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  Hong Kong (AFP) April 24, 2019 Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday for their role in organising mass protests in 2014 that paralysed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. The prison terms are the latest hammer blow to the city's beleaguered democracy movement which has seen key figures jailed or banned from standing as legislators since their demonstrations shook the city but failed to win any concessions. Nine activists were all convicted earlier in April of at least one ch ... read more |
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S.Africa president heads to floods hotspot as 51 dieJohannesburg (AFP) April 24, 2019 At least 51 people have been killed in flooding in South Africa, a local official said Wednesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew into the deluged eastern region of the country. ... more  
Canada oil sands CO2 emissions hugely underestimated: studyOttawa (AFP) April 24, 2019 Canada's oil sands CO2 emissions are significantly higher than indicated by industry data collected using internationally recommended methods, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more  
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder kegAltamira, Brazil (AFP) April 24, 2019 A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts. ... more  
Green plastic production made easySapporo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass production of a sustainable alternative to petroleu ... more |
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Neotropical cloud forests to lose what most defines them: CloudsAsheville NC (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 In as few as 25 years, climate change could shrink and dry 60-80% of Western Hemisphere cloud forests, a recent study finds. If greenhouse gas emissions continue increasing as they have been, 90% of ... more  
Climate change protesters halt London street blockadeLondon (AFP) April 22, 2019 Some of London's busiest streets re-opened Monday for the first time in a week as climate change protesters regrouped and plotted a new course after police made more than 1,000 arrests. ... more  
Papa roach: Chinese farmer breeds bugs for the tableYibin, China (AFP) April 19, 2019 As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face. ... more 
Ancient Peruvian microbrewery, sour ale helps explain longevity of the Wari empireWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 The study of an ancient microbrewery in Peru and its supply of a sour beer has provided scientists new insights into the stability of the Wari empire. ... more  
Sudan army rulers order protesters to remove blockadesKhartoum (AFP) April 22, 2019 Sudan's army rulers on Monday demanded protesters remove blockades on roads leading to the military headquarters where thousands of demonstrators have camped for days calling on them to step down. ... more |
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Chinese workers demand release of labour rights activistsBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2019 Some 100 Chinese workers suffering from a work-related disease have signed a petition demanding the release of three prominent activists in southern China amid a crackdown on labour activism. ... more  |
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20 years on, Falungong survives underground in ChinaBeijing (AFP) April 23, 2019 Sitting lotus-style on an apartment floor, two women quietly rotate their arms in front of them - a rare sight in China where public displays of Falungong meditation have all but disappeared. ... more  
One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN reportParis (AFP) April 23, 2019 Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. ... more  
Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate changeManoa HI (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae, a process known as "coral bleaching." However, a new study con ... more 
Simple sea anemones not so simple after allColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 The tube-dwelling anemone is an ancient sea creature that resembles a prehistoric flower. The animals live slow, long and predictable lifestyles and look fairly similar from species to species. ... more 
Scientists create largest collection of coral reef maps ever madeMiami FL (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 A study from scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers a new way to accurately map cora ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 24, 2019 
Recovery teams in Myanmar fought against a huge lake of sludge on Wednesday in their search for bodies after a landslide engulfed more than 50 jade miners - the latest fatal accident in a notoriously dangerous but highly-lucrative industry.
Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a poorly regulated industry rife with corruption.
The disaster struck the mine in Hpakant ... more |
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 Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Scientists from TPU, Germany, and the United States have found a new way to functionalize a dielectric, otherwise known as 'white graphene', i.e. hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), without destroying it or changing its properties. Thanks to the new method, the researchers synthesized a 'polymer nano carpet' with strong covalent bond on the samples.
Prof Raul Rodriguez from the TPU Research Sch ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 
Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae, a process known as "coral bleaching." However, a new study conducted by scientists at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa and the California Academy of Sciences revealed soft tissues that cover the rocky coral skeleton promote the recovery of corals followin ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Measuring melting ice is a fairly precise business in 2019 - thanks to satellites, weather stations and sophisticated climate models.
By the 1990s and 2000s, scientists were able to make pretty good estimates, although work from previous decades was unreliable due to less advanced technology.
Now, researchers have recalculated the amount of ice lost in Greenland since 1972, the year the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 
The study of an ancient microbrewery in Peru and its supply of a sour beer has provided scientists new insights into the stability of the Wari empire.
For several years, researchers have been studying the remains of a brewing site at Cerro Baúl, an ancient city in southern Peru and the political center of the Wari empire, which lasted from 600 to 1100 AD - a long time for an ancient d ... more |
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 Maputo (AFP) April 23, 2019 
A tropical system off Mozambique threatens to unleash a cyclone on the northern Cabo Delgado province just weeks after the country's central parts were ravaged by a powerful storm, meteorologists warned Tuesday.
The poor southern African country is still reeling from the impact of deadly cyclone Idai - the most powerful storm to hit the region in recent decades - which left about 1,000 dea ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Sudan's army rulers on Monday demanded protesters remove blockades on roads leading to the military headquarters where thousands of demonstrators have camped for days calling on them to step down.
The order came a day after protest leaders suspended talks with the ruling military council about transferring power to a civilian administration - the key demand of demonstrators.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 
Children judge and adjust their behavior toward people based on the person's facial features, just like adults do.
Previous studies have detailed the way various facial features - the tilt of a person's mouth or distance between a person's eyes, for example - influence a person's perception and expectations of another person. These preconceived notions, formed in an instant, can affec ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Some of London's busiest streets re-opened Monday for the first time in a week as climate change protesters regrouped and plotted a new course after police made more than 1,000 arrests.
The so-called Extinction Rebellion took over the heart of the UK capital in a bid to focus global attention on rising temperatures and sea levels caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
The grassroots group w ... more |
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 Lesbos Island, Greece (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Knee-deep in water on a picture-postcard Lesbos island beach, a team of Greek university students gently deposits a wall-sized PVC frame on the surface before divers moor it at sea.
Holding in plastic bags and bottles, four of the 5 metre-by-5-metre (16 foot-by-16-foot) frames are part of an experiment to determine if seaborne litter can be detected with EU satellites and drones.
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
A new study into one of the world's oldest types of fish, Coelacanth, provides fresh insights into the development of the skull and brain of vertebrates and the evolution of lobe-finned fishes and land animals, as published in Nature.
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) is so rare it was thought to have gone extinct with dinosaurs over 65 million years ago. But the discovery of a living spe ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 23, 2019 
US authorities on Tuesday charged a Chinese engineer and his partner with "economic espionage" for allegedly stealing technology from General Electric, the Justice Department said.
It was a "textbook example of the Chinese government's strategy to rob American companies of their intellectual property," John Demers, head of the Justice Department's National Security Division, said in a statem ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity.
A major step in this direction is under way at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University, where a team ... more |
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 Vohibola, Madagascar (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar.
Alert to the slightest movement and sound, Michael Tovolahy's patrol is tracking poachers who are inflicting grievous harm to this jewel of biodiversity.
The poachers are targeting lemurs, primates battling the threat of extinction, and are chopping down t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2019 
China has formally arrested former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes, prosecutors announced Wednesday, as he faces possible corruption charges.
In a remarkable fall from grace, Meng - who had also served as vice minister of public security - vanished last September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting br ... more |
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 Altamira, Brazil (AFP) April 24, 2019 
A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts.
"Every day, we find new trees cut down. I've never seen anything like this," laments the 41-year-old, a leader of the Arara indigenous people in the northern state of Para. ... more |
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