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  Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 Several southern Chinese cities are offering cash bounties worth tens of thousands of dollars for leads on smuggling rings that have brought coronavirus carriers from Hong Kong across the mainland border. Beijing has adhered to a strict zero-Covid strategy that has kept infection numbers low by employing strict border closures, targeted lockdowns and long quarantines. Arrivals from Hong Kong - which is battling a serious flare-up in coronavirus cases - normally undergo weeks of isolation. ... read more |
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Mysteries and music: listening in to underwater lifeParis (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 When marine researchers started recording sounds in the seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea they picked up a mysterious sound, like the croak of a frog, that resounded within the dense foliage - and nowhere else. ... more  
High-flying NASA 'NACHOS' instrument may help predict volcanic eruptionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 NASA is launching a prototype instrument that could make it easier to monitor volcanic activity and air quality. Perched aboard a CubeSat about 300 miles (480 kilometers) above Earth's surface, the ... more  
How to look thousands of kilometers deep into the Earth?Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 Researchers led by Sergey Lobanov from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences have developed a new method to measure the density of silicon dioxide (SiO2) glass, one of the most important ma ... more 
Reducing the negatives of Amazon hydropower expansionMillbrook NY (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 Rapid hydroelectric dam expansion in the Amazon poses a serious threat to Earth's largest and most biodiverse river basin. There are 158 dams in the Amazon River basin, with another 351 proposed; th ... more |
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Japan warns of tsunami waves up to 1m after quake off Russian coast
Pacific tsunami alert after magnitude 8.7 quake off Russia coast: USGS Nigeria flash floods kill 23: UN Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re Over 30 dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037 'Once in a hundred years': villagers clean up after deadly China floods Vietnam flash flood kills five, dozens evacuated |
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China helps virus-ravaged Hong Kong build isolation unitsHong Kong (AFP) Feb 20, 2022 Construction crews from mainland China were helping Hong Kong build two temporary isolation facilities to house thousands of coronavirus patients on Sunday as a senior official declared the city "in full combat mode". ... more  
IAEA wraps up first trip to monitor Fukushima water releaseTokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it made "significant progress" on its first mission to review the planned release of treated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more  
The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil societyHong Kong (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 Covert meetings, whispered threats, and mysterious phone calls - warnings of reprisals by authorities from shadowy messengers are hounding Hong Kong's civil society as China flattens a pro-democracy movement. ... more  
Algeria's 60 years of complex relations with former occupier FranceParis (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 In the 60 years since Algeria won independence from France, it has gone through multiple crises with its former occupier, often fuelled by domestic politics. ... more  
Nepal police fire tear gas as MPs debate US grantKathmandu (AFP) Feb 20, 2022 Nepal police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Sunday as hundreds protested against a $500-million US grant going before parliament that has become a bone of contention between China and the United States. ... more |
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Italy says 'possible spill' from burning ferryRome (AFP) Feb 19, 2022 Italy's coastguard has spotted a "possible spill" from the still-burning ferry off the coast of Corfu, the environment ministry said on Saturday. ... more 
Fast-fashion fallout: young people in UK spurred into sewingLondon (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 From jogging outfits to summer dresses, Lea Baecker has stitched together most of her wardrobe herself from inside her London flat, part of a burgeoning number of young amateur seamstresses. ... more  
Kacific and Farmer Charlie team up to boost agricultural output across PacificSingapore (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 Kacific Broadband Satellites and Farmer Charlie will bring affordable satellite-powered agricultural information and expertise to farmers in remote and isolated places across South East Asia and the ... more 
How Covid-wracked Hong Kong is reeling two years into pandemicHong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2022 Hong Kong is in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, as residents are suddenly confronted with a severely overstretched healthcare system and a tightening of restrictions even as much of the world opens up. ... more 
Mali asks France to pull out troops 'without delay'Bamako (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 Mali's army-led government on Friday asked France to withdraw its forces from the Sahel state "without delay", calling into question Paris' plans to pull out over several months. ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 
Tonga says space entrepreneur and Tesla founder Elon Musk has donated 50 satellite terminals to help the volcano-damaged Pacific island reconnect with the world.
Tonga's telecommunications system has been severely restricted since January 15 when a violent volcanic eruption and tsunami severed its underwater fibre-optic cable.
