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  San Juan (AFP) July 29, 2019 Tens of thousands of water bottles destined for desperate Puerto Ricans after devastating back-to-back hurricanes slammed into the US island territory remain unopened on farmland almost two years later, emergency aid officials confirmed Monday. Aerial images captured by AFP show a sea of water bottles, packaged into massive bundles, heaped on what appears to be a private estate in the Higuillar neighborhood in Dorado, 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of San Juan. In some pictures, the ground isn't ... read more |
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UN condemns killing of Brazil tribal chief amid doubts over murderRio De Janeiro (AFP) July 29, 2019 The United Nations on Monday condemned the "reprehensible" murder of a tribal chief in northern Brazil, even as President Jair Bolsonaro and investigators cast doubt on whether the killing was deliberate. ... more 
More than 160 land defenders murdered in 2018: watchdogParis (AFP) July 30, 2019 At least 164 land and environmental activists were murderedlast year for defending their homes, lands and natural resources from exploitation by mining, food and logging firms, Global Witness said Tuesday. ... more  
Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong KongJakarta (AFP) July 30, 2019 Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin. ... more  
China landslide death toll jumps to 42, nine missingBeijing (AFP) July 29, 2019 The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 42, state broadcaster CCTV said Monday, with nine still missing days after the disaster struck. ... more |
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Plastic junk spawns desert island disaster in PacificWellington (AFP) July 30, 2019 Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists. ... more 
Asian countries turning back wealthy world's wasteParis (AFP) July 30, 2019 Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world's rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back container-loads of waste from foreign shores. ... 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  
China launches 3 Yaogan-30 satellites into orbitBeijing (Sputnik) Jul 30, 2019 China has successfully launched a group of three research Yaogan-30 satellites into the orbit, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Friday. The launch of the carri ... more  
Mathematical model identifies acoustic signal preceding seismic shakeWashington (UPI) Jul 30, 2019 Researchers have identified a unique acoustic signature that may precede seismic ruptures. ... more |
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Renamo fighters start disarming in Mozambique; Algeria's army chief rejects pre-conditionsMaputo (AFP) July 30, 2019 Mozambique's main opposition party and former rebel movement Renamo began disarming members of its armed wing on Tuesday as part of a prospective peace deal that will see the fighters re-integrated into the country's armed forces. ... more  |
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Outraged Hong Kong's civil servants voice rare dissentHong Kong (AFP) July 31, 2019 Growing ranks of Hong Kong's typically conservative and publicity-shy bureaucrats have begun an unprecedented online dissent campaign against the city's pro-Beijing leaders over their response to weeks of violent pro-democracy protests. ... more 
Tensions high as Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters face courtHong Kong (AFP) July 31, 2019 Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with rioting, setting the stage for further unrest in a weeks-long crisis that has rocked the global financial hub. ... more 
China's anti-graft body investigates former top bankerBeijing (AFP) July 31, 2019 China's anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating a former chairman of its top policy bank, the latest official to be ensnared in President Xi Jinping's sweeping campaign against graft. ... more  
India's wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: censusNew Delhi (AFP) July 29, 2019 India's wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years, according to a new census released Monday, raising hopes for the survival of the endangered species. ... more  
Water-air interfaces in rock pores helped spawn life on EarthWashington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 Before life could begin on Earth, a series of physical chemistry processes needed to occur. According to a new study, the geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces found inside tiny rock pores made this "prebiotic" chemical evolution possible. ... more |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 30, 2019 
Natural disasters, some linked to climate change, caused $9.0 billion more damage in the first half of 2019 than last year, according to a toll published Tuesday by German reinsurer Munich Re.
Between January and June, material damage mounted to $42 billion from 370 natural disasters around the globe, the financial firm said in a statement.
In 2018, disasters racked up a bill of $33 bill ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
David Lindell, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Stanford University, donned a high visibility tracksuit and got to work, stretching, pacing and hopping across an empty room. Through a camera aimed away from Lindell - at what appeared to be a blank wall - his colleagues could watch his every move.
That's because, hidden to the naked eye, he was being scanned by a high powered ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 
Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem and causing havoc for the tourist industry. ESA has been tracking this slimy infestation from space.
Sargassum is a large brown algae, first spotted by Columbus during his voyage to the Americas ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
Constructed from a quarter century's worth of satellite data, a new map of Antarctic ice velocity by glaciologists from the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the most precise ever created. Published in a new paper in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters, the map is 10 times more accurate than previous renditions, covering more than 80 percent of the ... more |
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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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 Maputo (AFP) July 30, 2019  Mozambique's main opposition party and former rebel movement Renamo began disarming members of its armed wing on Tuesday as part of a prospective peace deal that will see the fighters re-integrated into the country's armed forces.
In a symbolic ceremony attended by Renamo leader Ossufo Momade, government representatives and international military experts, four fighters turned in their weapon ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
The human ranging style is unique among hominoids. The Mbendjele BaYaka people move from camp to camp every few months, and thus have a large lifetime range of approximately 800 square meters. Human foragers collect food and take it back to their camp to process and share.
Furthermore, the Mbendjele BaYaka have created a trail system and walk mostly on trails. In contrast, one of our close ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
The volcanoes in the tropics went crazy between 1808 and 1835: Not only did Tambora erupt in Indonesia during this short period of time but there were also four other large eruptions. This unusual series of volcanic eruptions caused long-lasting droughts in Africa and contributed to the last advance of Alpine glaciers during the Little Ice Age.
"Frequent volcanic eruptions caused an actual ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 
Four tiger sharks have been tagged with a new device that will help conservationists to conduct detailed analysis of their migrations over years.
The device, developed in collaboration with ESA, is smaller and more durable than existing tags, as well as being cheaper and more animal friendly.
It records pressure - indicating the depth of the shark - temperature, light level and til ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 
Before life could begin on Earth, a series of physical chemistry processes needed to occur. According to a new study, the geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces found inside tiny rock pores made this "prebiotic" chemical evolution possible.
Through a series of lab experiments, scientists in Germany detailed the physical and chemical qualities found among the water-air interfaces ... 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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
A team of fusion researchers succeeded in proving that energetic ions with energy in mega electron volt (MeV) range are superiorly confined in a plasma for the first time in helical systems. This promises the alpha particle (helium ion) confinement required for realizing fusion energy in a helical reactor.
The deuterium-tritium reaction in a high-temperature plasma will be used in 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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 Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2019  China's anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating a former chairman of its top policy bank, the latest official to be ensnared in President Xi Jinping's sweeping campaign against graft.
Hu Huaibang worked his way up China's financial sector, moving between regulatory positions and state-owned companies before landing the top job at the Bank of Communications.
In 2013 he ... 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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