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  Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jan 07, 2019 Ben-Gurion University researchers have developed a new satellite imaging system that could revolutionize the economics and imagery available from space-based cameras and even earth-based telescopes. "This is an invention that completely changes the costs of space exploration, astronomy, aerial photography, and more," says Angika Bulbul, a BGU Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Rosen in the BGU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In a paper published in the D ... read more |
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Female penguins are getting stranded along the South American coastWashington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 Every year, thousands of Magellanic penguins are stranded along the South American coast--from northern Argentina to southern Brazil--1,000 kilometers away from their breeding ground in northern Pat ... more 
Iguanas reintroduced to Santiago Island in GalapagosQuito (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 A group of more than 1,400 iguanas have been reintroduced to an Ecuadoran island in the Galapagos archipelago around two centuries after they disappeared from there, authorities said on Monday. ... more  
Warm water is attracting bluefin tuna to BritainWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 Bluefin tuna are showing up in European waters in increasing numbers. ... more 
Device cleaning up Great Pacific Garbage Patch breaksWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 The device deployed to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has broken and must be brought back to shore for repairs. ... more |
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China must act to stem Myanmar's runaway meth trade: reportYangon (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 China should rein in the methamphetamine-producing militias under its influence in eastern Myanmar and stem the flow of precursor chemicals fuelling the multi-billion-dollar drug trade, a report Tuesday said. ... more 
Scientists use satellite images to measure household povertyWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 To more strategically allocate resources, set agenda priorities and track the progress of economic initiatives in the developing world, the United Nations is turning to satellite imagery. ... more  
Five dead, two missing in snow-struck AustriaVienne (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 Three skiers and two snowshoe hikers have died as heavy snow and avalanches hit Austria, isolating several areas of the mountainous country, authorities said Monday. ... more  
Gabon foils coup attempt, with ailing president out of countryLibreville (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 Gabon foiled an attempted coup on Monday, capturing the rebel chief and killing two of his men after a group of soldiers stormed a radio station to call for an uprising while the country's ailing president was abroad. ... more  
Attacker wounds 20 children at Beijing schoolBeijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 Twenty children were wounded in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing Tuesday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said, as state-run media reported that the assailant used a hammer. ... more |
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 In Siberia, Chinese demand for prehistoric tusks fuels 'mammoth rush'  
Floods, blackouts after Thai storm, but tourist islands sparedNakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand Saturday, as relieved tourists stranded on islands further north were spared the worst and began to plot routes home. ... more  |
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Death toll from Philippine storm, landslides climbs to 126Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 126, authorities said Sunday, adding landslides caused by torrential rain were the top cause. ... more 
Three dead during cold snap in GreeceAthens (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 Three people have died in Greece as stormy weather and freezing temperatures gripped most of the country, officials said Sunday. ... more 
Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off IndonesiaJakarta (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early Monday, sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued. ... more 
Brazil troops deploy to stop criminal attacks in northern cityRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 A special deployment of Brazilian troops began fanning out in the northern city of Fortaleza Saturday with orders to stop a spike in violent attacks by criminal gangs against banks, buses and shops, officials said. ... more 
Britain warns on travel to southern India after temple unrestThiruvananthapuram, India (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 Britain on Saturday warned tourists visiting the southern Indian state of Kerala after sporadic violence in recent days over the admission of women to one of Hinduism's holiest temples. ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 
A special deployment of Brazilian troops began fanning out in the northern city of Fortaleza Saturday with orders to stop a spike in violent attacks by criminal gangs against banks, buses and shops, officials said.
By the end of the weekend, 300 soldiers will be patrolling that city and other towns in Ceara state in a bid to halt the rampage, national public security secretary Guilherme Teop ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2019 
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to Elbit Systems of America for the Two Color Laser System, a surveillance system element onboard military aircraft.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news release on Elbit Systems' website, but the U.S. subsidiary of the Israeli company said the contract would be carried out in 2019. The Two Color Laser System serves the Multi-Spec ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 
Chilly reminders of a centuries-long cold snap can be found deep within the Pacific, a new study finds.
