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Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110Tokyo (AFP) Jan 30, 2012 Japan's population is expected to shrink to a third of its current size over the next century, with the average woman living to over 90 within 50 years, a government report said Monday. The population is forecast to decline from the current 127.7 million to 86.7 million by 2060 and to tumble again to 42.9 million by 2110 "if conditions remain unchanged", the health and welfare ministry said in the report. The projections by the ministry's National Institute of Population and Social Security Rese ... read more |
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  Mining threatens herders in Mongolia: report Mining in southern Mongolia is threatening the livelihoods of herders and straining water supplies, a report said Monday, as foreign companies race to exploit the country's rich mineral deposits. ... more | .. |
  Search goes on for thousands of Japan's tsunami missing Leaden winter skies lour on a coastguard boat as it cuts its way through the seas off Japan's tsunami-wrecked shores. ... more | .. |
  Japan studies flora and fauna near Fukushima plant Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
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 Climate-driven heat peaks may shrink wheat crops More intense heat waves due to global warming could diminish wheat crop yields around the world through premature ageing, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Climate Change. ... more | .. |
  Philippine court orders massive dump site closure The Philippines' highest court has ordered the closure of a 30-year-old dump site near a popular tourist enclave, five months after an avalanche at the massive rubbish heap killed five. ... more | .. |
  Yemeni elite troops open fire as soldiers protest Troops at the headquarters of Yemen's elite Republican Guard opened fire on Sunday at a protest by soldiers demanding the ouster of their brigade chief over corruption charges, a military source said. ... more | .. |
  Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more |
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Photon control breakthrough at ultra-low temperatures advances quantum technology
New gravity test using 3D velocities of wide binaries backs modified Newtonian dynamics
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  Vets take action to save Poland's lynx Growling furiously, Benek the lynx cub looks up with baleful eyes as a veterinarian squats by his cage and takes aim with a tranquiliser gun. ... more | .. |
  Sudan army frees 14 'kidnapped' Chinese: report The Sudanese military has freed 14 Chinese workers "kidnapped" by rebels in the country's South Kordofan state, the official SUNA news agency reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Indonesian storm death toll rises to 14: official The death toll from heavy rains and strong winds in Indonesia has risen to 14, an official said Sunday, with the victims of a tropical cyclone crushed by falling trees. ... more | .. |
 Russian ex-paras' rock video labels Putin a 'tyrant' A rock band made up of Russian former paratroopers has scored a surprise hit with a song that labels Vladimir Putin a "tyrant", registering half a million hits on YouTube. ... more |
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 Arab League seeks Beijing, Moscow support on Syria Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi is fighting an uphill battle to court Russia and China to win their support at the United Nations for the latest Arab plan aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria. ... more | .. |
  Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs Over dinner on R.V. Calypso while anchored on the lee side of Glover's Reef in Belize, Jacques Cousteau told Phil Dustan that he suspected humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Dustan ... more | .. |
  Tracking the birth of an evolutionary arms race between HIV-like viruses and primate genomes Using a combination of evolutionary biology and virology, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have traced the birth of the ability of some HIV-related viruses to defeat a newly disc ... more | .. |
 Radical Theory Explains the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The trans-disciplinary theory demonstrates that purportedly in ... more |
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Trump says warned Netanyahu against striking Iran
Iran says may allow US inspectors from nuclear watchdog if deal reached
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 Viruses con bacteria into working for them MIT researchers have discovered that certain photosynthetic ocean bacteria need to beware of viruses bearing gifts: These viruses are really con artists carrying genetic material taken from their pr ... more | .. |
 Sensor sensibility offers better protection for concrete coastal structures Innovative sensors have been developed that will dramatically improve the ability to spot early warning signs of corrosion in concrete. More resilient and much longer lasting than traditional ... more | .. |
 Fungi-filled forests are critical for endangered orchids When it comes to conserving the world's orchids, not all forests are equal. In a paper to be published Jan. 25 in the journal Molecular Ecology, Smithsonian ecologists revealed that an orchid's fate ... more | .. |
 Following the first steps out of Africa The timing and pattern of the migration of early modern humans has been a source of much debate and research. Now, a new study uses genetic analysis to look for clues about the migration of the firs ... more |
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 Scientists Aboard Iberian Coast Ocean Drilling Expedition Report Early Findings Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hyd ... more | .. |
  Climatic warming-induced change in timings of 24 seasonal divisions in China since 1960 The Twenty-four Solar Terms are ancient Chinese terms used for about 2000 years. They describe 24 stages or timings associated with seasonal changes in phenology and agricultural activity throughout ... more | .. |
  Acidification provides the thrust Kimberlites are magmatic rocks that form deep in the Earth's interior and are brought to the surface by volcanic eruptions. On their turbulent journey upwards magmas assimilate other types of minera ... more | .. |
 Yemeni troops, police demand bosses' ouster Yemeni soldiers and policemen staged separate demonstrations on Saturday demanding the ouster of top bosses over accusations of corruption, an AFP correspondent reported. ... more |
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China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples: Xinhua
The hunt for mysterious 'Planet Nine' offers up a surprise
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 African Union unveils Chinese-built headquarters The African Union inaugurated Saturday its new high-rise headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, built and donated by China at a cost of $200 million. ... more | .. |
  China, India urged to boost safety net to dodge debt trap Emerging giants China and India must invest in pensions and healthcare systems now for their populations if they want to avoid falling into the West's debt trap, experts said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Flood survivors rebuild in Philippine danger zones Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a Philippine river, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbours are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again. ... more | .. |
 Pros and cons of U.K. climate change eyed Climate change in the coming century poses both risks and opportunities for Britain, a first comprehensive government assessment says. ... more |
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 Iraq water crisis could stir ethnic clash Iraq is facing worsening water shortages caused by the failure of successive postwar governments to ensure supplies and extensive dam-building in neighboring states that could trigger sectarian conflict. ... more | .. |
 Protesters offer to return PM's shoe Australian indigenous leaders promised more protests after a clash between demonstrators and police in which the prime minister was hustled to safety but lost a shoe. ... more | .. |
 Barclays tops roll of shame at Davos Barclays was accused of driving millions of people into poverty by speculating on food prices as campaigners at Davos conferred their annual Public Eye shame award on the British bank on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Troubled Global AIDS fund shifts focus ten years on Set up to roll back diseases that kill some four million people each year, the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is shifting focus under new leadership even as it struggles to shake off corruption charges and keep its coffers full. ... more |
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