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November 19, 2015

Reeling from attacks, France bans Paris climate rallies
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2015
France Wednesday banned two citizens' rallies planned for a crunch climate conference due to open in Paris just two weeks after terror attacks killed 129 people in the French capital. Climate activists reacted with a mix of disappointment and understanding and vowed to find alternative ways to make their voice heard at the summit tasked with delivering a climate rescue pact. Rallies to beat the drum for concerted political action against global warming had been planned for November 29, the day b ... read more

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China says making 'enormous efforts' against torture Chinese officials told a UN hearing Wednesday their country was working hard to root out torture, but experts and activists accused them of dodging tough questions and insisted the practice remained commonplace. ... more		Cuba, U.S. sign first environmental accord since diplomatic thaw On Wednesday, U.S. and Cuban officials signed an environmental accord in Havana, the first such agreement since the countries renewed diplomatic relations this summer. ... more		Australian court fines Japanese firm over whale kills A Sydney court fined a Japanese firm Aus$1 million (US$709,300) Wednesday for repeatedly killing Antarctic minke whales in an Australian Southern Ocean sanctuary. ... more
				Mountains may depart, says Tibetan filmmaker Snow-capped mountains, endless grasslands, smiling monks: Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden's latest vision of his homeland, shot in stark black and white, relegates these to the background. ... more		Loss of diversity near melting coastal glaciers Melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem. This has been verified in the course ... more

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Chinese emissions to rise despite coal peak Obscured by polluted haze, workers are putting the finishing touches to towering smokestacks on a multi-billion-dollar coal-to-oil plant in China that will pump out vast amounts of carbon dioxide when in operation. ... more		Declining snowpacks may cut many nations' water Gradual melting of winter snow helps feed water to farms, cities and ecosystems across much of the world, but this resource may soon be critically imperiled. In a new study, scientists have identifi ... more		Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit		Sea ice plays a pivotal role in the Arctic methane cycle The ice-covered Arctic Ocean is a more important factor concerning the concentration of the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere than previously assumed. Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institut ... more
				A 'blood rain' infiltrates villages of Spain The rainwater that fell in some of the villages of Zamora (Spain) last autumn brought along a strange traveller: a green microalgae that turns a reddish colour when in a state of stress. Once this m ... more		Sharks' hunting ability destroyed under climate change The hunting ability and growth of sharks will be dramatically impacted by increased CO2 levels and warmer oceans expected by the end of the century, a University of Adelaide study has found. ... more

Isle of Skye fossil makes three species one The discovery of a tiny, 170-million-year-old fossil on the Isle of Skye, off the north-west coast of the UK, has led Oxford University researchers to conclude that three previously recognised speci ... more		Houston region could be better protected from impact of hurricanes New structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston region from the impact of hurricanes and severe storms, according to a research paper by energy, engineering and ... 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		Carbon accumulation by US forests may slow over the next 25 years Currently, the carbon sequestered in U.S. forests partially offsets the nation's carbon emissions and reduces the overall costs of achieving emission targets to address climate change - but that cou ... more
Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern An increasing amount of drugs taken by humans and animals make it into our streams and waterways, and pharmaceutical pollution has had catastrophic ecosystem consequences despite low levels of conce ... more		6.8-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands: USGS A 6.8-magnitude quake struck off the Solomon Islands late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. ... more		Australian bushfires leave four dead in 'day from hell' At least four people died in bushfires raging in parts of Western Australia, authorities said Wednesday, with a shocked local community lamenting the "day from hell". ... more		Saudi flooding dath toll hits eight The death toll from two days of rains and flooding in western Saudi Arabia rose to at least eight on Wednesday, including three children, public safety officials said. ... more

	Corruption hampered troops fighting Boko Haram: Nigeria's Buhari Nigerian troops were denied weapons to fight Boko Haram and thousands of lives were lost because of rampant fraud in the procurement process, President Muhammadu Buhari has alleged. ... more		Drug shields infants from HIV in breastmilk: study Giving anti-AIDS drugs directly to infants breastfed by their HIV-positive mothers significantly reduces their risk of contracting the killer virus, researchers said Thursday. ... more

China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts return to Earth after delay

Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS

CCNY researchers open 'Golden Window' in deep brain imaging		Winter isolation ends at Concordia		Titan takes on the big one		Nanopores could take the salt out of seawater		Idea of slow climate change in the Earth's past misleading
How did plate tectonics start on Earth		Japan court orders damages for French citizen over Fukushima evacuation		Emissions set to soar as love of steak takes off in Asia		Deaths, flight delays as heavy rains hit Saudi		Cameroon start-up offers clean streets, cleaner fuel

Mali jihadist leader denounces peace deal, wants fight against France

Football: Boos, 'boo' signs for shared Chinese anthem in Hong Kong

Choking air, melting glaciers: how global warming is changing India

Earthquake hits Greek Lefkada island, two dead

US calls off hunt for black box of doomed 'El Faro' freighter

Don't forget public health at Paris Climate talks: WHO

China's investment in Africa down 40% on year: govt

Alcoholism drug may help design HIV cure: study

Largest ensemble simulation of global weather using real-world data

Early farmers exploited beehive products at least 8,500 years ago

NMSU researchers find some surprising results testing mosquito repellents

Thermal sensitivity of marine communities reveals the most vulnerable to global warming

Scientists date the origin of the cacao tree to 10 million years ago

Climate change adaptation in high income countries

No more brown apples

Growing Antarctic ice sheet caused ancient Mediterranean to dry up

Southern right whale calf wounding by kelp gulls increased to nearly all over 4 decades

Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens

In Kenya, a digital classroom in a box

Britain signals closure of dirty coal power plants

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