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  Paris (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat are likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history. With temperatures soaring beyond previous averages by exceptional margins, scientists say the pressure on world leaders to curb planet-heating greenhouse gas pollution has never been more urgent as they prepare to meet in Dubai for the UN COP28 climate conference this month. Drought parched parts of the United States a ... read more |
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NASA Analysis Finds Strong El Nino Could Bring Extra Floods This WinterPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 09, 2023 An analysis by NASA's sea level change science team finds that if a strong El Nino develops this winter, cities along the western coasts of the Americas could see an increase in the frequency of hig ... more  
'Act urgently': French lawmakers call for new Africa approachParis (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 France must "act urgently" and conduct reforms to restore its ties with Africa as Russia and China's influence is rising on the continent, according to a parliamentary report published on Wednesday. ... more 
Somalia floods kill 29, displace 300,000 peopleMogadishu (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Flash flooding in southwestern Somalia has claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes, an official said, as El Nino downpours lash East Africa. ... more  
'Like breathing poison': Delhi children hardest hit by smogNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Crying in a hospital bed with a nebuliser mask on his tiny face, one-month-old Ayansh Tiwari has a thick, hacking cough. His doctors blame the acrid air that blights New Delhi every year. ... more |
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  G7 foreign ministers call for 'urgent' humanitarian pause in Gaza  
Australia fends climate criticism at Pacific Islands summitAvarua, Cook Islands (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Australia's prime minister insisted Thursday his country was "committed to climate action", as Pacific Island leaders meeting in the Cook Islands accused their larger neighbour of foot-dragging. ... more |
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Diplomatic snub? Washington's pandas head home to ChinaWashington (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo began a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States at a time of tense diplomatic relations with Beijing. ... more  
ESA and European Commission to unite on climate action from spaceParis (ESA) Nov 09, 2023 ESA and the European Commission are joining forces to accelerate the use of Earth-observing satellites and the information they provide to address the pressing challenge of climate change. Thi ... more  
Meta to require political ads reveal AI altered imagesSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Meta on Wednesday said that advertisers will soon have to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI) or other software is used to create or alter imagery or audio in political ads. ... more  
TelePIX and Thrusters Unlimited to sell Geo-Info solutions across Latin America and CaribbeanSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 In a strategic move that marks a significant foray into the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) market, South Korean space startup TelePIX has penned a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico-based g ... more |
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  Southeast Texas chemical plant fire forces evacuations, shelter-in-place warnings 
Amid shortages in war-torn Gaza, doctors perform surgery with no anesthesiaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2023 As conditions become more dire in Gaza amid Israel's war on Hamas, doctors say they have resorted to performing emergency surgeries without anesthesia. ... more |
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Philippine typhoon survivors pray for victims on 10th anniversaryTacloban, Philippines (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan prayed for their dead loved ones in the devoutly Catholic Philippines on Wednesday as they commemorated the 10th anniversary of a storm that killed more than 6,000 people. ... more
First fatalities reported in Panama unrest over mining contractPanama City (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 A gunman killed two demonstrators blocking a road in Panama Tuesday in the third week of protests over a big mining contract, police said. ... more 
US Supreme Court weighs whether abusers have right to own gunsWashington (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 The US Supreme Court appeared inclined on Tuesday to uphold a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm. ... more 
Tuscany death toll from Storm Ciaran rises to eightRome Nov 7, 2023 The body of an elderly man was found in Tuscany on Tuesday, an official said, the eighth victim in the Italian region from a storm that battered Western Europe last week. ... more |
 Defence ministers of Russia, Burkina discuss military cooperation 
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea: USGSJakarta (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours after a stronger tremor hit the region, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. ... more |
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Togo soldiers jailed over murder of colonel close to presidentLome (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Togo has handed five soldiers prison sentences over the murder of a high-ranking colonel a day after the president's 2020 inauguration. ... more 
Green 'Marianne' brings climate crisis to French letterboxesBoulazac, France (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 A green version of national symbol Marianne will adorn French envelopes from this month, after President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new standard postage stamp highlighting environmental themes. ... more 
Scientists blame climate change for 'extreme drought' in Iraq, Iran and SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 The "extreme" drought gripping Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without climate change caused primarily by burning fossil fuels, scientists said Wednesday, warning that punishing dry spells will become more intense as the world warms. ... more 
Greenland's rapidly melting ice shelves risk 'dramatic' sea level rise: studyParis (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 The last remaining Northern Greenland ice shelves bracing the region's vast ice sheet have lost a third of their volume in the last four decades, researchers said on Tuesday, warning of the risk of "dramatic" sea level rise. ... more |
Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: studyQuito (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on disposable plastic items in the Ecuadoran archipelago, according to a study published Wednesday. ... more  
Greenland's ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volumeParis, France (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978. In a study to be published on 7 November in Nature Communications, scientists from the ... more  
Dual hydration of oceanic lithosphereShenzhen, China (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 This study is led by Dr. Jian Lin (Southern University of Science and Technology) and Dr. Fan Zhang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences). "Water is crucial to proce ... more  
New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex lifeUniversity Park, PA (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 Microfossils from Western Australia may capture a jump in the complexity of life that coincided with the rise of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere and oceans, according to an international team of scient ... more |
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China releases methane control plan with no reduction targetBeijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 China has unveiled a broad plan to control its methane emissions, though the world's biggest emitter of the polluting gases is offering no specific target for reducing them. ... more 
El Nino set to last at least til April: UNGeneva (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is expected to last until at least April 2024, the United Nations said on Wednesday. ... more  
Global wine production hits lowest level since 1961Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 Global wine production has fallen this year to its lowest level since 1961 as vineyards were pummelled by extreme weather events, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Tuesday. ... more 
'Exceptional' floods hit northern France: authoritiesBlendecques, France (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 Flooding has hit dozens of towns in northern France, leaving roads sometimes only passable in boats and dozens of schools closed, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
'I try to be strong': Filipino typhoon survivors on starting againTacloban, Philippines (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 A decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines and left more than 7,000 people dead or missing, survivors are preparing to commemorate the disaster. ... more 
Two weeks after Hurricane Otis, Acapulco shadow of former selfAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 Families search for missing relatives as shops and bars gradually reopen - two weeks after a devastating hurricane, Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco is struggling to regain a semblance of normality. ... more 
U.N. pleads for Gaza access; Netanyahu offers 'tactical little pauses' but no cease-fireWashington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2023 One month on from the start of Israel's war with Hamas, the United Nations said Tuesday urged for humanitarian access as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejected calls for a cease-fire. ... more  
Desert Turkmenistan plants 470,000 treesAshgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Water-scarce Turkmenistan said Monday it had planted almost half a million trees in a nationwide "green campaign" that is being used to advance the ruling family's personality cult. ... more |
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Invasive species could reap benefits from extreme weatherParis (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Extreme weather might be wreaking havoc across the globe, but some non-native plants and animals could be benefiting from the disasters, adding risk to already threatened local species, according to a new study Monday. ... more  
Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk againLausanne (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 A man with advanced Parkinson's disease is now able to walk almost normally again thanks to electrodes implanted in his spinal cord, researchers said on Monday. ... more 
Catalan spearatist leader Puigdemont faces fresh probeMadrid (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is the target of a new investigation into unrest that occurred after leaders of a failed independence push in 2017 received prison sentences, a Spanish court said Monday. ... more  
EU probes AliExpress to examine curbs on illegal productsBrussels (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 The EU on Monday announced an investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress, seeking more details on what measures it is taking to protect consumers online from illegal products, including fake medicines. ... more |
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