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The world's top scientific academies on Monday called on UN talks to include ocean acidification, a dangerous byproduct of carbon pollution, in a global treaty to tackle climate change. "Ocean acidification is expected to cause massive corrosion of our coral reefs and dramatic changes in the makeup of the biodiversity of our oceans and to have significant implications for food production and ... read more 
Paris (AFP) June 1, 2009The draft of a negotiating text for a new pact on climate change survived its maiden hearing at UN talks on Monday, providing a boost on a road still strewn with many obstacles, delegates and officials said. Despite criticism from the United States and others, the document was "basically welcomed as a good starting point for the negotiations," said Michael Zammit Cutajar, who framed the text ... more |
US East Coast braces for another massive snowstorm
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Los Angeles (AFP) June 1, 2009Hit by a severe drought for the third year in a row, Los Angeles and San Diego on Monday imposed tough restrictions on the use of tap water, local officials said. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States with four million residents, hiked prices to encourage users to cut their consumption by 15 percent. Watering lawns will now only be allowed on Mondays and Thursdays ... more  
Mogadishu (AFP) June 1, 2009The French navy on Monday handed over four suspected pirates, two of them dead, to Somalia's northern breakaway region of Puntland, officials said. Puntland officials said the two were killed by the Indian navy during an attempt to attack a Norwegian-owned Liberian registered vessel with 10 Indian crew in the Gulf of Aden last Thursday. "The French navy handed over four pirates over to ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2009The number of swine flu cases in the United States topped 10,000 Monday and the virus spread to all 50 states, as Alaska reported its first (A)H1N1 infection, an official update showed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 10,053 probable or confirmed cases of swine flu in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, up from nearly 9,000 on Friday. The CDC also ... more  
Bac Giang, Vietnam (AFP) June 1, 2009At first, Dinh Thi Bac thought the blast came from a blown tyre as someone drove past her scrap metal shop. She looked outside and saw the air thick with smoke, and when it cleared a little she saw all the blood. One woman lay badly hurt, bleeding and riddled with metal pellets in a corner. Another ran, wounded, towards the road and collapsed where motorcycles are now parked a few ... 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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Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2009China ramped up security at Tiananmen Square days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on demonstrations there, questioning visitors and blocking journalists trying to report on Monday. The dramatically tightened controls appeared to reflect official fears of any attempts to commemorate the bloody crackdown that ended seven weeks of pro-democracy protests, leaving hundreds, perhaps ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2009Twenty years on, Ding Zilin's pain is still as raw as it was when her son was shot through the heart in the army crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in China -- an event that she says broke her. Jiang Jielian, 17, had been a keen participant in the seven weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in the spring of 1989 and, ignoring a curfew imposed by Ding on the evening of June 3 ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2009Twenty years ago, they were young and eager, and thought their bold demonstrations in the heart of Beijing would change China. Now entering middle age, many of the former Tiananmen protesters still believe they can make a difference, but now it is by using their skills as businessmen to contribute to China's economy, and avoiding any confrontation with the state. "There are some internal ... more  
Khartoum (AFP) June 2, 2009China's special envoy to Darfur met Monday with Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir and pledged three million dollars in humanitarian aid for the volatile region, Sudanese officials said. Liu Guijin "greeted the president for the beginning of the talks in Doha between the JEM and the government," Sudanese foreign ministry official Ali Youssif told AFP. A new round of talks between the ... more |
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