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  Harare (AFP) Aug 27, 2019 Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has lambasted the regulator of global wildlife trade CITES over the continued ban in international ivory trade. Global trade in ivory has largely been outlawed since 1989 after elephant numbers plunged from millions in the mid-20th century. Zimbabwe and its two southern neighbours Botswana and Namibia, had requested a resumption of ivory sales to clear their stockpiles and fund conservation activities. But their proposal was rejected by governments at ... read more |
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French Guiana grapples with Asian craving for fish bladderCayenne (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 For years, Asian demand for a dried fish bladder prized as a culinary delicacy - and purported aphrodisiac - has been a boon to French Guiana's fishing industry, but officials are racing to rein in the market over fears the species will soon be endangered. ... more  
More child arsenic cases found in former French mining townToulouse, France (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 French authorities said Wednesday that 10 more children living near what used to be the world's biggest arsenic mine have tested above recommended levels for the toxic element, stoking parents' fears that waste from the site is leaking into soil and groundwater. ... more  
Nanoparticles could grant humans permanent night visionWashington (UPI) Aug 27, 2019 Built-in night vision may not be far off. Scientists have developed nanoparticles that allow mice to see near-infrared light. ... more 
Scientists build a synthetic system to improve wound treatment, drug delivery for soldiersResearch Triangle Park NC (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 For the first time, scientists built a synthetic biologic system with compartments like real cells. This Army project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst could lead to materials that provide ... more |
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Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for FloridaFajardo, Puerto Rico (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 A strengthening Hurricane Dorian appeared to have largely spared Puerto Rico Wednesday, barreling past the US territory that is still recovering from a powerful storm two years ago. ... more  
UN chief moots summit to tackle Amazon firesYokohama, Japan (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 The head of the United Nations Thursday mooted a meeting of key countries to drum up support to tackle the devastating Amazon forest fires, which he called a "very serious situation." ... more  
Nigeria arrests kidnapper at centre of police, army shooting rowLagos (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 Nigeria's police said Tuesday it had caught a wanted kidnapper after blaming the army for helping him escape during a deadly shootout that sparked a bitter row between the security forces. ... more 
Bolivia lost 1.2 mn hectares to fires this year, govt saysLa Paz (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares (3.2 million acres) of forest and grasslands in Bolivia this year, the government said on Wednesday, though environmentalists claim the true figure is much greater. ... more 
Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisisPorto Velho, Brazil (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry. ... more |
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Trump lashes 'corrupt' Puerto Rico ahead of stormWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 President Donald Trump branded Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" Wednesday as the US island braced for its first major storm since being ravaged by Hurricane Maria two years ago. ... more  |
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'Help me': Aussie accused of spying in China pleads to return homeSydney (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 An Australian academic arrested in China accused of being a spy has asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help him "go home as soon as possible". ... more 
China 'rotates' troops in Hong Kong ahead of planned ralliesHong Kong (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 China's military on Thursday said fresh troops had arrived in Hong Kong as part of a routine "rotation", as the financial hub prepares for more political rallies against Beijing's tightening grip on the city. ... more 
'Feed the wolf': fear stalks Cathay staff after Hong Kong protest sackingsHong Kong (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 A fortnight ago Cathay Pacific said it "wouldn't dream" of muzzling the views of its 27,000 Hong Kong staff, but after the dismissal of several pro-democracy supporters among its workforce under Chinese pressure, employees say this is exactly what has happened. ... more 
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate changeReykjavik (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 Iceland on Sunday honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. ... more 
Wildlife meeting backs more protection for giraffesGeneva (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more protection to the gentle giants, feared to be facing a "silent extinction". ... more |
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 La Paz (AFP) Aug 27, 2019 
Like his far-right rival President Jair Bolsonaro in neighboring Brazil, Bolivia's leftist leader Evo Morales is facing mounting fury from environmental groups over voracious wildfires in his own country.
While the Amazon blazes in Brazil have attracted worldwide attention, the blazes in Bolivia's forest and grassland have raged largely unchecked over the past month, devastating more than 9, ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
The GSI Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt (GSI), the Johannes Gutenberg University and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz are the organizers of this year's TAN conference.
