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  Bangkok (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 Developing countries rounded on the United States and its allies at emergency climate talks Sunday, accusing the world's richest nations of stalling on a deal aimed at preventing runaway global warming. Experts from around the world wrapped up discussions in Bangkok geared towards creating a comprehensive rulebook for countries to implement the landmark Paris Accord on climate change. But talks foundered over the key issue of how efforts to limit climate change are funded and how contributions a ... read more |
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Florence expected to become a 'major hurricane' as it heads to USMiami (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 Hurricane Florence is expected to become a dangerous "major hurricane" by late Monday as it heads toward the US East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, as states of emergency were declared in preparation for the storm. ... more 
Japan toll 44 after strong quake, no more missingTokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered massive landslides in northern Japan rose to 44 on Monday with tens of thousands of police and troops still on the ground to support survivors. ... more  
Pro- and anti- whaling nations brace for battle in BrazilFlorianopolis, Brazil (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 Pro- and anti-whaling nations are set for a showdown when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in Brazil from Monday as Japan leads an assault on a three-decade old moratorium on commercial whale hunting. ... more 
Conflict hinders Iran efforts to counter dust stormsTehran (AFP) Sept 8, 2018 Iran's efforts to counter worsening dust storms have been hampered by conflict in the region, the deputy head of the environment department said on Saturday. ... more |
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Head-turning violence helps tiny songbirds kill big prey: studyParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 They may be small and striking, but shrikes are songbirds known for viciously impaling their victims with a razor-sharp bill although experts have long wondered about their ability to subdue much larger prey. ... more 
Northern birds live fast, molt quickly, die young, researchers sayWashington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 According to a new study, birds living at higher latitudes complete the feather molting process faster than their peers living closer to the equator. ... more  
The Ocean Cleanup project sails out to sweep Pacific plasticSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 A supply ship towing a long floating boom designed to corral ocean plastic has set sail from San Francisco for a test run ahead of a trip to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ... more 
Nauru demands China apology over 'crazy' envoyYaren, Nauru (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 Nauru's president has demanded China apologise for a top diplomat's "crazy" behaviour at the Pacific Islands Forum and lashed out at Beijing's "arrogant" presence in the region. ... more  
Norway builds world's tallest timber towerOslo (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 Norway has completed the frame of the world's tallest timber building, which is being lauded for being environmentally friendly and fire resistant. ... more |
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New construction boom threatens Spanish coastlineBegur, Spain (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 Sandwiched between the crystalline blue sea and green pine trees lies Aiguafreda, one of Spain's last largely unspoiled Mediterranean coves, which is threatened by a new building frenzy. ... more  |
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Climate negotiator warns world 'out of time' to save islandsBangkok (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 Island nations like Fiji and the Maldives are almost at the "point of no return" because of rising sea levels, a leading climate negotiator warned Friday. ... more  
Urban vineyards: Parisians pick grapes for city vintagesParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year. But behind them looms a high-rise housing estate and a short walk away is the noisy Paris ring road. ... more  
Chinese man arrested after calling Kenya's president a 'monkey'Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 Kenya has arrested a Chinese businessman after a video of him making a string of racist remarks was widely shared on social media, the government said Thursday. ... more  
China's Didi launches safety revamp after passenger murderBeijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Tuesday it would halt most late-night ride services for a week as it tries to reassure the public following the rape and murder of a passenger. ... more  
Antarctic iceberg A-68 is on the move after year-long standstillWashington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 The Antarctic iceberg A-68 has begun to spin. After a year-long standstill, the massive chunk of ice is on the move. ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
During a disaster, whether natural or man-made, restoring and maintaining communications is critical. Recent research and guidance issued by the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) reflects the importance of incorporating satellite services in an emergency response plan to facilitate communications before, during, and after a disaster.
"Because satellite-based solutions provide an unparal ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has received a $17.6 million contract for AN/SPY-3 (V)1 radar equipment work in support of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer.
Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Andover, Mass., Portsmouth, R.I., and McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be finished by June 2021. Navy fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and ... more |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched a fundraising appeal to construct new water storage dams to tackle droughts, warning that the country's current capacity would not last beyond a month.
Official estimates show that by 2025 Pakistan will be facing an "absolute scarcity" of water, with less than 500 cubic metres available per person - just one third of the water avai ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
Millenia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to grow rice. They began to raise livestock. And unknowingly, they may have been fundamentally altering the climate of the Earth.
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports provides new evidence that ancient farming practices led to a rise in the atmospheric emission of th ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year. But behind them looms a high-rise housing estate and a short walk away is the noisy Paris ring road.
Around 20 people armed with pruning shears snipped, picked and carried in the Parc Georges-Brassens in the south of the French capital on Tuesday after responding to ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 7, 2018  Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18.
Around 22 people are still unaccounted for in the small northern countryside town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a hillside collapsed with the force of the 6.6-magnitude ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
Kenya has arrested a Chinese businessman after a video of him making a string of racist remarks was widely shared on social media, the government said Thursday.
The Chinese national, identified as Liu Jiaqi, has been arrested and is being processed for deportation, said Kenya's immigration department.
"His work permit has been cancelled and (he) will be deported on racism grounds," the i ... more |
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 Newcastle UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study published in the journal, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.
A team of researchers from a number of European and American research institutions, including Northumbria University, Newcastle, have produced detailed new natural records from sta ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Sept 9, 2018  Developing countries rounded on the United States and its allies at emergency climate talks Sunday, accusing the world's richest nations of stalling on a deal aimed at preventing runaway global warming.
Experts from around the world wrapped up discussions in Bangkok geared towards creating a comprehensive rulebook for countries to implement the landmark Paris Accord on climate change.
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
PlanetWatchers has developed a new multi-source Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform that utilizes multiple SAR sources to deliver actionable insights without the usual delays due to weather, time of day, and environmental conditions. Natural resource managers will now receive enhanced risk management and analytical data from the new platform.
World-renowned remote sensing specialist Pr ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
Recently, scientists from China and the UK reported two Middle-Late Triassic entomofaunas, providing not only the earliest records of several modern insect elements, but also new insights into the early evolution of freshwater ecosystems.
This study confirms that holometabolous and aquatic insects experienced extraordinary diversification about 237 million years ago. The research was publi ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool spots, restaurateur Ali Hussein provides sanctuary - even though it means hooking up to an expensive generator.
"The clients must be comfortable when they eat," said Hussein, who stakes his reputation on ensuring customers are constantly blasted by air conditioning.
Outside, temperatures at this time of year can reach 50 degr ... more |
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 Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 
Fuel cells hold promise as a clean, renewable source of energy. But keeping them dry has long been a challenge, as they produce water during the process of converting hydrogen and oxygen into electricity.
Now University of British Columbia researchers say they may have found a solution: pre-treating the electrode - a key component of fuel cells - with ionized oxygen gas, or plasma.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
They may be small and striking, but shrikes are songbirds known for viciously impaling their victims with a razor-sharp bill although experts have long wondered about their ability to subdue much larger prey.
Now researchers say these carnivorous killers use powerful beak-and-jaw motions to shake their victims vigorously, whirling them around at speeds which cause injuries akin to whiplash. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Tuesday it would halt most late-night ride services for a week as it tries to reassure the public following the rape and murder of a passenger.
The company has been slammed by passengers and regulators, including China's transport ministry, after a 20-year-old passenger was raped and murdered by her driver in the eastern city of Wenzhou last month ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 
Norway has completed the frame of the world's tallest timber building, which is being lauded for being environmentally friendly and fire resistant.
The Mjos Tower, which is situated near and named after a lake located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Oslo, saw its last beam hoisted by a crane this week.
At 85.4 metres (just over 280 feet), it has 18 floors.
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