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Libya Facing Civil WarTripoli (AFP) Feb 21, 2011 Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi's son warned Monday that the country faces a bloody civil war if protesters refuse to accept reform offers, in a speech broadcast as gunfire rang out in the capital. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi condemned the unprecedented uprising against his father's 41-year rule as a foreign plot, but admitted mistakes were made in a brutal crackdown and urged citizens to build a "new Libya". "Libya is at a crossroads. If we do not agree today on reforms, we will not be mourning 84 p ... read more |
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  Amid Mideast unrest, is China next? Like many Arab nations, China has one-party rule, corruption and soaring food prices - but experts say that its stunning record of economic success militates against pressure for revolutionary change. ... more | .. |
  Earliest Humans Not So Different From Us, Research Suggests That human evolution follows a progressive trajectory is one of the most deeply-entrenched assumptions about our species. This assumption is often expressed in popular media by showing cavemen speak ... more | .. |
  Extinction Predictor Will Help Protect Coral Reefs A new predictive method developed by an international team of marine scientists has found that a third of reef fishes studied across the Indian Ocean are potentially vulnerable to increasing stresse ... more | .. |
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  Lavender Oil Has Potent Antifungal Effects Lavender oil could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential oil shows a pot ... more | .. |
  Two New Plants Discovered In Spain Just when everyone thought that almost every plant species on the Iberian Peninsula had been discovered, Spanish researchers have discovered Taraxacum decastroi and Taraxacum lacianense, two dandeli ... more | .. |
 Why Are Vines Overtaking The American Tropics Sleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee received more than a million d ... more | .. |
  Quest For Designer Bacteria Uncovers A Spy Scientists have discovered a molecular assistant called Spy that helps bacteria excel at producing proteins for medical and industrial purposes. Bacteria are widely used to manufacture protein ... more |
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  The Red Mud Accident In Ajka And Potential Health Effects Of Fugitive Dust On October 4, 2010, following the burst of a containment structure operated by an alumina plant in Ajka, Hungary, about 700,000 m3 of highly caustic red mud slurry flooded three settlements and abou ... more | .. |
 As The Seasons Change, Will The Plankton Antonio Mannino had been at sea for more than a week, collecting samples of seawater and plankton and measuring the conditions in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was not exactly a luxury cruise, but to ... more | .. |
  Ancient Undersea Volcanoes Yield Clues To Earth Dynamics Over 800 meters (nearly half a mile) of rock pulled from below the seafloor near the coast of New Zealand may yield new clues to understanding how some hotspot volcanoes are created and whether and ... more | .. |
  Better Quality Assurance For Disposal CFCs And Other Ozone Depleting Substances Although the treatment of waste refrigeration equipment containing CFCs has been an integral part of the European waste management sector for more than twenty years, another major source of CFCs fro ... more |
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  Corals Show Weather Extremes Are Growing Trend In Northern Australia The extreme rain events that have caused flooding across northern Australia may become an increasingly familiar occurrence, new research suggests. The study uses the growth patterns in near-shore co ... more | .. |
  100 whales die in New Zealand mass stranding More than 100 pilot whales died in a mass stranding at a remote New Zealand beach, conservation officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Nigerian troops uncover weapons cache Troops in an area of Nigeria hit by repeated attacks blamed on Islamists have killed three gunmen in a shootout and uncovered a cache of weapons in separate incidents, the military said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Fewer big fish in the sea, say scientists Fewer big, predatory fish are swimming in the world's oceans because of overfishing by humans, leaving smaller fish to thrive and double in force over the past 100 years, scientists said Friday. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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  Moscow lowers heating despite Siberian temperatures Moscow's mayor has asked local services to lower heating in the Russian capital despite extremely low temperatures, after residents complained of overheated apartments, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
Sri Lanka holds more Indian fishermen Sri Lankan police have nearly 140 Indian fishermen into custody after 24 were picked up on suspicion of fishing within Sri Lankan waters. ... more | .. |
  Europe to forge ahead on climate satellite European space officials say they will press ahead with a planned Earthcare space laser mission despite a 30 percent increase in its likely final cost. ... more | .. |
 Extreme tides flood Marshalls capital Extreme high tides have flooded parts of the low-lying Marshall Islands capital Majuro with a warning Sunday of worse to come because of rising sea levels. ... more |
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Global warming could spur toxic algae, bacteria in seas Global warming could spur the growth of toxic algae and bacteria in the world's seas and lakes, with an impact that could be felt in 10 years, US scientists said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050 A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday. ... more | .. |
Three soldiers killed by Casamance rebels: military source Three soldiers were killed and six injured in an attack by suspected separatist rebels in Senegal's troubled Casamance region on Sunday, a military official told AFP. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 Ink-jet printers inspire scientists to make skin Ink-jet printing technology has inspired scientists to look for ways to build sheets of skin that could one day be used for grafts in burn victims, experts said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 After Egypt, Myanmar's Suu Kyi wants Twitter: report Inspired by people-power revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, Myanmar's long-suffering opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she wants to join other pro-democracy activists by using Twitter and Facebook. ... more | .. |
Arrests after China web users call for protests Several top Chinese rights activists have disappeared into police custody as a web campaign urged angry citizens to mark the Middle East's "Jasmine Revolution" with protests, campaigners said Sunday. ... more | .. |
US lawmakers seek apology for Chinese exclusion More than a century after the United States shut its doors to Chinese immigrants, Asian American lawmakers are seeking an official apology that they hope will serve as a lesson for future generations. ... more |
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 Swedish city declares its tap water 'safe' Residents of Ostersund, Sweden, were told their tap water is drinkable after three months of boiling water supplies after a parasite outbreak, officials said. ... more | .. |
Ecuador's Correa tightens grip on power Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is planning to tighten his grip on political power after a series of maneuvers that helped bring about a draft referendum combining populist measures with strategies for a more active role in both the executive and judiciary. ... more | .. |
Cargo ship leaking oil in Norway's only marine reserve Norwegian authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill after an Icelandic cargo ship holding hundreds of tonnes of fuel ran aground inside Norway's only marine natural reserve. ... more | .. |
 Acid Oceans Demand Greater Reef Care The more humanity acidifies and warms the world's oceans with carbon emissions, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs. That's the blunt message from a major new study by an interna ... more |
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