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Quake kills 65 in New Zealand's 'darkest day'Christchurch, New Zealand (AFP) Feb 22, 2011 A powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second city Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles and leaving hundreds trapped and screaming for help. "We may be witnessing New Zealand's darkest day," Prime Minister John Key said after the 6.3-magnitude quake pummelled the city, just six months after buildings were weakened by a 7.0 quake that miraculously claimed no victims. "People are just sitting on the side of the road, their heads in their hands. This is a ... read more |
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 Quake kills 65 in New Zealand's 'darkest day' A powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second city Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles and leaving dozens trapped and screaming for help. ... more | .. |
Major New Zealand quake causes 'multiple' deaths Rescuers dug frantically for bodies and people trapped after a major 6.3 earthquake caused "multiple" deaths in New Zealand's second city of Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles. ... more | .. |
  Cleaning The Air Would Limit Short-Term Climate Warming An assessment report to be released this week by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization shows that reducing emissions of two common air pollutants - black c ... more | .. |
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  Europe steps up pressure on Libya Worried about a civil war in Libya that could unleash a wave of refugees, Europe is slowly stepping up pressure on the dictatorial regime of Moammar Gadhafi after mass demonstrations continued to rock the country Monday. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern world, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Glory Promises New View of Perplexing Particles Climatologists have known for decades that airborne particles called aerosols can have a powerful impact on the climate. However, pinpointing the magnitude of the effect has proven challenging becau ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
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  Ground-Based Lasers Vie With Satellites To Map Earth's Magnetic Field Mapping the Earth's magnetic field - to find oil, track storms or probe the planet's interior - typically requires expensive satellites. University of California, Berkeley, physicists have now come ... more | .. |
 Arabs seek return of tyrants' treasure Increasingly, a key target of the regime-wrecking avalanche of anger sweeping the Arab world is recovering the fortunes amassed by dictators, their families and business cronies who plundered billions of dollars of state assets during their decades in power. ... more | .. |
 Monitoring Killer Mice From Space The risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost mouse populations, a University of Utah s ... more | .. |
Libya Facing Civil War 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. ... more |
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  Asian feet made for more than just walking Most people put one in front of the other as a most basic way to get around, though they often come in handy to kick a ball, ride a bicycle or dance a jig - maybe even walk a tightrope. ... more | .. |
  50 million 'environmental refugees' by 2020, experts say Fifty million "environmental refugees" will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major science conference that ended here Monday. ... more | .. |
  Winter storm dumps snow on US Midwest, Northwest Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of the US Midwest on Monday, prompting hundreds of cancelled flights and icy conditions for road travelers, officials warned, with the northeast bracing for the system as it rolled towards the Atlantic. ... more | .. |
 Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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Global warming means longer allergy seasons: study Ragweed allergy season in North America has grown two to four weeks longer in recent years because of warmer temperatures and later fall frosts, researchers said. ... more | .. |
Chinese state-run media play down protest calls China's state media on Monday dismissed a weekend web campaign for Middle East-style protests as "performance art", while also urging public patience over issues such as prices, land grabs and graft. ... more | .. |
  Beijing air pollution off the charts, US says Thick smog blanketing Beijing went "beyond" measurable pollution levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as a Chinese official warned people to stay indoors and avoid outdoor activities. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Japan goes crazy for Chinese pandas Panda fever gripped Japan on Monday as two of the cuddly creatures arrived in the nation from China, with Tokyo zoo eyeing a visitor boom and the government anticipating improved ties with Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Three more swine flu deaths in Hong Kong: officials Three more people in Hong Kong have died from swine flu, bringing the death toll to at least 17 in the past month, the territory's health authority said Monday. ... more |
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