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A huge volcanic eruption in China some 260 million years ago led to the sudden extermination of marine life clear around the world, British paleontologists announced Thursday, in a report being published this week in the journal Science. The researchers were able to pinpoint the exact timing of the massive eruption thanks to a layer of fossilized rock which showed mass extinction of ... read more 
Chicago IL (AFP) May 29, 2009The global swine flu death toll marched past 100 on Wednesday with one new fatality reported in the United States and four more in Mexico, the two countries where the first outbreaks were reported. Prior to the latest North American deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) had reported the global toll at 95, with 13,398 people in 48 countries infected with the A(H1N1) virus since it was ... more |
US East Coast braces for another massive snowstorm
Italy's Enel buying US wind, solar plants for $1bn Mennonites in Colombia face trial for deforestation 158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island Austria snowstorm leaves five dead, road and power chaos Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, four deaths Trump administration repeals tougher rule on coal plant emissions Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths Snowstorm in Austria results in one death, blocked roads Snowstorm paralyses Vienna airport 
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Sydney, Australia (AFP) May 29, 2009A cruise ship carrying three crew infected with swine flu was Thursday turned away from a north Australian port as authorities commissioned 10 million doses of vaccine and confirmed cases rose to 147. The P and O liner Pacific Dawn was asked to cut short its trip to the Great Barrier Reef and northern Queensland, and passengers would not allowed to disembark, state premier Anna Bligh said. ... more  
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 28, 2009Heavy rain in northeast Brazil broke open a dam, releasing a wall of water that destroyed 500 homes and killed four people, officials said Thursday. The government of the northeastern state of Piaui said the damage wrought Wednesday by the breach outside the town of Cocal left an estimated 2,500 people homeless. Four people, including a 12-year-old girl, died when the waters in the ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) May 28, 2009Five people, including three children, were killed as heavy rain lashed Vietnam's northern Nghe An province, an official said Thursday. "The five were killed in a landslide overnight on Tuesday in the Yen Tinh district," said Vi Van Hoi, vice-president of Tuong Duong district council. "More than 800 millimetres (31 inches) of rain has fallen on the province over the last few days and it ... more  
Porong, Indonesia (AFP) May 28, 2009With no justice from her government, Indonesian villager Parti has her own plans for the company executives blamed for unleashing a mud volcano that buried her village three years ago. Throw them in the steaming, stinking sludge and let them burn, she says. "Let them burn to death so they can feel my suffering," said the 55-year-old mother of two, one of thousands of bitter victims who ... more |
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Launching the idea of data centers in spaceSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more  
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more
  
Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more 
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
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Khartoum (AFP) May 28, 2009Sudan's armed forces on Thursday retook the Darfur town of Kornoy, near the border with Chad, which had fallen into rebel hands of rebels last week, an army spokesman said. Troops "have complete control" of the Kornoy area, which liesabout 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the border in northwest Darfur, Othman al-Aghbash told the Sudanese Media Centre, which is close to the intelligence service ... more 
Miami (AFP) May 28, 2009The first tropical depression of the north Atlantic's hurricane season formed Thursday and forecasters said it would likely reach tropical storm strength before petering out over open seas. "The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm over the next day or so, but then is expected to weaken or dissipate over colder waters by Saturday," the National Hurricane Center said. At 1500 ... more  
Moscow (AFP) May 28, 2009Russian naval bosses said Thursday that pirates among 29 it captured on a so-called mother ship off Somalia have been handed over to Iranian and Pakistani investigators, news agencies reported. "At the start of May, after having conducted preliminary enquiries aboard the Admiral Panteleev (destroyer)... one group of pirates held were delivered to Iranian authorities and another to Pakistan," ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2009Relatives of people killed when China crushed the Tiananmen protests called Thursday for help in finding out what happened to victims unaccounted for, days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown. The "Tiananmen Mothers," a group of 128 relatives, also asked for an investigation into the military's actions on June 3-4, 1989, when tanks rolled towards Tiananmen Square, killing hundreds ... more |
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