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  Warsaw (AFP) July 28, 2019 With his two fishing rods planted firmly on the bank of the Vistula river, 85-year-old Tadeusz Norberciak peers at rocks exposed on the dry riverbed, a telling sign of Poland's looming water crisis. "I can't remember water levels being as low as what we've seen in recent years, it's tragic", says the pensioner, sporting a fisherman's vest and cap for protection against the blazing sun. "Further north, it's even worse, the Vistula looks like puddles," he told AFP on a part of the waterway passin ... read more |
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Heatwave threatens to accelerate ice melt in GreenlandStockholm (AFP) July 27, 2019 As Europe's record-breaking heatwave drifts towards the Arctic it threatens to accelerate the melting of ice in Greenland, which already started earlier than normal this year, climate scientists warned Saturday. ... more 
Tensions surge over Serbia's small hydropower plantsRakita, Serbie (AFP) July 28, 2019 Deep in the isolated forests of eastern Serbia a digger gouges a channel through the trees for a pipeline to siphon river water, as the coal-reliant country's efforts to clean up its energy habit triggers a hydro "gold rush". ... more 
Thai govt urged not to buy power from Laos damBangkok (AFP) July 26, 2019 The Thai government must suspend plans to buy electricity from a dam in Laos, conservationists said Friday, as water levels along the kingdom's section of Mekong river plummet to near-record lows. ... more  
Brazil police probe tribal leader's killing, village invasionRio De Janeiro (AFP) July 28, 2019 Brazil deployed police to a remote Amazon village on Sunday after reports it had been overrun by armed miners following the murder of an indigenous leader, officials and tribal chiefs said. ... more |
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Trump uncorks French wine threat in digital tax retaliationWashington (AFP) July 27, 2019 US President Donald Trump vowed "substantial" retaliation against France on Friday for a tax targeting US tech giants, threatening to slap tariffs on French wine and blasting President Emmanuel Macron's "foolishness." ... more  
Bangladesh flood death toll surpasses 100Dhaka (AFP) July 26, 2019 The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 Friday with flood levels still rising in many parts of the country, officials said. ... more 
Eight killed as quakes hit far northern PhilippinesManila (AFP) July 27, 2019 Eight people were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck islands in the far northern Philippines early Saturday, toppling historic buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing their homes. ... more  
Dozens of migrants still stuck on vessel in Italy portRome (AFP) July 28, 2019 An Italian coastguard vessel stranded in the Mediterranean with more than 130 migrants aboard has been allowed to dock in the Sicilian port of Augusta but Rome on Sunday refused to let them disembark until a deal is struck with the EU. ... more  
Nordic countries sizzle as European heatwave moves northStockholm (AFP) July 27, 2019 Nordic countries are experiencing searing temperatures as Europe's record-breaking heatwave moves north, with Norway on Saturday equalling its 1970 record, and many areas recording "tropical nights". ... more |
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Israeli forest fire spares Christian shrineJerusalem (AFP) July 28, 2019 A forest fire in northern Israel that threatened a church where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place was extinguished without the shrine being damaged, firefighters said Sunday. ... more  |
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China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisisBeijing (AFP) July 29, 2019 After weeks of increasingly violent protests, China's top policy body on Hong Kong affairs was set to hold an extremely rare press briefing Monday on the crisis engulfing the financial hub, where dozens of protesters were arrested in weekend clashes with police. ... more  
Second laser boosts Aeolus powerParis (ESA) Jul 24, 2019 ESA's Aeolus satellite, which carries the world's first space Doppler wind lidar, has been delivering high-quality global measurements of Earth's wind since it was launched almost a year ago. Howeve ... more  
Artificial throat could someday help mute people 'speak'Washington DC (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 Most people take speech for granted, but it's actually a complex process that involves both motions of the mouth and vibrations of folded tissues, called vocal cords, within the throat. If the vocal ... more 
Underground water pipes: another way for cities to keep coolBoulogne-Billancourt, France (AFP) July 25, 2019 As Paris swelters in record-breaking heat, visitors to some of the French capital's iconic landmarks are being kept cool without even knowing it by a labyrinthine network of underground water pipes. ... more  
Insects replace pesticides in Spain's 'Sea of Plastic'Dalias, Spain (AFP) July 24, 2019 "They work for me night and day," smiles Antonio Zamora, standing in his greenhouse. His minuscule employees are bugs that feed on the parasites threatening his peppers. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 24, 2019 
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted NASA's Search and Rescue (SAR) office's recommendations regarding the installation and maintenance of Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs), the NASA-designed, satellite-aided search and rescue beacons installed in planes. These recommendations will improve aviation safety and result in more lives saved by the international satellite-aided se ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2019 
Diamonds aren't just a girl's best friend - they're also crucial components for hard-wearing industrial components, such as the drill bits used to access oil and gas deposits underground. But a cost-efficient method to find other suitable materials to do the job is on the way.
