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  Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 2, 2025 Tensions between the EU's competing ambitions of going green and unshackling businesses from red tape came to the boil on Wednesday as member states held a heated debate on plans to curb plastic pollution. Brussels wants to toughen rules for firms handling plastic pellets but divisions emerged as representatives for the bloc's 27 nations discussed whether small businesses should be let off the hook, diplomatic sources said. "There was more drama than usual," said a source. Bold EU plans to t ... read more |
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Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summitBangkok (AFP) April 4, 2025 Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter. ... more  
Carbon Robotics debuts autonomous tractor system with live remote control capabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Carbon Robotics has unveiled Carbon AutoTractor, a new autonomy system that transforms conventional tractors into driverless machines, monitored and managed in real time by trained human operators. ... more  
Deep-dive dinners are the norm for tuna and swordfish, MIT oceanographers findBoston MA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some surprisingly long-distance dives. MIT oceanographers have found that big fi ... more  
Early crust study reshapes view of Earth's ancient historyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 Researchers have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held beliefs about the origins of Earth's continents and the emergence of plate tectonics. A recent study published in Nature on April 2 ... more |
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Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpelYakutsk, Russia (AFP) April 4, 2025 Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem. ... more |
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Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hit Central Asia: studyAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 4, 2025 A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change. ... more  
'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forestUmphang, Thailand (AFP) April 4, 2025 Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke. ... more 
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summitBangkok (AFP) April 4, 2025 Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter. ... more  
Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denialWashington (AFP) April 4, 2025 Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical. ... more |
 
Detained Burkina journalists seen at anti-jihadist front lineAbidjan (AFP) April 3, 2025 Three journalists arrested over criticism of Burkina Faso's military government junta have appeared in a video, saying they are at the front line to "cover the reality" of the battle against jihadist attacks. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Deadly storms batter central US, bringing 'historic' flood riskWashington (AFP) April 3, 2025 Fierce storms pounded a large stretch of the central-eastern United States overnight, with officials on Thursday reporting at least seven deaths and warning the system continued to bring severe threats. ... more 
Rubio reaffirms 'strong' US relationship with Denmark at meetingBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2025 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday reassured his Danish counterpart of the "strong" ties between the two countries, as tensions soar over Washington's territorial threats against Greenland. ... more  
Civilians act to bring aid to Myanmar earthquake victimsSagaing, Myanmar (AFP) April 3, 2025 A 21-year-old shopkeeper with little money of her own, Ei Hay Mar Hlaing has delivered more help to victims at the epicentre of Myanmar's devastating earthquake than most national or international aid organisations. ... more  
Nepal capital chokes as wildfires rageKathmandu (AFP) April 3, 2025 Nepal's capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world. ... more |
 
Myanmar army fired warning shots in Chinese Red Cross incident: juntaMyanmar (AFP) April 2, 2025 Myanmar's junta said Wednesday its troops had fired warning shots when a Chinese Red Cross convoy failed to stop while approaching a conflict area to deliver aid to earthquake victims. ... more 
New insights reveal how social dynamics drove the rise of agricultureLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 A groundbreaking study featured in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reexamines the long-held belief that environmental changes solely sparked the dawn of agricultur ... more  
Myanmar's junta chief arrives for Bangkok summit as quake toll surpasses 3,000Sagaing, Myanmar (AFP) April 3, 2025 The head of Myanmar's junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed 3,000. ... more 
Kazakh lawmaker calls for regulation to protect Caspian SeaAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 2, 2025 A lawmaker from Kazakhstan's ruling party called on Wednesday for tougher regulation to protect the Caspian Sea, warning decades of pollution and shrinking water levels had decimated its plant and animal life. ... more |
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How a Brazilian chief is staving off Amazon destructionMetuktire, Brasil (AFP) April 2, 2025 You don't need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon's most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire. ... more  
ICEYE to supply radar satellite imagery for NATO decision supportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 ICEYE, a global frontrunner in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite technology, has revealed a new partnership to deliver satellite imagery to the Situation Center (SITCEN) at NATO Headquarters. ... more
Lessons and liquids: buried alive in Myanmar's earthquake; Ceasefire declaredSagaing, Myanmar (AFP) April 3, 2025 Entombed under his hotel bed for five days in the debris, two things enabled teacher Tin Maung Htwe to survive Myanmar's devastating earthquake: old school lessons and his own urine. ... more 
Health concerns swirl as Bolivian city drowns in rubbishCochabamba, Bolivia (AFP) April 3, 2025 Health officials in Bolivia's fourth-biggest city raised disease concerns Wednesday as tons of rubbish have accumulated on the streets due to a 12-day-old protest by residents blocking access to its main landfill. ... more |
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Hunga volcano eruption cooled, rather than warmed, the Southern HemisphereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists expected that it would spew enough water vapor into the stratosphere to push global temperatures past the 1.5 C threshold set by the Paris Accords. ... more |
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Most deadly 2024 hurricane names retired from use: UN agencyGeneva (AFP) April 2, 2025 They were most destructive and deadly: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific are names no longer an option to christen future storms, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced Wednesday. ... more
DR Congo commutes death sentence against 3 Americans to life in prisonKinshasa (AFP) April 2, 2025 President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted death sentences handed to three Americans into life imprisonment for involvement in what the army said was a failed coup bid in DR Congo last year, according to an announcement. ... more 
Indonesia volcano spews ash as locals warned about air qualityJakarta (AFP) April 2, 2025 A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted twice on Wednesday, releasing a column of smoke nearly one mile into the air, the country's volcanology agency said. ... more 
US lawmakers seek to rename street for Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy LaiWashington (AFP) April 2, 2025 US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub. ... more |
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