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Water was cut off to about 350,000 Shanghai homes after a water company's services failed and fire trucks had to provide supplies to residents, schools and hospital, officials said Thursday. The Sonjiang Water Supply Authority said in a statement that services failed early on Wednesday morning after its pumps failed and were restored just before midnight. A leak caused the failure, leavi ... read more 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 15, 2009Twenty-two nations met Thursday in Japan to find ways to curb global warming from transport, which causes nearly one-quarter of carbon emissions but has partly evaded strict regulation. Transport ministers from the nations - including key polluters such as the United States, China and India - opened two days of talks in Tokyo as momentum builds to draft a post-Kyoto treaty on climate chang ... more |
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Press Release from Business Wire: International Chamber of Commerce and Carbon Measures Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 19 Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 18 Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 15 South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter region Chile declares emergency after wildfires force 20,000 to evacuate Egypt president thanks Trump for offer to mediate on Ethiopia dam US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty 
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United Nations (AFP) Jan 14, 2009The UN Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to deploy 5,200 UN troops to take over from the European Union mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR) in mid-March. Resolution 1861 also decided to extend for one year until March 15, 2010 the mandate of the UN mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) to ensure the security and protection of civilians in ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Jan 15, 2009A specialist in the Taiwanese president's office and a legislator's former aide were arrested Thursday on suspicion of leaking state secrets to China, officials and reports said. Wang Ren-bing, who has been on the presidential staff eight years, and Chen Ping-ren, adviser to a ruling Kuomintang lawmaker, were taken into custody early Thursday for allegedly violating national security laws ... more 
Khartoum (AFP) Jan 14, 2009Sudanese warplanes bombed Darfur rebels hunkered down in the war-torn region as President Omar al-Beshir on Wednesday compared the six-year conflict to wars in Iraq, Gaza and Afghanistan. Antonov bombers struck the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) near Muhajaria, a village in southern Darfur that is a stronghold of a rival group that signed a peace deal with Beshir's government, sai ... more  
Quito, Ecuador (UPI) Jan 13, 2009 Scientists will use space technology to help them monitor a rare hawksbill turtle as it lives out its life along the coast of Ecuador, the government says. The satellite will help the scientists track the member of the critically endangered species as they study its behavior, the Ecuadoran president's press office said. The turtle, which is fitted with a tracking device, had been ... more |
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Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software toolsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined CAD preparati ... more  
Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a novel quantum ... more 
How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product QualityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these standards poses a significant threat to their market survival. ... more
  
Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more 
From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstreamLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Exoskeletons are shedding their bulky, sci-fi image to become lightweight, AI-powered consumer devices that manufacturers hope will become as commonplace as smartwatches, targeting everyone from hikers to seniors seeking to stay active. ... more 
Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine. ... more
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Jakarta (AFP) Jan 15, 2009Indonesia will allow trawling in selected areas for the first time in 30 years despite concerns about overfishing, an official said Thursday. Trawling, in which boats tow long nets that scoop up everything in their path, would be permitted this year off four areas of Borneo island's east Kalimantan province, maritime ministry official Bambang Sutejo said. He dismissed concerns about over ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 13, 2009IBM on Tuesday said it has enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology 100-million-fold, paving the way to one day see what is going on at molecular levels in people's bodies. IBM researchers working with the Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University in California have created a microscope that, with further development, could give 3D images of proteins. "This tech ... more 
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 14, 2009A Danish ship came under fire in a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden but managed to escape after a Russian warship came to its rescue, the ship's owner A.P. Moeller Maersk said Wednesday. The Danish-owned and Dutch-managed container vessel Nedlloyd Barentsz was chased for half an hour by the pirates on Tuesday, but managed to fend them off with the warship's help, the company said. ... more 
San Jose (AFP) Jan 14, 2009The death toll from Thursday's devastating 6.1-magnitude earthquake has risen to 20, with "around 17 people missing" around the country, the National Emergency Board (CNE) said here. Rescue workers found three more bodies on Tuesday, said Judicial Investigation Organization director Francisco Segura. Local media said five Britons and two Canadians were among the dead following the ... more |
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Trump has options on Iran, but first must define goalWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 US President Donald Trump has options to intervene in protest-hit Iran that range from low to high risk, but choosing his course depends on him deciding his ultimate goal. ... more 
Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit JapanSeoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. ... more 
South Korea's Lee says urged Xi to help curb North's nukesShanghai (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was "feasible" with the right conditions. ... more
  
Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes musclesNara, Japan (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at demonstrating their cordial ties as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan. ... more 
MPs concerned ahead of UK decision on mega Chinese embassyLondon (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 British MPs voiced major security concerns Tuesday over China's proposed new London embassy after a leading daily reported the site would house 208 secret rooms, including a "hidden chamber". ... more 
EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chiefBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 11, 2026 EU countries should weigh whether to set up a combined military force that could eventually replace US troops in Europe, the bloc's defence chief said Sunday. ... more
  
Pro-Iran camp reunites to form majority in Iraq parliamentBaghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework alliance announced on Monday it had formed the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament, and said that it will nominate the next prime minister. ... more 
Iraq tribal clashes kill eight: security officialKut, Iraq (AFP) Nov 15, 2025 Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official in Wasit province told AFP on Saturday. ... more
What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a governmentBaghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... more
  
Turkey will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: defence ministryAnkara (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Turkey's military is ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help, a defence ministry official said Thursday. ... more 
Iraq-based Kurdish opposition calls for strike in Iran on ThursdayBaghdad (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP. ... more 
Casualties in Afghanistan as residents, gold miners clash: TalibanAfghanistan (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 A clash over gold mining in northern Afghanistan has resulted in casualties, a Taliban official told AFP on Tuesday, after a resident said multiple people were killed in the violence. ... more |
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