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Three Vietnam men survive 40 hours at sea after typhoon
Typhoon Fung-wong floods Philippine towns, leaves 5 dead in its wake Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake |
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  Beijing (AFP) Jan 1, 2017 Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards. After a long period of pollution in December, the Chinese capital was again smothered Sunday in an acrid grey haze which limited visibility to a few hundred metres. Luminous signs on top of the skyscrapers seemed to float in the fog, while some tourists wore respiratory masks. Levels of PM 2.5 - microscopic particles harmful ... read more |
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Damascenes struggle after clashes cut off waterNear a church in old Damascus, people in a long queue wait impatiently for the tanker to fill their canisters after being deprived of water for a week. ... more  
Britain gets creative in fighting rampant food wasteOne of Europe's worst offenders on food waste, Britain is beginning to get its act together thanks to a surge in volunteer initiatives that help the poor as well as creating a bit of seasonal cheer. ... more  
Tillerson called to testify on climate issuesExxon Mobil CEO and U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson should testify before the inauguration on his climate change knowledge, lawyers said. ... more  
World's oldest male panda dies: officialsThe world's oldest male panda, with more than 130 descendants - a quarter of all the captive-bred pandas on the planet - has died aged 31, officials said. ... more |
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Study: Language barriers holding back global scienceThe domination of English and a lack of translation is hurting global science, new research suggests. ... more  
Switzerland sees driest December in 150 yearsSwitzerland has just experienced its driest December in more than 150 years and one of its driest months on record, meteorologists said Saturday. ... more  
A 2016 love story: the Macedonian cop and the Iraqi refugeeThe scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia, while he belonged to the stern Macedonian police force keeping guard. ... more  
Hong Kong reports second human case of bird fluHong Kong on Friday confirmed its second human case of bird flu this season, days after an elderly man died of the virus. ... more 
Bacteria evolution offers insights into human protein interactionsThe complexity of the human system - the sheer abundance and diversity of the moving parts - make studying specific biochemical interactions quite difficult. But a team of a researchers in Spain have found a new way to study human protein interactions - by not studying the human body at all. ... more |
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SEC probes Mozambique debt sold by Credit Suisse, BNP ParibasA US market regulator is probing the sale of $850 million in Mozambique government bonds used to purchase military equipment, which involved three major banks, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. ... more 
Madrid lifts partial car ban as pollution easesMadrid on Thursday lifted an unprecedented ban on half of most private cars as pollution in the Spanish capital eased up. ... more |
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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday urged Turkey to live up to its responsibilities and help to reunify the divided island when crucial peace talks resume next month in Switzerland.
Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are to hold talks in Geneva from January 9 after negotiations broke down last month.
If all goes well they will be joined on January 12 by t ... more US prosecutors ask Alexa: whodunit? A 2016 love story: the Macedonian cop and the Iraqi refugee 'Tiny earthquakes' help scientists predict mountain rock falls |
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The Russian Space Systems holding, which belongs to the state-run Roscosmos space corporation, has created a new miniature electrostatic discharge measurement unit that can help extend the lifespan of satellite electronic equipment, the company said Tuesday in a statement.
"A miniature measurement unit for the electrostatic discharge parameters, created by the Russian Space Systems holding ... more 'Just the first stage': unique 3D-printed Siberian satellite to orbit Earth European Defense Agency to explore 3D printing feasibility China to improve space debris database, spacecraft protection |
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Last spring, researchers made Newly discovered 'Casper' octopod at risk from deep-sea minings with the discovery of what was surely a new species of octopod, crawling along the seafloor at a record-breaking ocean depth of more than 4,000 meters (about 2.5 miles) off Necker Island near Hawaii. The octopod's colorless and squishy appearance immediately inspired the nickname "Casper."
Now, a ... more Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler Damascenes struggle after clashes cut off water Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization |
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  It was a record year for ice. The theme was scarcity. There's less ice on Earth than there has been in some time. Ice sheets are shrinking, glaciers are melting, sea ice is receding.
If there is a silver lining, it is that humans are more aware of these trends than they were five or 10 years ago. In 2016, scientists continued to bolster technologies used to track and measure the movemen ... more Satellites observe 'traffic jams' in Antarctic Ice Stream caused by tides Arctic lakes thawing earlier each year Scientists measure pulse of CO2 emissions during spring thaw in the Arctic |
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  One of Europe's worst offenders on food waste, Britain is beginning to get its act together thanks to a surge in volunteer initiatives that help the poor as well as creating a bit of seasonal cheer.
