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  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Like many young people, 29-year-old student L.L. loves his cell phone. So much so, in fact, that his studies, his work and even his personal relationships have suffered, and his phone eventually became a way to avoid people in the real world. That was when he realized he needed help. L.L., who like other patients interviewed by AFP asked that their full names not be used, suffers from a form of digital dependency known as "nomophobia," a neologism derived from the term "no-mobile-phone phobia." ... read more |
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Delhi schools shut as toxic smog hits India and PakistanNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Delhi authorities ordered all schools to shut on Wednesday after choking smog descended on north India and Pakistan, with pollution levels in the city 40 times the World Health Organization's safe limit. ... more  
Iraq needs 'Marshall Plan', says Kirkuk archbishopLourdes, France (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 A top Catholic cleric from Iraq says his country has "lost all confidence" despite the rout of the Islamic State group, and needs an economic and cultural "Marshall Plan". ... more  
France to oppose EU's 5-year renewal for weedkiller glyphosateParis (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 France will oppose a European Commission proposal to renew authorisation for controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years instead of 10, saying Wednesday the new cutoff should be three years. ... more  
Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?Mbandaka, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Gruelling talks are unfolding in Bonn for implementing the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, but many kilometres (miles) away, there are fears that any progress may be wiped out by a lurking carbon threat. ... more |
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Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low
Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines CORRECTED: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippines: civil defence office Reeling from earthquakes, Afghans fear coming winter Typhoon flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines Indonesia floods kill 15 Afghan govt says quake death toll rises to 27 Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal |
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EU to cut car emissions to meet climate targets, rival ChinaBrussels (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 The European Union on Wednesday proposed sharp automobile emission cuts over the next decade to support the Paris climate accord and compete with China by spurring electric car production. ... more 
Together for more food safety in Europe and its neighboring countriesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 "To protect consumers, the responsible public institutions have to be networked together all over the world," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel, President of the German Federal Institute for Ris ... more  
Mexico earthquake reconstruction will cost $2.5bn: Pena NietoMexico City (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 Reconstruction in central and southern Mexico following two deadly earthquakes in September that killed 465 people will require a $2.5 billion investment, President Enrique Pena Nieto announced Tuesday. ... more 
Lifeline trails restored to Nepal's quake-hit villagesLapa, Nepal (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 As the dust settled from Nepal's massive earthquake, a fresh humanitarian crisis was just beginning: supply lines to remote communities had been destroyed, and villagers were starving. ... more  
Man's earliest ancestors discovered in southern EnglandPortsmouth UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 Fossils of the oldest mammals related to mankind have been discovered on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. The two teeth are from small, rat-like creatures that lived 145 million years ago in the ... more  
Chinese icebreaker steams for Antarctica in polar power playBeijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 The Chinese ice-breaker Xuelong steamed south from Shanghai on Wednesday bound for Antarctica, where it will establish China's newest base as Beijing strives to become a polar power. ... more |
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Faith not linked to intuition or rational thinking, study showsWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017 New research suggests people's religious beliefs are not directly influenced by intuition or rational thinking. Instead, a person's faith is most closely linked with their upbringing and socio-cultural background. ... more 
Tracking collars reveal raiding strategies used by hungry baboonsWashington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017 Baboons in South Africa mostly use a sit and wait tactic before raiding homes in search of food, according to new research. ... more  
6.5-magnitude quake hits PNGSydney (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, according to officials, but there were no immediate reports of damage. ... more  
Niger ambush probe to last until at least January: PentagonWashington (AFP) Nov 9, 2017 An investigation into an ambush that resulted in the deaths of four US soldiers in Niger early October will not conclude until at least January 2018, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. ... more |
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  Mexico City (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Reconstruction in central and southern Mexico following two deadly earthquakes in September that killed 465 people will require a $2.5 billion investment, President Enrique Pena Nieto announced Tuesday.
Speaking at a public event, the president said the quakes partially or totally damaged 184,000 homes, while 14,000 businesses and 16,000 schools were also affected.
It is "a reconstructio ... moreLapa, Nepal (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Lifeline trails restored to Nepal's quake-hit villages  Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Air force error allowed Texas shooter to buy guns despite conviction  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2017UN council weakens response to Myanmar after China objects |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.
Researchers from the Professor Sadler and Professor O'Connor groups in Warwick's Department of Chemistry and Professor Hui Chao's group at S ... more Ames IA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017One-step 3-D printing of catalysts developed at Ames Laboratory  Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2017General Atomics awarded $8.8M contract for low power laser demonstrator  Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017  Biologists tracking vulnerable turtle species in the Mediterranean have borrowed a technique from forensic scientists. By measuring "stable isotope ratios," scientists at the University of Exeter were able to determine where turtles were traveling from to breed Cyprus.
Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element. Each variant boasts a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. ... more Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-up  Gao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017A well changes lives in ravaged Mali city  Troy NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Climate change could decrease Sun's ability to disinfect lakes |
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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
Russia is boosting aviation infrastructure in the Arctic and will further increase its air defences there, the commander of the country's northern fleet said on Friday.
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has stepped up efforts to expand its military presence in the Arctic which has become a theatre for rival claims over a sea floor believed to be rich in minerals, oil and gas.
