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November 03, 2015

After 5,000 years, Britian's Fortingall Yew is turning female
Fortingall, Scotland (UPI) Nov 2, 2015
After a few millennia as a male, the oldest tree in Britain is discovering life as a female. The top branches of Scotland's Fortingall Yew have begun sprouting berries. Some estimates put the age of the tree between 1,500 and 3,000 years old. Others suggest the tree is nearly 5,000 years old. Whatever its actual age, the yew is recognized as one of the (if not the) oldest trees in Europe. For as long humans have been observing the tree, it has been putting out pollen - proof of its male ... read more

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France, China agree on climate change checks China and France agreed Monday that an international deal to tackle climate change to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on compliance, in what visiting French President Francois Hollande called a "historic" step forward. ... more		India's choked capital fails to collect new 'pollution toll' New Delhi has failed to collect a new "pollution toll" from trucks entering the city, officials said Monday, just one day after the levy was introduced to improve air quality in the choked city. ... more		Cyclone heads for Yemen after injuring 200 islanders Cyclone Chapala was approaching war-torn Yemen on Monday after wreaking havoc on Socotra island and injuring hundreds of people there, as fears of its impact on Oman eased, officials said. ... more
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US finds wreckage believed to be missing freighter El Faro The US navy has found wreckage it believes to be from the doomed freighter El Faro which sank during Hurricane Joaquin a month ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday. ... more		Iraq PM declares emergency in areas hit by heavy rain Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared an emergency in areas overwhelmed by heavy rain that has caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths, his office said Sunday. ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		Half of Africa's vultures flying towards extinction: conservationists Africa's vultures are increasingly the victims of poisoning and poachers, leaving around half the continent's 11 vulture species critically endangered, a top conservation body warned Thursday. ... more
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