Musk's Space X corporation is providing 50 very-small-apertu ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
Americans can feel safer in their homes now than decades ago thanks to studies and standards that have removed highly flammable materials in clothing, beds, and furniture. NASA relies on similar studies and standards to protect astronauts when selecting materials for spacesuits and spacecraft.
But fire behaves differently in space. Changes in gravity and air flow can alter the way it sprea ... more |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 
Earth's supply of water is incredibly important for its ability to sustain life, but where did that water come from? Was it present when Earth formed or was it delivered later by meteorites or comets from outer space?
The source of Earth's water has been a longstanding debate and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists think they have the answer - and they found it by look ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the "Blue Blob," has likely slowed the melting of the island's glaciers since 2011 and may continue to stymie ice loss until about 2050, according to new research.
The origin and cause of the Blue Blob, which is located south of Iceland and Greenland, is still being investigated. The cold patch was most prominent ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
Most commercial fertilizer travels a long way before it reaches rural farmers in Kenya. Transportation costs force many farmers to rely on cheap, synthetic fertilizers, which can lead to the acidification and degradation of their soil over time.
The situation amounts to a multigenerational crisis as elders have watched their crop yields dwindle over the course of decades.
Now Safi Or ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2022 
The astonishing force of the Tonga volcanic eruption shocked the world, but the fact that this underwater volcano actually erupted came as less of a surprise to geoscientists using satellite data to study changes in the temperature deep below Earth's surface.
The cataclysmic explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in January is reported to have been the biggest eruption recorded ... more |
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 Abidjan (AFP) Feb 20, 2022 
US-led anti-jihadist military drills began in Ivory Coast on Sunday, maintaining the West's counter-terror commitment in West Africa after France this week announced its withdrawal from Mali.
Flintlock involves the armies of the United States, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Niger and is supported by France, Britain, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands. It will end on February 28.
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 Tubingen, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
Untrained, captive orangutans can complete two major steps in the sequence of stone tool use: striking rocks together and cutting using a sharp stone, according to a study by Alba Motes-Rodrigo at the University of Tubingen in Germany and colleagues, publishing February 16 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
The researchers tested tool making and use in two captive male orangutans (Pongo ... more |
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 Philadelphia PA (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
It's no secret that climate change and global warming are two issues many countries and their citizens are concerned about.
Since humans have existed on this planet for 200,000 years, we've fundamentally changed the physical, biological, and chemical systems that keep the earth spinning.
Consider how much has changed in such a short time. This period of transformation is known as the ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 15, 2022 
A Chinese remote-sensing satellite started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday.
China launched a Long March-4C rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan. 26. The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can monitor the geological environment, landslides, and earthquakes.
The radar is now capable of taki ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
As ice sheets began melting at the end of the last ice age, a series of cataclysmic floods called the Missoula megafloods scoured the landscape of eastern Washington, carving long, deep channels and towering cliffs through an area now known as the Channeled Scablands. They were among the largest known floods in Earth's history, and geologists struggling to reconstruct them have now identified a ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 
Australia's largest energy firm and biggest carbon emitter AGL on Monday rejected a takeover bid from green-minded tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes, who planned to shutter the firm's coal-fired power plants.
Atlassian co-founder Cannon Brookes had teamed up with Brookfield Asset Management to offer US$5.8 billion for the electricity production and distribution firm with a view to shuttin ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 
Scientists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the conceptual design of twisty stellarators, experimental magnetic facilities that could reproduce on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars. The breakthrough shows how to more precisely shape the enclosing magnetic fields in stellarators to create an unprecedented ability to hold the fusion fuel together.
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 Parque Nacional Patagonia, Chile (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 
Pumalin and Liquine, two juvenile condors rescued from certain death, have been released back into the wild in a much-needed boost for a dwindling species emblematic of the Chilean Andes.
After 14 months of rehabilitation, the pair of scavengers were freed last week in the Patagonian National Park in Chile's extreme south, where every individual counts for a species listed by the Internation ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 
Shares of Chinese food delivery giant Meituan slumped Friday as Beijing released new guidelines instructing internet platforms to lower fees for struggling eateries.
The guidelines, published by China's top economic planner, aim to support a service sector hit especially hard by restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Shares in Meituan, which has hundreds of millions of users in Chi ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
Environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed to respect a multi-million-dollar agreement signed with Britain last year to finance protecting its ecologically vital forests.
The DRC and Britain approved funds worth $500 million as part of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) two months ago in Glasgow, which hosted the COP26 climate change ... more |
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