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January 03, 2016

The billion dollar game of strategy: The effect of farmers' decisions on pest control
New York NY (SPX) Jan 04, 2016
Researchers say that the actions of individual farmers should be considered when studying and modelling strategies of pest control. Research published in PLOS Computational Biology presents a model to understand the actions of humans and the dynamics of pest populations. The authors demonstrate this by using the example of the European corn borer, a moth whose larval phase is a major pest of maize. Using game theory the researchers found that the farmers' perceptions of profit and loss, alon ... read more

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Volcano in Nicaragua spews gas and lava A volcano in Nicaragua that has been dormant for 110 years spewed gas and lava Sunday for the second time in a month. ... more		Hundreds evacuated as cyclone slams into Tonga Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Tonga Saturday when severe tropical cyclone Ula slammed into the tiny Pacific kingdom. ... more		Search for more victims as deadly US floods stress levees Record flooding from the rain-swollen Mississippi River and its tributaries stressed dams and levees to the breaking point in parts of Illinois, one of several central US states reeling from winter storms that have killed some two dozen people. ... more
				India's smog-shrouded capital pulls cars off roads More than a million private cars were banned from New Delhi's roads on Friday, as authorities began testing drastic new measures to cut smog in the world's most polluted capital. ... more		Body recovered from river as UK reels from storms The body of a kayaker who went missing during Storm Frank was recovered from a river on Thursday as Britain's battle with localised flooding stretched into the New Year. ... more

Wolf hunting begins in central Sweden Hunters in central Sweden killed a wolf on Saturday as they began an authorized cull of the predators that has been clouded by legal uncertainty. ... more		Obama set to hold town hall meeting on gun control Back from holiday vacation, President Obama is preparing to go back to work - without Congress. Motivated by the rash of gun violence the country has suffered over the last several years, Obama is intent on strengthening America's gun laws. ... 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		China's new two-child policy law takes effect Married couples in China will from Friday be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce ushered in an end to the country's controversial one-child policy. ... more
				European Commission puts rule of law in Poland under microscope The European Union's powerful executive announced Sunday it would discuss the state of the rule of law in Poland after the country's hard-right government pushed through changes to the judiciary and media. ... more		Protests in Hong Kong over 'pro-Beijing' university appointment Large crowds protested in Hong Kong on Sunday after a pro-Beijing official was appointed to a senior role at the main university, as fears grow over what critics see as political interference in the city's education system. ... more

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Fears of more deaths, devastation in flood-ravaged Missouri Residents in the flood-ravaged US state of Missouri waited anxiously Thursday to see how high the mighty Mississippi River would rise, as the death toll from the record-breaking deluge rose to 14. ... more		Freak heatwave pushes winter North Pole above freezing Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point Wednesday, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events. ... more		Paraguay villagers heap sandbags as flood threatens Residents of a Paraguayan village that risks being submerged in floodwater were defying authorities' calls to evacuate on Thursday as a nearby dike threatened to burst, officials said. ... more		Hundreds of flights grounded as snow blankets Istanbul Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Thursday from Istanbul's two main airports after the city was hit by a picturesque but troublesome snowfall on the last day of the year. ... more

	Indonesia to appeal rejection of $565 mn haze lawsuit The Indonesian government will appeal a court's rejection of a $565 million lawsuit against a pulp and paper company accused of failing to prevent fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in toxic haze, an official said Thursday. ... more		Weird weather brings warm welcome to 2016 With temperatures above freezing at the North Pole, deadly tornadoes in Texas, extreme heat in Australia and floods in Britain and Missouri, the world is beset by extreme weather events as it welcomes 2016. ... more

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