"Every ... moreBeijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Chinese icebreaker steams for Antarctica in polar power play  Austin TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Intensifying winds could increase east Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017Hot News from the Antarctic Underground |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
France will oppose a European Commission proposal to renew authorisation for controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years instead of 10, saying Wednesday the new cutoff should be three years.
"France's position is three years," Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot, a celebrity green activist, told French media ahead of a vote by the 28 EU member states in Brussels on Thursday.
The Co ... more Shanghai (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Extreme dining in Shanghai: French chef's twist on haute cuisine  London (AFP) Nov 6, 2017First luxury Perigord truffle is cultivated in Britain Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Together for more food safety in Europe and its neighboring countries |
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 Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
The death toll from typhoon downpours and floods wreaking havoc along Vietnam's south-central coast has risen to 61, an official said Tuesday, as the country opens its doors to world leaders for this week's APEC summit.
Typhoon Damrey struck just before Vietnam was set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Danang, which will bring together US President Donald Trump ... moreSydney (AFP) Nov 7, 20176.5-magnitude quake hits PNG  Miami (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Puerto Rico population to drop 14% after hurricane  Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Death toll from Vietnam typhoon rises to 69; 17th Atlantic storm takes shape |
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 Juba (AFP) Nov 4, 2017 
South Sudan's capital Juba was tense on Saturday as more than 100 soldiers surrounded the residence of powerful former army chief Paul Malong in a bid to disarm his bodyguards.
Streets across the city were largely empty as people stayed at home for fear the standoff would erupt into clashes, an AFP correspondent said.
The deployment of troops around Malong's residence in the central Hai ... moreWashington (AFP) Nov 9, 2017Niger ambush probe to last until at least January: Pentagon  Niamey (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Sahel anti-terror force sees teething problems in first mission  Miami (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Deadly heat from climate change may hit slums hardest |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
A passer-by drops something and you spring to pick it up. Or maybe you hold the door for someone behind you. Such acts of kindness to strangers were long thought to be unique to humans, but recent research on bonobos suggests our species is not as exceptional in this regard as we like to think.
Famously friendly apes from Africa's Congo Basin, bonobos will go out of their way to help stran ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspring Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Faith not linked to intuition or rational thinking, study shows Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Tracking collars reveal raiding strategies used by hungry baboons |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
The European Union on Wednesday proposed sharp automobile emission cuts over the next decade to support the Paris climate accord and compete with China by spurring electric car production.
The European Commission, the EU executive, called for cutting carbon dioxide emissions from cars and vans by 30 percent by 2030 and 15 percent by 2025, compared with 2021.
The proposal has to be approv ... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Cities can cut greenhouse gas emissions far beyond their urban borders  Bonn (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Syria to join Paris climate pact, isolating US Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 20172017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it has entered an agreement with FIMI, the largest Private Equity fund in Israel (FIMI). Pursuant to the agreement, FIMI shall invest $40 million in ImageSat International (ISI) in exchange for 53.6% of ISI's share equity.
The agreement further stipulates that ISI shall buy the new observation satellite 'EROS C' from IAI and at the transaction cl ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 01, 2017Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Warm Air Helped Make 2017 Ozone Hole Smallest Since 1988 |
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 Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
Life on Earth originated in an intimate partnership between the nucleic acids (genetic instructions for all organisms) and small proteins called peptides, according to two new papers from biochemists and biologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Auckland. Their "peptide-RNA" hypothesis contradicts the widely-held "RNA-world" hypothesis, which states that ... morePortsmouth UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Man's earliest ancestors discovered in southern England  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2017The secret lives of ancient land plants London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Mammals switched to daytime activity after dinosaur extinction |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Electrical physicists from Czech Technical University have provided additional evidence that new current sensors introduce errors when assessing current through iron conductors. It's crucial to correct this flaw in the new sensors so that operators of the electrical grid can correctly respond to threats to the system.
The researchers show how a difference in a conductor's magnetic permeabi ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapacitors.
Their novel design roughly doubles the amount of electrical energy the rapid-charging devices can hold, helping pave the way for eventual use in everything from smartphones and laptop com ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2017Scientists design smart paper capable of detecting water, conducting electricity  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Microscopic defects make batteries better  Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Scientists create magnetic system that transforms heat into motion |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Dozens of live pangolins were seized from suspected traffickers close to Malaysia's border with Thailand, officials said Wednesday, thwarting the latest attempt to smuggle the critically endangered creatures.
The pangolins, the world's most heavily trafficked mammals, were recovered on Tuesday in two separate raids in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah.
Despite concerted efforts to c ... more Mexico City (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity  London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Flights of honeybees reveal individual directional tendencies |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
A veteran Chinese dissident who had nearly completed a 12-year prison sentence for "subversion" has died on medical parole, rights groups said Wednesday.
Writer Yang Tongyan died on Tuesday, nearly three months after an August 23 surgery to remove a brain tumour, Amnesty International said in a statement, citing information from close friends.
Rights groups say a pattern has emerged in r ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Hong Kong pro-democracy activists allowed to appeal jail terms  Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events - the microclimate.
Microclimates are localized climates found within a larger one, like that of a cool canyon in the desert Southwest. These microclimates occur because of local differences in the lan ... moreMbandaka, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?  Kent UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlife  Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2017For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world |
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