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  Nuffield Department of Population Health of Oxford University Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2022 Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. The study has been published in Science. The past two decades have seen extraordinary advancements in human genetic research, generating genomic data for hundreds of thousands of individuals, including from thousands of prehistoric people. This raises the exc ... read more |
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Drought, famine are Ethiopia's worst ever 'enemy', says PMNairobi (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that drought and famine were the worst enemy his country had ever faced, as it struggles against devastatingly low rainfall. ... more 
African nations forced to spend on climate adaptation: studyNairobi (AFP) Feb 26, 2022 African countries are having to spend up to five percent of their annual economic output to shield themselves against the impacts of climate change, even though they emit the least greenhouse gases in the world, a report released Saturday said. ... more  
Agriculture: Global cropland could be almost halvedMunich, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 In the context of trade-offs between land use and biodiversity, LMU geographers have simulated land saving potentials for agriculture. With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use ... more  
G7 meeting to focus on Ukraine aid: World BankWashington (AFP) Feb 27, 2022 Finance ministers of the Group of Seven most developed nations will meet Tuesday to discuss urgent aid for Ukraine, World Bank president David Malpass announced Sunday. ... more |
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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 Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides Heavy rain leaves 30 dead in Chinese capital Heavy rains leave 30 dead in Chinese capital |
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On the front line in Liberia's fight to save the pangolinGbarpolu County, Liberia (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education thanks to his gun. ... more  
Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chiefHong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city's zero-Covid strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. ... more 
Virus-hit Hong Kong considers lockdown as bodies pile upHong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city's zero-Covid strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. ... more  
Rooftop rescues in Australia as tens of thousands evacuated from floodsBrisbane, Australia (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes. ... more |
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Romania becomes refuge for Ukrainians on NATO's frontlineIsaccea, Roumanie (AFP) Feb 26, 2022 Stepping off a ferry onto Romanian soil, Olga was relieved to have whisked her three children across the Danube river to safety after Russia invaded her country Ukraine. ... more
UN report to lay bare harrowing scale of climate impactsParis (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 The devastating scale of climate change impacts will be unveiled Monday in a landmark UN report expected to show that warming already threatens billions of people and crucial ecosystems. ... more 
S.Africa announces hunt permits for rhino, leopardsJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 The South African government on Friday granted annual hunting and export permits for dozens of big game, including 10 critically endangered black rhino and a similar number of leopards. ... more 
Hong Kong and Singapore virus response a tale of two very different citiesHong Kong (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have become pandemic polar opposites, the former opting to live with the coronavirus and reopen to the world while the latter doubles down on zero-Covid and its international isolation. ... more |
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Russia says captured key water supply route to CrimeaMoscow (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Russian forces invading Ukraine said they had taken control of a vital canal to supply water to Moscow-annexed Crimea, which has been suffering from shortages for the past eight years. ... more  
Mothers and fathers protest to support Sudan's anti-coup youthKhartoum (AFP) Feb 26, 2022 A demonstration of "mothers and fathers" took to the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum Saturday to support the young anti-coup protesters who have for months rallied against the military. ... more  
A blight on the beach, old flip flops given makeover in KenyaKilifi, Kenya (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools - tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya's beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond. ... more 
Plastic treaty would be historic for planet: UNEP chiefNairobi (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP. ... more 
Ukraine warns of radiation after Chernobyl seized by RussiansKyiv (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Ukrainian authorities warned Friday that radiation levels had increased in the Chernobyl exclusion zone since it was seized by invading Russian troops, however the UN's nuclear watchdog said it currently "posed no danger". ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 
During the global pandemic people have realized remote healthcare, delivery, and easy access to services are paramount. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility or AAM mission paves the way toward enabling significant air mobility needs such as better access to healthcare services.
AAM has the potential to provide medical transport for people and supplies around the world. This could be a highly autom ... more |
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 Charlottesville VA (SPX) Feb 21, 2022 
Recent advancements in 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) for metallic structures make it possible to print all-metal electromagnetic devices-like antennas and waveguides-on demand. A new partnership between the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Optisys, LLC, headquartered in West Valley City, Utah, will explore the potential fo ... more |
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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
As the main freshwater resource on Earth's surface, lakes play an important role in maintaining ecosystem stability and the sustainable development of human society.
However, it's been difficult to evaluate changes in global lake-water volume across space and time due to data problems. Specifically, ground-monitoring data have not been sufficiently representative of all lakes, and traditio ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Feb 28, 2022 
Researchers at the Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) of the Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC) have proved that satellite-derived salinity improves marine circulation prediction in the Arctic, which, as in the rest of the planet, is directly influenced by this and other parameters such as temperature.
The scientific team has incorporated sea salinity data obtained from measurements by the ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
In the context of trade-offs between land use and biodiversity, LMU geographers have simulated land saving potentials for agriculture. With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as food, feed, and bioenergy, pressure on land is increasing. At the same time, land is an important resource for tackling the principal challenges of the 21st century - the loss of biodiversity and g ... more |
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 Padang, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 
At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
The quake came just minutes after a less violent tremor as terrified residents had begun evacuating their houses.
"We all fled our home (after the first quake)," Yudi Prama Agustino, 36, told AFP. "I have a ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) Feb 26, 2022 
A demonstration of "mothers and fathers" took to the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum Saturday to support the young anti-coup protesters who have for months rallied against the military.
"We are demonstrating today to tell our sons and daughters that they are not alone," Faiza Hussein, one of the protesters, told AFP.
She added that they are also calling on the authorities to "st ... more |
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Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. The study has been published in Science.
The past two decades have seen extraordinary advancements in human genetic research, generating genomic data ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2022 
Nearly 200 nations approved a major UN climate change report detailing the accelerating impacts of global warming on Sunday, at the end of a sometimes fraught two-week meeting overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that debates had concluded over the report's crucial "Summary for Policymakers", a 40-page overview distill ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
L3Harris Technologies' third high-resolution weather instrument is set to launch March 1 onboard a NOAA satellite - strengthening the nation's ability to monitor the environment and rapidly detect severe weather.
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T), the third in a series of four advanced geostationary ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 
A team of French, American and Turkish palaeontologists and geologists led by CNRS researchers1 has discovered the existence of a forgotten continent they have dubbed Balkanatolia, which today covers the present-day Balkans and Anatolia. Formerly inhabited by a highly specific fauna, they believe that it enabled mammals from Asia to colonise Europe 34 million years ago. Their findings are publis ... 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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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
Research scientist Alex Tinguely is readjusting to Cambridge and Boston. As a postdoc with the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), the MIT graduate spent the last two years in Oxford, England, a city he recalls can be traversed entirely "in the time it takes to walk from MIT to Harvard."
With its ancient stone walls, cathedrals, cobblestone streets, and winding paths, that small city ... more |
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 Gbarpolu County, Liberia (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 
Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education thanks to his gun.
The small wiry man, whose full name AFP is withholding, ignores a ban on hunting bushmeat and earns most of his cash catching pangolins or monkeys in the surrounding jungle.
In the dry season, Emmanuel waits for dark and then hikes into the jungle wi ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 
Beijing's anti-graft body has criticised more than 20 state banks, regulators, insurers and bad-debt managers following an investigation into corruption and financial risks, citing "many outstanding problems" in their work.
The probe of some of China's most important financial bodies comes amid a sweeping regulatory crackdown on major tech and property firms, and an ongoing debt crisis in th ... more |
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities.
Logan Berner, assistant research professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS) and Scott Goetz, Regen ... more |
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