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Earth's ozone layer should eventually recover from the unintended destruction brought on by the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and similar ozone-depleting chemicals in the 20th century. But new research by NASA scientists suggests the ozone layer of the future is unlikely to look much like the past because greenhouse gases are changing the dynamics of the atmosphere. Previous studies ha ... read more 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2009NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop. About 15 percent of the world's tropical cyclones occur in the northern Indian Ocean, but because of high population densities along low-lying coastlines, the storms have caused nearly 80 percent of cyclone-related deaths around the world. Incomplete atmospher ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) April 13, 2009A previously unknown population of rare orangutans has been discovered in the forests of Indonesian Borneo, raising hopes for the species' survival, conservationists said Monday. Up to 5,000 endangered Bornean orangutans are believed to be living in limestone mountains in East Kalimantan province after surveyors in December found 219 orangutan "nests", Nature Conservancy scientist Erik Meija ... more  
Lome (AFP) April 13, 2009Soldiers attacked Kpatcha Gnassinge, brother of Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, in an overnight raid on his house, but he escaped unharmed, witnesses said Monday. The troops overcame soldiers on guard duty and stormed into Gnassingbe's bedroom, which they looted, like that of his children, shooting inside and around the house, witnesses told AFP. "It was a heavily armed unit of the ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2009US shipping companies need to provide armed guards for vessels threatened by pirates, the commander of US naval forces in the region told US media from Bahrain Monday. "You need two things to have a successful piracy attack. You need pirates that are seeking monetary gain and you also need a ship that's able to get pirated," Vice Admiral William Gortney told CNN. Somali pirates have vowe ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) April 13, 2009Governments around the world urged their citizens to stay away from the protest-hit Thai capital Bangkok, and in some cases the whole of Thailand, unless absolutely necessary. As Thai troops fired warning shots and tear gas in clashes with petrol bomb-hurling protesters in Bangkok, leaving 70 injured, foreign ministries across the world issued travel warnings to their citizens. So far ho ... more |
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CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more  
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After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
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Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009The 20th anniversary this week of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death will kick off an ultra-sensitive period for China's communist rulers as they are forced to revisit the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. Wednesday will mark the beginning of a period of heightened tension and increased security in China that will last until June 4, the date in 1989 when soldiers were sent into Tiananmen Square ... more  
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009China pledged Monday to improve human rights throughout the country, in a highly publicised plan issued ahead of the 20th anniversary of the deadly crushing of the Tiananmen democracy protests. The "National Human Rights Action Plan," the first-ever such document to be issued and approved by the cabinet, promised Chinese citizens more legal protection, better livelihoods and greater politica ... more 
Mogadishu (AFP) April 13, 2009The French navy on Monday handed over to authorities in Somalia's breakaway Puntland region the bodies of two pirates killed last week in an ambush to free French hostages. "They brought only the dead bodies but the pirates they arrested still remain in their hands," Puntland's governor Muse Gele Yusuf told AFP. French special forces on Friday stormed the yacht, The Tanit, and freed four ... more  
Washington, April 13, 2009 Tucked away inside the small print of the latest Federal Reserve report on its balance sheet is a jaw-dropping nugget of information. A year ago, American banks had $1.8 billion on deposit with the Fed above and beyond the regulatory requirements. This month, these excess deposits have soared to $771.2 billion. This is not just massive evidence of hoarding of funds by the banks. It also ... more |
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Iran names Khamenei's son as new supreme leaderTehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country. ... more 
Trump suggests US troops could be sent to secure Iran's uraniumAboard Air Force One (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 US President Donald Trump evoked Saturday the idea of sending ground troops into Iran to secure the country's stockpiles of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to dismantle Tehran's nuclear program. ... more 
Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten RussiaMoscow (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Russia said on Friday it saw Finland's move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan. ... more
  
Elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei suggests ultraconservatives steering IranParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 With the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali as Iran's supreme leader, the country's ultraconservatives have defied the United States and Israel and signalled their intent to keep the war going, experts told AFP. ... more 
China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leaderBeijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. ... more 
Four years after banning Russia, FIFA and IOC passive in the face of warLausanne (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Four years after world sport rushed to ban Russia for invading Ukraine, the leading governing bodies are reacting guardedly to the US-led attack on Iran, raising accusations of double standards. ... more
  
Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction sourcesBaghdad (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, two sources from the armed faction said. ... more 
Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi officialBaghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Iraq has so far received 2,225 Islamic State group detainees, whom the US military began transferring from Syria last month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Saturday. ... more 
Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Iraq's judiciary announced on Monday it has begun its investigations into more than 1,300 Islamic State group detainees who were transferred from Syria as part of a US operation. ... more
  
Kurdish rebels say ready to resist Iran, await uprisingPenjwen, Iraq (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic republic, but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without US support. ... more
Strikes on Iranian opposition groups in Iraq's KurdistanErbil, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP. ... more
As Iran conflict spills over, Iraq's Kurds say 'this war is not mine'Soran, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones. ... more |
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