Diamond is one of the only materials hard and tough enough for the job of constant grinding without significant we ... more |
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 Boulogne-Billancourt, France (AFP) July 25, 2019  As Paris swelters in record-breaking heat, visitors to some of the French capital's iconic landmarks are being kept cool without even knowing it by a labyrinthine network of underground water pipes.
With climate change making hot weather periods more likely each year, proponents of systems known as "district cooling networks" argue the technology could provide a planet-friendly alternative ... more |
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 Chamonix, France (AFP) July 25, 2019 
High up in the natural wonder of the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days among the rockfaces and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are falling down around them.
In the Mont Blanc range, a magnet for mountaineers in the summer, many popular routes up or through the peaks have become too dangerous to take because of the risk of falling debris.
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 Singapore (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
Researchers at SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a technology that greatly accelerates the genetic engineering of microbes that can be used to manufacture chemicals used for urban farming. The new technology will result in a faster, cheaper, more accurate, and near-scarless plasmid construction, using standard and reusable pa ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) July 27, 2019  Eight people were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck islands in the far northern Philippines early Saturday, toppling historic buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing their homes.
The tremors hit the province of Batanes, a group of sparsely populated islets north of the nation's largest Luzon island, tearing deep cracks in roads and forcing the evacuation of ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) July 23, 2019 
A policeman and three villagers were killed in a gunfight between law enforcers and locals accused of illegally fishing on Lake Victoria, an official said Tuesday.
The lake, like many of East Africa's so-called Great Lakes, has been hard hit by overfishing, leading to increasing clashes between those plying its waters and authorities.
John Mongella, the governor of Mwanza region in north ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as they moved out of Africa and across Eurasia.
While two of the archaic groups are currently known - the Neandertals and their sister group the Denisovans from Asia - the others remain unnamed and have only been detected as traces of DNA surviving in different mode ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 24, 2019 
World temperatures rose faster in the late 20th century than at any other time in the last 2,000 years, according to research released Wednesday which experts said undermines climate deniers' questioning of mankind's role in global warming.
As Europe sweltered in a second record-breaking heatwave in a month, the three peer-reviewed papers offered the most detailed overview of regional temper ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2019 
NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America.
Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, will provide satellite integration, launch and data transmission services for NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), an Earth science instrument that will ob ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2019 
Scientists have discovered unusual structures in rare bacteria that resemble the cellular components that power photosynthesis. The discovery, described this week in the journal Trends in Plant Science, suggests photosynthesis has ancient evolutionary roots.
Plants, algae and some bacteria perform what's known as oxygenic photosynthesis, splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen to power ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 24, 2019 
Even modest climate change will increase global energy demand by up to a quarter before mid-century, and by nearly 60 percent if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Monday.
To the extent this energy comes from fossil fuels, the extra power needed to cool industries, homes and retail outlets in the coming decades will itself contribute to more warming, they repor ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
Subatomic particles zip around ring-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks and sometimes merge, releasing large amounts of energy. But these particles - a soup of charged electrons and atomic nuclei, or ions, collectively known as plasma - can sometimes leak out of the magnetic fields that confine them inside tokamaks.
The leakage cools the plasma, reducing the efficiency of the fusion r ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) July 28, 2019 
Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, authorities said Sunday, as the country tries to crack down on sophisticated wildlife smuggling routes.
The communist state is both a consumption hub and popular transit point for the multibillion dollar trade in animal parts.
The 125 kilogram (275 pound) haul of rhino horn discovered a ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2019 
Hong Kong's appeal court on Friday overturned the conviction of two police officers - and reduced the sentence of five others - over the 2014 beating of a pro-democracy protester that was caught on video.
The ruling comes at a time of intense public anger towards the city's police force over its handling of a renewed round of protests that have seen tear gas and rubber bullets wielded agai ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) July 28, 2019 
Brazil deployed police to a remote Amazon village on Sunday after reports it had been overrun by armed miners following the murder of an indigenous leader, officials and tribal chiefs said.
The violence in an area of the northern Amapa state controlled by the Waiapi tribe comes as Brazil's indigenous people face growing pressures from miners, ranchers and loggers under pro-business President ... more |
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