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  Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 Charles Darwin proposed that life could have emerged in a "warm little pond" with the right cocktail of chemicals and energy. A study from the University of Washington, published this month in Communications Earth and Environment, reports that a shallow "soda lake" in western Canada shows promise for matching those requirements. The findings provide new support that life could have emerged from lakes on the early Earth, roughly 4 billion years ago. Scientists have known that under the right condit ... read more |
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GMV led consortium advances public health analytics with EO4HEALTH ProjectMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 GMV, in collaboration with institutions including Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, GMATICS, Brockmann Consult, and a host of eminent scien ... more  
Satellite data sheds light on Guangdong's climate extremes in recent studySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 A recent study, published in the journal Satellite Navigation on January 1st, 2024, has brought new understanding to the patterns of extreme climate events in Guangdong, China, through the use of ad ... more  
Scientists warn missing Russian data causing Arctic climate blind spotsParis (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Loss of scientific data from Russia's Arctic monitoring stations following the invasion of Ukraine has worsened information gaps that could have serious implications for tracking and predicting climate change globally, researchers warned Monday. ... more  
Extreme cold waves in East Asia and North America linked to mid-latitude ocean frontsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Yonsei University have unveiled a novel understanding of extreme weather patterns experienced in East Asia and North America ... more |
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  Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows  
At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan borderAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 At least fifty people were injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said. ... more |
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Malaria jab rollout in Cameroon a 'turning point': GaviGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 The rollout of malaria vaccines in a regular immunisation programme marks a "turning point" in the fight against the disease, Aurelia Nguyen, chief programme officer of the Gavi vaccine alliance, told AFP. ... more  
Storm Isha batters Britain, cutting power and diverting flightsLondon (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Tens of thousands of people across Britain and Ireland were without power on Monday after Storm Isha lashed the countries with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving two people dead. ... more 
Twenty dead in southwest China landslideBeijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 20 on Tuesday, state media said, as rescuers raced to find those still trapped under the debris. ... more  
OpenAI bans bot impersonating US presidential candidateWashington (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 ChatGPT creator OpenAI removed a bot impersonating a longshot US presidential candidate's voice, enforcing limits on how political campaigns can use its AI capabilities. ... more |
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  China's rights record in spotlight at UN 
Delayed Solomons election set for April 17Sydney (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Solomon Islands' long-delayed general election is being planned for April 17, three election officials told AFP on Monday, teeing up a vote that could bring deeper ties with Beijing. ... more |
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UN experts want charges against HK tycoon Lai droppedGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Four UN experts called Monday for all charges against pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to be dropped, as they pressed for his immediate release. ... more  
Activists decry Tibet 'cultural genocide' ahead of China rights reviewGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Activists accused China of seeking to "erase" Tibetan cultural and religious identities, urging a review of Beijing's rights record at the UN on Tuesday to focus on its "cultural genocide" in the region. ... more  
Iraq holds funeral for newly-identified Yazidi IS victimsBaghdad (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Iraq on Monday held a state funeral for 41 Yazidis killed by the Islamic State group in 2014 and recently identified by authorities after complex and lengthy DNA tests. ... more 
Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi citySamarra, Iraq (AFP) Jan 21, 2024 Khaled Ibrahim dreams of a home on the outskirts of Samarra, but a concrete wall built to protect the Iraqi city is stopping him and hampering sorely-needed urban expansion. ... more |
 Colombian mission to Antarctica analyzes climate change footprints 
World's biggest iceberg 'battered' by waves as it heads northParis (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 It was impossible to see through the snow and fog on the Antarctic seas but expedition leader Ian Strachan knew his ship was approaching a true behemoth: the world's biggest iceberg lay somewhere ahead. ... more |
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47 buried in southwest China landslideBeijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Forty-seven people were buried in a landslide in China's southwestern Yunnan province on Monday, state media reported. ... more 
Extreme Congo floods leave 350,000 needing aid: UNBrazzaville (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 The worst floods in six decades have left more than 350,000 people in need of urgent aid in the Republic of Congo where many villages can be reached only by boat, the UN said Friday. ... more  
Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens deadWashington (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops. ... more 
India's Kashmir ski industry melts as temperatures riseGulmarg, India (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. ... more |
Volcanic eruption in Iceland over: officialsReykjavik (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 Iceland officials said Friday that the volcanic eruption that began last weekend near a fishing village was over, but warned that the area was still dangerous. ... more 
Wounded Gazans get medical care on French hospital shipEl-Arish, Egypt (AFP) Jan 21, 2024 On a French warship off the Egyptian coast, wounded Palestinians receive the healthcare that has become largely unobtainable in the besieged Gaza Strip after months of war. ... more  
13 students dead in China school fire while 8 killed in factory explosionYanshanpu, China (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 Thirteen schoolchildren died in a dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. ... more  
Chad's junta-named MPs vote for new PMN'Djamena (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 Chad's former opposition leader Succes Masra won a resounding vote of confidence as prime minister on Friday from MPs appointed by the military government. ... more |
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Investigation under way after China school fire kills 13 Yanshanpu, China (AFP) Jan 21, 2024 Authorities in central China's Henan Province were on Sunday looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they slept in a dormitory. ... more 
China rights record in spotlight at UNGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday. ... more 
Israel surges to 6th place on list of nations with jailed journalists in 2023Washington DC (UPI) Jan 19, 2024 Israel has emerged as one of the world's leading jailers of journalists amid the Israel-Hamas war, sharing sixth place with Iran on a list of the most restrictive states on press freedoms, according to a global analysis by a non-profit dedicated to preserving media access. ... more 
Norwegian Seaweed Farming: A Case Study in Sustainability and Local Community InvolvementBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2024 The rapidly growing seaweed industry in Europe, particularly noted for its sustainable farming practices, is currently under scrutiny. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland, focused on ... more |
Blinken to refocus on Africa as Russia, China make gainsWashington (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in 10 months, the State Department said Thursday, redirecting his focus as rivals Russia and China seek gains there. ... more 
Icelanders see little chance of return after volcano destroys homesReykjavik (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 Icelanders forced from their town by a dramatic volcanic eruption face never returning home, after lava engulfed several homes in the town, something the island nation had not seen in five decades. ... more 
Canada hands control of rich Arctic lands to Inuit territoryOttawa (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday signed over control of resource-rich Arctic lands to the government of the predominantly Inuit territory of Nunavut, in what was billed as the largest land transfer in Canada's history. ... more 
Critically endangered gorilla born at London ZooLondon (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 A critically endangered western lowland gorilla was born at London Zoo on Wednesday morning after a speedy 17-minute labour, the zoo said. ... more |
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Medicine for hostages, fresh aid enter Gaza: QatarGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 Medicine for hostages and fresh aid for civilians entered war-torn Gaza on Wednesday under a newly brokered deal, mediator Qatar said, as Israel intensified strikes on the Palestinian territory's south. ... more  
France orders rare Atlantic fishing ban to protect dolphinsLa Rochelle, France (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry. ... more 
Seven killed in Philippine landslideManila (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 At least seven people were killed when a landslide hit a house in the southern Philippines on Thursday, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to rise. ... more  
Expected CO2 levels in 2024 threaten 1.5C warming limit: Met OfficeParis (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year will exceed key trajectories for limiting warming to 1.5C, Britain's Met Office predicted Friday, with researchers reaffirming that that only "drastic" emissions cuts can keep the target in sight. ... more |
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