo was slaughtered and eaten on Monday, the conservation authority and a local resident said. ... more 
Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece firesKalyvia Thorikou , Greece (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires. ... more  
Wastewater beer aims to help quench US droughtSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 With its golden hue and light fruity flavor, the beer being sipped by Aaron Tartakovsky looks and tastes just like many others. ... more |
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sitesTripoli (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Experts from the United Nations cultural agency on Monday arrived in Libya to inspect ancient sites hit by last month's flooding that devastated parts of the country's east. ... more 
Niger's military rulers say French army's exit operation starts TuesdayNiamey, Niger (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Niger's military rulers have said a first convoy of French troops will on Tuesday begin preparations to leave the Sahel country, after the leaders of a coup ordered them out. ... more 
Death toll from 'unprecedented' Afghan quakes doubles to 2,000Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply on Sunday to more than 2,000, the Taliban government said, as bodies continued to be pulled from demolished villages and buried in mass graves. ... more 
Scotland soaked in 'month's rain in 24 hours'London (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 Parts of Scotland on Saturday saw a month's rain fall in 24 hours, as motorists had to be airlifted to safety, police and rail officials said. ... more |
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Indian flood toll up to 77 as waters recedeGuwahati, India (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the floods that hit India's northeast, authorities said Sunday, with destroyed roads and bridges leaving thousands more still cut off despite waters receding. ... more  
Two dead, two missing after avalanche hits Tibet's Mt ShishapangmaBeijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 An American mountaineer and her Nepali guide were killed in an avalanche on Mount Shishapangma in Tibet, southwest China, tour companies told AFP on Sunday, with two still missing and one seriously injured. ... more  
AI drones to help farmers optimize vegetable yieldsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 For reasons of food security and economic incentive, farmers continuously seek to maximize their marketable crop yields. As plants grow inconsistently, at the time of harvesting, there will inevitab ... more 
Boreal and temperate forests now main global carbon sinksParis, France (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Using a new analysis method for satellite images, an international research team, coordinated by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and INRAE, mapped for the first ti ... more |
Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gainWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attempt to offset excess carbon emissions. However, authors of a peer-reviewed opinion paper publishing ... more 
EU agrees to eliminate climate warming 'F-gases' by 2050Brussels (AFP) Oct 5, 2023 EU members states and lawmakers struck a deal Thursday to eliminate by 2050 the use of powerful greenhouse gases commonly used in appliances such as fridges, air conditioners and heat pumps. ... more  
Largest climate fund seeks new funding for vulnerableParis (AFP) Oct 5, 2023 The world's largest multilateral climate fund will aim to boost cash flow in a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations. ... more 
Last September was hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin: EU monitorParis (AFP) Oct 5, 2023 Last month was the hottest September on record by an "extraordinary" margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said on Thursday. ... more |
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Dust and despair in Afghan village wiped out by quakesKashkak , Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 The hardscrabble village of Kashkak, a collection of mud-brick homes perched on a dusty plateau in western Afghanistan, is now a pile of rubble. ... more 
Typhoon Koinu skirts Hong Kong, heads for southern China's Hainan islandHong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 Typhoon Koinu tracked towards China's resort island of Hainan on Sunday night after skirting Hong Kong, bringing heavy rains and powerful gusts while prompting the closure of transport services and schools in the financial hub. ... more 
Iran women's activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace NobelOslo (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran, many of whom are removing their hijabs despite a harsh crackdown. ... more
Nobel Peace Prize buzz for women's rights, climate fightOslo (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 The Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded on Friday could go to women's rights campaigners, climate activists or international courts investigating war crimes, with experts saying the field is wide open. ... more |
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