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Free-Range Chickens Are More Prone To Disease
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
Chickens kept in litter-based housing systems, including free-range chickens, are more prone to disease than chickens kept in cages, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Researchers led by Oddvar Fossum, at the National Veterinary Institute in Sweden, noted that during the switch in housing from battery cages to enriched ... read more

Global Warming Linked To European Viral Epidemic
Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
An epidemic of the viral disease nephropathia epidemica (NE) has been linked to increases in the vole population caused by hotter summers, milder winters and increased seedcrop production by broadleaf trees. Research published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics links outbreaks of this rodent-borne disease to known effects of global warming. ... more

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New Digital Map Of Africa's Depleted Soils
Nairobi, Kenya (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
Responding to sub-Saharan Africa's soil health crisis, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) announced an ambitious new effort to produce the first-ever, detailed digital soil map for all 42 countries of the region. This project combines the latest soil science and technology with remote satellite imagery and on-the-ground efforts to analyze thousands of soil samples ... more

Great Lakes Water Level Sensitive To Climate Change
Narragansett RI (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
The water level in the Great Lakes has varied by only about two meters during the last century, helping them to play a vital role in the region's shipping, fishing, recreation and power generation industries. But new evidence by scientists from the University of Rhode Island and colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, published last month in the journal Eos, indicates that the water level in ... more

Report Calls Aerosol Research Key To Improving Climate Predictions
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
Scientists need a more detailed understanding of how human-produced atmospheric particles, called aerosols, affect climate in order to produce better predictions of Earth's future climate, according to a NASA-led report issued by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program on Friday. "Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts," is the latest in a series of Climate Change Science ... more

Strategic Farming Practices Could Help Mitigate Global Warming
Bristol, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
Researchers say that strategic farming practices might be part of the solution for curbing global warming. According to calculations reported online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, by planting crop varieties that better reflect sunlight back out to space, summertime temperatures could be reduced by more than one degree Celsius throughout much of central North America and ... more

 

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    TECH SPACE
    Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software tools
    Los 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 constellations
    Los 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 Quality
    Los 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

    ROBO SPACE
    Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
    San 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 mainstream
    Las 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 2026
    Las 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

     
    US may provide aid after waves pummel Marshalls
    Majuro (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
    The United States may provide emergency aid to two former Pacific territories after high waves hit low lying areas of the two atoll nations late last month, officials said. US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials are touring the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia this week assessing damage from the high waves that hit homes and crops and displaced ... more

    Swiss scientists develop faster test for melamine
    Zurich (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
    Swiss researchers have developed a faster technique to detect the presence of melamine in liquids, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (EPFZ) announced Monday. The chemical has been at the centre of a food safety scandal in China since September last year. Detecting it in liquid previously took anything from between 20 and 60 minutes, but the Swiss team's new method has cut the ... more

    Japanese carriers reduce flights to China
    Tokyo (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
    Japan's two biggest airlines on Monday announced reductions in their number of flights to China, blaming weakening demand amid the global economic slowdown. All Nippon Airways Co. said it would halt regular flights between Kansai International Airport, the gateway to the western Japanese city of Osaka, and the northern Chinese city of Dalian. ANA will also suspend the ... more

    Japan says whaling ship heading back to Antarctic
    Tokyo (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
    Japan said Monday that one of its whaling ships was heading back to the Antarctic after repairs in Indonesia, dismissing reports from environmental activists that the vessel was returning home. "The ship hasn't returned to Japan. So far there's no changes to our research whaling plans," Shigeki Takaya, an official in the whaling division of Japan's fisheries agency, told AFP. "The Yushin ... more

     

  • Flood cost rises in Fiji's 'worst natural disaster': minister


  • China's Tibet celebration sparks anger from exiles


  • China warns of bird flu risk after second fatality


  • China to rebuild quake town, call it 'Eternal Prosperity': state media
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    NUKEWARS
    Trump has options on Iran, but first must define goal
    Washington, 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 Japan
    Seoul (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 nukes
    Shanghai (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

    SUPERPOWERS
    Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles
    Nara, 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 embassy
    London (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 chief
    Brussels, 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

    IRAQ WARS
    Pro-Iran camp reunites to form majority in Iraq parliament
    Baghdad (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 official
    Kut, 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 government
    Baghdad (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

    THE STANS
    Turkey will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: defence ministry
    Ankara (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 Thursday
    Baghdad (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: Taliban
    Afghanistan (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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  • Next Generation Cloaking Device Demonstrated
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  • S.Africa assures China of political continuity
  • Scientists find new creatures of Australian deep
  • Water -- a precious commodity in war-torn Gaza
  • No consensus at Canadian polar bear summit
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  • Insect plague devours Liberian crops
  • French army helicopter crashes, seven dead, one missing
  • Floods kill at least 14 in Indonesia, three missing: official
  • Drought-hit Kenya declares 'national disaster'
  • Death toll rises to 28 in Philippines floods, landslides
  • Clearer skies in Europe added to warming
  • Chinese brace for scaled-down Lunar New Year
  • China slams sactions against Zimbabwe's Mugabe



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