There are currently 118 elements listed in the periodic table. 92 of them occur naturally on Earth. The search for further new elements is conducted using particle accelerators. To produce elements, resea ... more |
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 Koror, Palau (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned Pacific island nations Thursday against "empty promises" of financial aid from China, as the Solomon Islands considers switching diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing.
Visiting Palau to shore up Taiwan's relations in the Pacific - where six of its 17 diplomatic allies are located - Wu said democratic nations were concerned about Chinese inroa ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 29, 2019 
Ice fronts have retreated, rocky peaks are more exposed, fewer icebergs drift to the ocean: the branching network of glaciers that empty into Greenland's Sermilik Fjord has changed significantly in the last half century. Comparing Landsat images from 1972 and 2019, those changes and more come into view.
The glaciers appear brownish grey in this true-color Landsat 8 satellite image from Aug ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 27, 2019 
Denmark said Monday it will stop development of its fish farming industry at sea, which has widely been criticised for its harmful impact on the environment.
"Denmark has reached the limit of the number of fish that can be raised at sea without endangering the environment... We must be a green pioneer, including fish farming," Environment Minister Lea Wermelin said in a statement.
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
NASA in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey is helping emergency planners in Southern California get a more complete picture of the increasing risk of coastal flooding by looking at the highest of tides -"king tides."
"King tide" is the informal term generally used to describe an exceptionally high tide, which most often occurs when the Moon and the Sun are aligned and their gravit ... more |
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 Yokohama, Japan (AFP) Aug 29, 2019 
Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects some blame for damaging the finances of developing nations.
Addressing leaders from several African nations at a development conference in Yokohama, Shinzo Abe stressed Tokyo was promoting "quality" infrastructure exports and investments, s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 
The discovery of a rare 3.8-million-year-old hominin skull unearthed in Ethiopia promises to offer fresh insights into the complexities of early human evolution.
The fossil's jaw and teeth suggest it belongs to the species Australopithecus anamensis, an ancestor of the famed Lucy hominin, Australopithecus afarensis. Researchers have previously found only fragments of A. anamensis, most ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 26, 2019 
The Amazon basin cradles the largest rainforest in the world, and plays an essential role in regulating regional and even global climates.
Here are some facts about the region:
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Continued destruction of its tropical forests - measured in tens of thousands of square kilometres per year - could transform much of the Amazon into dry savannah, with massive impact ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
NASA's P-3B science aircraft soared into the skies over the Philippines on Aug. 25 to begin a nearly two-month-long investigation on the impact that smoke from fires and pollution have on clouds, a key factor in improving weather and climate forecasts.
The Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex) is the most comprehensive field campaign to date in Maritime Sou ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
Scientists have found that increasing oxygen levels are linked to the rise of North American dinosaurs around 215 M years ago. A new technique for measuring oxygen levels in ancient rocks shows that oxygen levels in North American rocks leapt by nearly a third in just a couple of million years, possibly setting the scene for a dinosaur expansion into the tropics of North America and elsewhere. T ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
What types of electricity storage could have the biggest impact globally for a low-carbon energy future? Can humanity simultaneously de-carbonize energy and extend heat, lighting and transportation to more than a billion people now living with without modern energy services?
These are the types of big-picture questions that are being answered by the research that fits into a new academic d ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy.
The collaborative project demonstrated that silicon's ability to harvest energy from heat can be greatly increased while remaining mass-producible.
Dr. Mark Lee, professor and head of the Department of Physics in the Schoo ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 22, 2019  Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more protection to the gentle giants, feared to be facing a "silent extinction".
The vote in Geneva by parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) recognises for the first time that international trade is part of the threat facing giraffes.
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2019  An Australian academic has been arrested in China for spying, Beijing said Tuesday, prompting Canberra to demand the country upholds "basic standards" of justice.
Yang Jun, who also goes by his pen name Yang Hengjun, was detained in January shortly after making a rare return to China from the United States.
Beijing said he was formally arrested last Friday and that the case was being "fu ... more |
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 Biarritz, France (AFP) Aug 26, 2019  The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said Monday.
"We must respond to the call of the forest which is burning today in the Amazon," France's Emmanuel Macron said as President Sebastian Pinera of Chile, a guest of the G7, underlined that "countries of the Amazon are in ... more |
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