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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 The Atacama Desert in Chile, known as the world's driest location, presents a harsh environment for life due to its extreme aridity. Despite this, research has discovered thriving microbial communities within its sandy soil. Investigating the functionality of microorganisms in such an environment has been challenging because it's hard to distinguish between genetic material from living and deceased microbes. A recent breakthrough in separation techniques now allows scientists to focus more precise ... read more |
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Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspectBeijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect - a former student - has been arrested, police said. ... more  
COP16 biodiversity finance deal for 'early 2025': presidencyBaku (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 The Colombian president of the COP16 UN conference on biodiversity expressed confidence Saturday that a key financial accord for species protection could be reached "in the first quarter of 2025". ... more  
Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: researchersParis (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease. ... more  
Philippines cleans up after sixth major storm in weeksManila (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses on Monday after the sixth major storm to batter the Philippines in a month smashed flimsy buildings, knocked out power and claimed at least one life. ... more |
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Leader of Spain flood region admits 'mistakes'Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 The head of the Spanish region devastated by the country's deadliest floods in decades admitted to "mistakes" and apologised on Friday but rebuffed calls for his resignation. ... more |
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India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limitNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. ... more 
India's capital shuts schools because of smogNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the sprawling megacity's health crisis. ... more 
Pakistan extends school closures in Punjab's smog-hit citiesLahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution. ... more 
Nature pays price for war in Israel's northHula Valley, Israel (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 Across northern Israel's lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation. ... more |
 
IMF, DR Congo agree on new loans worth close to $3 bnWashington (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 The IMF and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to two new loan programs that would provide the central African country with close to $3 billion, the Washington-based institution said Wednesday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Stark warning on emissions as leaders divided at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks on Wednesday as a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned. ... more 
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more  
Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmersBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more 
French weapons in Sudan 'in violation of UN embargo': AmnestyParis (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Military equipment built in France is being used in Sudan on armoured vehicles supplied by the UAE, in "violation of the UN arms embargo" on the Darfur region, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more |
 
Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap pollsColombo (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections that repudiated establishment parties blamed for triggering an economic crisis. ... more 
Rebels in Germany's SPD look to defence minister to rescue partyBerlin (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats grapple with plummeting support ahead of a snap election in February, dissenters in the party are looking to popular defence minister Boris Pistorius to rescue them from a poll rout. ... more 
S.Africa president orders inspections, clean up after child raticide deathsJohannesburg (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered Friday a large-scale inspection of tuck shops and informal corner stores after the deaths from food poisoning of more than 20 children, some linked to an agricultural raticide. ... more 
UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talksRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions. ... more |
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Extreme heat disrupts land's carbon absorption abilitiesParis, France (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 A recent study supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed that the severe heatwaves of 2023, which led to widespread wildfires and intense droughts, significantly impaired the ability ... more  
Biden touts climate legacy in landmark Amazon visitManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 US President Joe Biden paid an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change, insisting it would survive Donald Trump's return to the White House. ... more
Spain PM to address parliament on catastrophic floodsMadrid (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will face lawmakers to explain the management of late October's catastrophic floods that left 226 people dead, his office said on Sunday. ... more
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan's LahoreIslamabad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 The air quality in Pakistan's smog-choked city of Lahore on Sunday fell below the threshold considered "hazardous" for humans for the first time in two weeks. ... more |
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Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weatherParis, France (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 A research team led by Dr. Roy Yaniv of the Institute of Earth Sciences at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center, collaborating with Dr. Assaf Hochman from The Hebrew Universit ... more |
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Sitting for extended periods linked to higher cardiovascular risk even in physically active individualsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024 has found that spending more than 10.5 hours ... more 
Study shows ancient use of fire to manage Tasmania's environment 41,600 years agoLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 Over 41,000 years ago, some of the earliest humans in Tasmania employed fire to shape and manage the environment, researchers have found, advancing the timeline by app ... more 
Biden in historic Amazon trip as Trump return sparks climate fearsManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Joe Biden will make the first trip to the Amazon rainforest by a sitting US president Sunday - but his visit will be overshadowed by incoming leader Donald Trump's vows to roll back his green policies. ... more 
'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and foodCape Town (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds. ... more |
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