According to the results, ongoing cooling observed in Pacific deep-ocean temperatures indicates that the deep Pacific is still adjusting to the surface cooling that occurred during the Little Ice Age, which began nearly 1,000 years ago.
The common-era climate anomaly known as the L ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than previously thought.
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol camped for three months next to the Greenland Ice Sheet, sampling t ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 
A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State.
"Currently, there's a big push within the food industry to replace synthetic ingredients with natural alternatives, and this is being driven by consumers," said Andrew S. Elder, doctoral candidate in food scienc ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Jan 6, 2019 
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early Monday, sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake hit at a depth of 60 kilometres (40 miles) under the Molucca Sea, some 175 kilometres north northwest of the city of Ternate, according to the USGS.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and Indonesia' ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) Jan 7, 2019 
A group of soldiers sought to take power in Gabon on Monday while the country's ailing president was abroad, but the government declared the bid had failed and the rebels had been arrested.
Soldiers burst into state radio offices at dawn and called on the public to "rise up" after President Ali Bongo suffered a stroke last year while out of the country.
Shots were heard around state broa ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 01, 2019 
Zinc is one of the essential components in the diet of all living organisms. It is the second most abundant biological trace element after iron. Zinc is of great importance in various metabolic functions and its deficiency can cause many problems.
It is involved in cellular metabolism, growth, development, cellular physiology, and immune function. Approximately 300 enzymes and 100 transcri ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) Jan 5, 2019 
The Czech capital Prague has experienced its hottest year since records started in 1775, the weather institute said on Saturday.
"In 2018, the average annual temperature in Prague-Clementium was 12.8 degrees Celsius (55.04 Fahrenheit), or 3.2 degrees more compared to the average between 1775-2014," the Hydrometeorological Institute said in a statement that referred to its historic Clementi ... more |
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 Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 
How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to give us a very good hint of the living conditions of populations in the world's poor countries.
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2018 
Paleontologists have recovered the earliest known remains of three plant groups from Permian deposits in Jordan. The excavation revealed a "hidden cradle of plant evolution," according to scientists on the project.
The Permian period began 300 million years ago and lasted 50 million years. Among the Permian sediments, researchers recovered remains of plants from the Podocarpaceae family ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
The US Justice Department announced Friday the arrest of a Chinese national who allegedly stole trade secrets from a US oil company he worked for.
Tan Hongjin, 35, was arrested on Thursday in Oklahoma where he lived as a permanent resident.
The Justice Department said he stole trade secrets "related to a product worth more than $1 billion."
Tan, who lived in the United States for 12 ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2019 
In the 1980s, the discovery of high-temperature superconductors known as cuprates upended a widely held theory that superconductor materials carry electrical current without resistance only at very low temperatures of around 30 Kelvin (or minus 406 degrees Fahrenheit). For decades since, researchers have been mystified by the ability of some cuprates to superconduct at temperatures of more than ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 
Every year, thousands of Magellanic penguins are stranded along the South American coast--from northern Argentina to southern Brazil--1,000 kilometers away from their breeding ground in northern Patagonia.
Now researchers reporting in Current Biology on January 7 have new evidence to explain the observation that the stranded birds are most often female: female penguins venture farther nort ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 4, 2019  Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China following the arrest on December 1 of a senior executive from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, Ottawa said Thursday, with eight subsequently released.
Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Guillaume Berube confirmed the detentions to AFP, adding the figures excluded Hong Kong.
The thirteen include former diplomat Michael Kovrig and cons ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jan 07, 2019 
Up to 15 million hectares of tropical rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon could lose protection and be clear-cut because of an article in the country's new Forest Code.
The warning comes from Brazilian researchers at the University of Sao Paulo's Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) and Swedish researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Chalmers Universi ... more |
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