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Sprawling devastation as US storm toll tops 310Tuscaloosa, Alabama (AFP) April 29, 2011 Shocked Americans on Friday sifted through the rubble from the worst US tornadoes in decades, which carved a trail of destruction across the south claiming at least 313 lives. Communities like Alabama Governor Robert Bentley's home town of Tuscaloosa were virtually wiped off the map, and officials warned the body count would rise as rescuers uncovered more dead in the debris. Disbelief was written on faces across eight states crippled by the ferocious spring storms - the deadliest tornado trage ... read more |
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  Singapore's top satirist thrives in election season As Singapore heads towards general elections on May 7, one of the most avidly followed individuals during the campaign is not even running for public office. ... more | .. |
  China bans smoking in public venues -- in theory China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and half-hearted and few expect it to have much of an impact in the tobacco-addicted country. ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama tells Japan to look to future The Dalai Lama offered a renewed prayer for disaster-hit Japan Friday, and urged the nation to look to the future. ... more | .. |
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  'Cedar mafia' threatens Morocco's cherished wood Revered as the "king of the forest" in Morocco, the native cedar tree is under increasing threat from illegal logging - a crime which also threatens the country's main water reserve. ... more | .. |
  Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have evolved a unique chemical mechanism For the first time, scientists have been able to paint a detailed chemical picture of how a particular strain of bacteria has evolved to become resistant to antibiotics. The research is a key step t ... more | .. |
  Missouri elk are being reintroduced in the wrong part of the state According to prehistoric records, elk roamed the northwestern part of Missouri until 1865. Now, the Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to reintroduce elk, but this time in the southeast ... more | .. |
  Mercury converted to its most toxic form in ocean waters University of Alberta-led research has confirmed that a relatively harmless inorganic form of mercury found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into a potent neurotoxin in the seawater itself. ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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  Eddies found to be powerful modes of ocean transport Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and their colleagues have discovered that massive, swirling ocean eddies-known to be up to 500 kilometers across at the surface-can reach ... more | .. |
  Scorpion venom bad for bugs but good for pesticides Fables have long cast scorpions as bad-natured killers of hapless turtles that naively agree to ferry them across rivers. Michigan State University scientists, however, see them in a different light ... more | .. |
  Rice University geologist leads team effort to solve mystery of the Colorado Plateau A team of scientists led by Rice University has figured out why the Colorado Plateau - a 130,000-square-mile region that straddles Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico - is rising even while parts ... more | .. |
  Water currents of South Africa could stabilize climate in Europe One of the ocean currents which particularly interests oceanographers and climatologists is the Gulf Stream. This current, originating in the Gulf of Mexico, transports enormous amounts of warm trop ... more |
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 Era of canopy crane ending The 25-story construction crane used since 1995 to investigate such things as how Pacific Northwest forests absorb carbon dioxide, obtain sufficient water and resist attacks by pests and diseases is ... more | .. |
 Monkey See Monkey Do It's one thing to recognize your childhood home when you see it in a photograph and quite another to accurately describe or draw a picture of it based on your recollection of how it looked. A new re ... more | .. |
  NASA Mission Seeks to Uncover a Rainfall Mystery Scientists from NASA and other organizations are on a mission to unlock the mysteries of why certain clouds produce copious amounts of rain. In a field mission that is now under way, aircraft are ca ... more | .. |
 US tornado toll soars towards 300 Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, which carved a trail of destruction across the south, claiming at least 295 lives. ... 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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 Tornadoes whipped up by wind, not climate: officials US meteorologists warned Thursday it would be a mistake to blame climate change for a seeming increase in tornadoes in the wake of deadly storms that have ripped through the US south. ... more | .. |
  Darfur rebels reject draft Doha accord The main Darfur rebel group involved in the Doha peace talks said Thursday it "totally rejected" the draft documents submitted by UN mediators, further undermining prospects of a Sudan accord. ... more | .. |
 Japanese government submits $49bn extra budget The Japanese government submitted a $49 billion budget to parliament Thursday to help fund reconstruction after a deadly earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
 China calls Tibet exile govt 'illegal' after vote China on Thursday attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile as "illegal" following the election of a new prime minister to take over the organisation's political duties from the ageing Dalai Lama. ... more |
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 Suez Environnement reports strong start to year French utility and waste management group Suez Environnement said on Thursday its first-quarter sales and operating profit rose strongly and confirmed its annual financial targets. ... more | .. |
 US raps China for 'serious backsliding' on rights A US envoy accused China of "serious backsliding" on human rights Thursday following talks on the issue that were held as Beijing carries out a severe crackdown on government critics. ... more | .. |
  Chinese population ageing, moving to the cities China's population is ageing and flocking to cities, according to the latest national census results released on Thursday, showing the world's most populous country now counted 1.339 billion people. ... more | .. |
 'Explosive' evolution rate seen in fish Two groups of small fish, one from the Caribbean and one in Mexico, exhibit some of the fastest rates of evolution known in any organism, U.S. researchers say. ... 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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 Lima to declare itself a GMO-free zone The city of Lima plans to declare the Peruvian capital a "GMO-free zone" after a controversial government decree that critics fear will see the country flooded with genetically modified organisms. ... more | .. |
 Trapping threatens near-extinct Philippine eagle Conservationists raised alarm Thursday over the future of the near-extinct Philippine eagle after several maimed or diseased birds were retrieved from captivity over recent months. ... more | .. |
China food scandals spark new safety fears A wave of tainted-food scares has renewed fears in China over continued product-safety problems despite a government promise to clean up the food industry following a deadly 2008 milk scandal. ... more | .. |
 Asbestos, dioxin threats in Japan tsunami rubble Japanese workers tackling the Herculean task of clearing millions of tonnes of debris from last month's earthquake and tsunami also face health risks from asbestos and dioxins. ... more |
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  Death toll in Beijing fire rises to 18: state media The death toll from a fire that swept through an illegally constructed Beijing building this week rose to 18 when one of the two dozen people injured died, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Conservation of coastal dunes is threatened by poorly designed infrastructure Although the dune ecosystem is unusual, fragile and is protected by the "habitats" directive of the network Natura 2000, its conservation is very vulnerable to the proliferation of car parks, nearby ... more | .. |
  Why Right Whales Linger in the Gulf of Maine As they might with most endangered animals, scientists consider the whereabouts and activities of right whales extremely important. "It is helpful to know where they go, why they go there and what t ... more | .. |
 Developing biocontrols to contain a voracious pest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are playing a key role in efforts to contain the emerald ash borer's destructive march through the nation's forests. Researchers with USDA's Ag ... more |
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