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May 27, 2014

'Time running out' as CO2 levels hit new high: UN
Geneva (AFP) May 26, 2014
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have crossed a new threshold, the UN's weather agency said Monday, highlighting the urgency of curbing manmade, climate-altering greenhouse gases. In April, for the first time, the mean monthly CO2 concentration in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million (ppm) throughout the northern hemisphere, which pollutes more than the south, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. "This should serve as yet another wakeup call about the constantly ris ... read more

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Storms in China leave 26 dead, 10 missing Storms in southern and central China have left at least 26 people dead and 10 missing, state media said Monday, as emergency measures were taken to deal with the extreme weather. ... more		Satellite imagery shows drought-ridden Lake Powell at half capacity Diminished by overzealous water withdrawals and a lengthy drought throughout the Southwest, Lake Powell, the meandering mass of water held by Glen Canyon dam, has slowly emptied in recent years. It now sits below half capacity. ... more		Sierra Leone confirms first case of Ebola as epidemic spreads Sierra Leone on Monday confirmed its first death from Ebola and said it was restricting travel in some areas to stop the deadly haemorrhagic fever sweeping west Africa from claiming more lives. ... more
				Tank Man: Tiananmen protester who became an icon He is world famous, and at the same time anonymous. The man who stood alone blocking a column of tanks at Tiananmen Square endures as a symbol of peaceful protest and defiance 25 years later. ... more		Tiananmen protest leader haunted by ghosts, 25 years on A quarter of a century after Communist authorities crushed the Tiananmen Square demonstrators and their hopes of reform, protest leader Wu'er Kaixi still lies awake at night, haunted by the dead and their unrealised dreams. ... more

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Thai army threatens action against anti-coup rallies Thailand's army chief threatened Monday to "intensify law enforcement" against anti-coup protesters who have pledged to rally in Bangkok for a fourth day over the military's seizure of power. ... more		Modi sworn in as India PM promising 'inclusive' agenda India's Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister Monday holding the strongest mandate for 30 years, promising to forge a "strong and inclusive" country on a first day that signalled his bold intentions. ... more		Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government		Virtual dam on after-hours emails tackles burnout As smartphones and portable devices increasingly dominate our working lives, moves are afoot in France and Germany to prevent the little electronic miracle workers from encroaching on people's private lives as well. ... more
				Italian left bucks EU trend with landslide for Renzi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won by a landslide in weekend EU elections, bolstering his reforms and turning his Democratic Party into the leading light of Europe's left. ... more		Reporter, editor, publisher: Japan's 89-year-old newshound Toshio Hiratsuka is the backbone of his local newspaper; the star reporter whose trusty notebook and pen have borne witness to nearly every significant event in his corner of Japan for 65 years. ... more

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Asia's largest wine expo opens in Hong Kong Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair opened in Hong Kong on Tuesday, drawing the world's top producers from France to Chile despite China reporting the first decline in wine consumption for a decade. ... more		Prescription, synthetic drug abuse worry EU watchdog While heroin use in Europe is declining, ever more people are getting their fix from prescription drugs, including some used to treat heroin addiction, a report said Tuesday. ... more		France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row Trump: U.S. to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to pay bill Ukraine, Russia trade blows in escalating spy war		More foreign drug firms face scrutiny in China: report China is reportedly putting more foreign drug firms under scrutiny, state media said Tuesday, days after the conclusion of a police probe into alleged bribery by employees of Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). ... more
				Egypt votes in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on Tuesday, the final day of voting. ... more		Researchers test whether Red Queen hypothesis makes species resilient In Lewis Carroll's 1871 classic novel Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice: "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." Over the years ... more

US finds missing British yacht in Atlantic, but no crew

'Canners' live off detritus of New York

Malaysia to discuss with Inmarsat on release of "raw data"

NIST studies why quantum dots suffer from 'fluorescence intermittency'

Eumelanin's secrets

Liquid crystal as lubricant

Satellite imagery shows drought-ridden Lake Powell at half capacity

Australian environmentalists welcome bank wariness on reef port

Bottom trawling causes deep-sea biological desertification

WTO rejects Canada, Norway appeal against EU seal import ban

Nepal glaciers shrink by quarter in 30 years: scientist

Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise

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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission

UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat

Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier

European farmers adapting to climate change		'Canners' live off detritus of New York		Chinese woman summits Everest, helped by chopper lift		Vietnamese woman self-immolates in anti-China protest: media		China blogger 'fired' after John Kerry meeting
Deep-buried carbon may pose climate risk: study		New England whale watchers treated to influx of humpbacks		Doctor exposes China's medical corruption epidemic		China sentences mining tycoon to death		Amanda becomes category four hurricane in Pacific

Colombians elect president as peace talks at stake

How octopuses don't tie themselves in knots

Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise

US Farmers Can Turn their Ag Waste Problems into Profit

Dryland ecosystems emerge as driver in global carbon cycle

Collecting biological specimens essential to science and conservation

Deep earth recycling of the oceanic floor

Thai coup leader cements grip, assumes law-making power

Massive clean-up in Balkans after flood of the century

Pakistani premier to attend Indian PM-elect Modi's swearing-in

Nepal glaciers shrink by quarter in 30 years: scientist

Amanda strengthens to become season's first hurricane

US finds missing British yacht in Atlantic, but no crew

Australian environmentalists welcome bank wariness on reef port

Hundreds wounded as strong quake sparks panic in Turkey

Scientists link wild winter to rising ocean temps, global warming

WTO rejects Canada, Norway appeal against EU seal import ban

Public interest in climate unshaken by scandal, but unstirred by science

Russia's Weakened Hand Could Pay Off For Beijing In Major Gas Deal

A new concept to improve power production performance of wind turbines in a wind farm

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