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Germany ranks first among Group of Eight nations for tackling climate change while the United States has passed on the last place to Canada, according to scorecards released Wednesday by the World Wildlife Fund and German insurance giant Allianz.
The ratings, unveiled roughly a week before G8 leaders are due to meet in Italy for their annual summit, blasts Canada for skyrocketing ... read more 
Brussels (AFP) June 30, 2009A genetically modified strain of maize, banned in some EU countries, poses no risk to health or the environment, the European Food Safety Authority declared Tuesday. The move will once again pit the European Commission, which supports use of the maize, against the member states, most of whom do not. The Monsanto MON810 maize "is as safe as its conventional counterpart with respect to ... more |
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 New Zealand seeks to abolish dedicated environment ministry 
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Tokyo (AFP) July 1, 2009The Group of Eight rich nations summit in Italy next week is likely to call on industrialised countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, a report said Wednesday. The reduction target is in the draft of a declaration to be issued at the end of the July 8-10 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, the Nikkei economic daily said, without naming its source. The base year for ... more  
Jakarta (UPI) Jul 1, 2009 The United States is cutting nearly $30 million in Indonesian debt in exchange for a promise of protection for Sumatran forests. About 10.5 million acres of forest on Sumatra have been cleared since 1985, further threatening a wide variety of endangered species, including elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses and orangutans, found nowhere else and contributing to climate change. ... more  
Windhoek (AFP) July 1, 2009In a bid to save tens of thousands of baby seals being killed for their fur, Namibia animal rights activist are rushing to raise millions of dollars to buy out a fur company that buys the pelts. The annual commercial seal harvesting season officially opened on Wednesday with a quota of 85,000 pups due to be clubbed to death on the Namibian coast. "I got the offer from the Australian ... more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) July 1, 2009Nearly 2,300 plant species are at risk of disappearing from flora-rich Brazil, many more than once thought, according to an academic study released on Wednesday. The research, carried out by 175 scientists, indicates the Brazilian government has dramatically underestimated the risk to the country's plant species caused by deforestation, fires and urbanization. Last year Brasilia said ... 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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Harare (AFP) June 30, 2009Zimbabwe has won 950 million dollars in credit lines from China, the largest loan secured by the new government, boosting the country's global appeal for funds to rebuild its shattered economy. "While I was away, government through Finance Minister Tendai Biti also secured lines of credit from China totalling 950 million dollars (672 million euros)," said Tsvangirai, who returned to Harare ... more 
Monrovia (AFP) July 1, 2009Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission submitted to parliament on Wednesday its final report on crimes and human rights abuses committed during the country's devastating civil wars. Its findings and recommendations will be published in "at least three major local daily newspapers shortly," the panel said in a statement, without identifying the publications or date of release. "The ... more 
London (AFP) July 1, 2009Britain has abandoned efforts to prevent the spread of swine flu after an explosion of infections lifted the number of cases to nearly 7,000, focusing its resources instead on vulnerable patients. With hundreds of new cases of the A(H1N1) virus confirmed every day and three deaths, the virus is spreading faster in Britain than in any other European country. Prime Minister Gordon Brown ... more  
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Jul 1, 2009 Elected President Manuel Zelaya said he will return to Honduras, despite having been removed from the country in a coup and threats that he will be arrested should he return. Zelaya has the support of the international community, including the United Nations and the Organization of American States. He said he would travel to Tegucigalpa accompanied by a cadre of international leaders ... more |
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Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging
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