"That's what I come out for, to have a little chat... It's not only the food," said Bassia Hamech, 76, as she was served a bowl of hot soup in a kitchen in east London run by a charity called Foo ... more China's Sichuan cannot get enough spicy marinated rabbit heads Zambia drafts in air force to combat pests After Asia, palm oil faces backlash in Africa |
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Controls engineers at UC San Diego have developed practical strategies for building and coordinating scores of sensor-laden balloons within hurricanes.
Using onboard GPS and cellphone-grade sensors, each drifting balloon becomes part of a ``swarm'' of robotic vehicles, which can periodically report, via satellite uplink, their position, the local temperature, pressure, humidity and wind ve ... more Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk Floods in DR Congo kill at least 50: provincial governor Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' Christmas typhoon |
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  A US market regulator is probing the sale of $850 million in Mozambique government bonds used to purchase military equipment, which involved three major banks, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information from investors on the 2013 bond issue which was arranged by Credit Suisse and the Russian bank VTB Group on behalf of a ... more Guinea soldier wanted over stadium massacre appears in court Nigerian army 'crushes' Boko Haram in key stronghold UN cancels controversial Gambia army chief's Darfur visit |
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  The domination of English and a lack of translation is hurting global science, new research suggests.
According to a new study in the journal PLOS Biology, the domination of English creates barriers to knowledge transfer. The barriers are present in all scientific fields, but especially problematic in biodiversity conservation.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge surveyed j ... more Archaeologists: Chaco Canyon inhabitants likely relied on imported food Earliest evidence discovered of plants cooked in ancient pottery Chimpanzees are 'indifferent' when it comes to altruism |
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Exxon Mobil CEO and U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson should testify before the inauguration on his climate change knowledge, lawyers said.
Lawyers representing more than a dozen U.S. teens called on Tillerson to testify in a case arguing there is a "fundamental constitutional right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life." A notice to testify was served on Sidl ... more Seizing environmental opportunities under a Trump presidency Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases, and causes great concern due to the rapid increase in its atmospheric concentrations. China launched its first minisatellite dedicated to the carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC on December 22, 2016.
The Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TANSAT) was designed to focus on the global observation of CO2. Fo ... more There's a jet stream in our core China launches new weather satellite Fengyun-4 exactEarth to study Small Vessel Tracking for UK Space Agency |
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For three billion years or more, the evolution of the first animal life on Earth was ready to happen, practically waiting in the wings. But the breathable oxygen it required wasn't there, and a lack of simple nutrients may have been to blame.
Then came a fierce planetary metamorphosis. Roughly 800 million years ago, in the late Proterozoic Eon, phosphorus, a chemical element essential to a ... more Dino discovery may explain why birds have beaks New prehistoric bird species discovered Mammals packed a powerful bite during age of dinosaurs |
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China's State Grid Corporation is set to build a $1.5-billion power line across Pakistan to enable the transmission of 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the country's north to south, the government said Friday.
Pakistani and Chinese officials signed an investment agreement in Beijing on Thursday to build the country's first high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) line, according to a governmen ... more MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regionsEnergy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender says |
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A little sodium goes a long way. At least that's the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes.
A research team led by Yun Hang Hu, the Charles and Carroll McArthur Professor of materials science and engineering at Michigan Tech, created a brand-new way to synthesize sodium-embedded carbon nanowalls. Previ ... more World's smallest electrical wire made from world's smallest diamonds Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper |
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Researchers at Utah State University have discovered nine new desert bee species, including two featuring males that look very much like ants.
"It's unclear why these males have this unique form, but it could indicate they spend a lot of time in the nest," entomologist Zach Portman said in a news release. "We may find more information as we learn more about their nesting biology."
... more Cheetahs 'sprinting' towards extinction: wildlife study Scientists decipher meaning in bat calls World's oldest male panda dies: officials |
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Nine residents of the Chinese "rebel" village of Wukan have been jailed for "disrupting social order" after September protests against officials turned violent, leading police to shut down the settlement and impose a media blackout.
Wukan, a 13,000-strong fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong, became a symbol of resistance against corruption after a mass uprising over alleged ... more Hong Kong's ousted anti-China lawmakers make final appeal over ban Born again: baby boom after China ends one-child rule Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts |
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President Barack Obama has created two new US national monuments, bringing vast desert areas under federal protection.
Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments protect over one million acres (0.4 million hectares) of sacred sites, spectacular scenery, and important natural and cultural resources in the desert landscapes of Utah and southern Nevada, the White House said Wednesday.
Oba ... more Amazonia's best and worst areas for carbon recovery revealed Warming could slow upslope migration of trees Better road planning could boost food production while protect forests |
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