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  Geneva (AFP) July 19, 2023 The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least able to cope the hardest, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The WHO said the heat often worsens pre-existing conditions, saying it was particularly concerned about those with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and asthma. Millions of people across three continents are enduring a sustained spell of dangerous heat on Wednesday as temperature records tumble. "Extreme ... read more |
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Virginia Tech to study the environmental effects of utility-scale solar installationsBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 As utility-scale solar farms become more widespread as a source of renewable energy, Virginia Tech scientists are researching environmental consequences with respect to stormwater and the sediment a ... more  
Young homebuyers take refuge in China's rust-belt townsHegang, China (AFP) July 20, 2023 Fontana Fang has dived into China's cutthroat real estate market and emerged victorious, shaking off soaring prices to snap up a handsome property for next to nothing - a distant dream for many. ... more  
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warningsRome (AFP) July 19, 2023 Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. ... more 
Firefighters battle to control Swiss fires; Athen's forces evacuations; Sniffing out forest fires in GermanyGeneva (AFP) July 18, 2023 A hundred firefighters were battling to control a forest blaze in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday, though some villagers were allowed to return having been evacuated the night before. ... more |
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 'Life or death': Arizona heat wave poses lethal threat to homeless 
Millions hit by extreme heat on three continentsAthens (AFP) July 19, 2023 A sustained spell of dangerous heat was impacting the lives of millions of people across three continents on Wednesday as fires raged and health worries mounted. ... more |
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NASA's TROPICS Offers Multiple Views of Intensifying HurricanesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 20, 2023 NASA's newest storm-watching satellites have collected their first views of hurricanes, offering scientists a new tool for understanding the inner workings of storms over shorter time spans. D ... more  
NASA space laser provides answers to a rainforest canopy mysteryFlagstaff AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2023 We know less about the rainforest canopy, where most of the world's species live than we do about the surface of Mars or the bottom of the ocean. However, that is about to change thanks to GEDI-a NA ... more  
Orbit and Viasat collaborate to merge airborne terminals with expansive Ka-band NetworkLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2023 Netanya, Israel (SPX) Jul 18, 2023 Orbit Communications Systems Inc., a supplier of SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and crucial airborne audio management systems, has announced ... more  
UN rights council calls for AI transparencyGeneva (AFP) July 14, 2023 The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly. ... more |
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Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmersShenyang, China (AFP) July 20, 2023 Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex whose crumbling verandas and overgrown arches are stark symbols of a housing market crippled by its own excess. ... more |
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11 killed by wall collapse in Pakistan monsoon rainsIslamabad (AFP) July 19, 2023 At least 11 labourers were killed and five others injured on Wednesday when a wall collapsed during heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital. ... more  
Croatia targets latest climate-change threat: mosquitoesZagreb (AFP) July 20, 2023 Hordes of buzzing but sterile mosquitoes are being let loose in Zagreb as Croatia gets ahead of worries that climate change could bring tropical diseases to the Mediterranean nation. ... more 
Five dead after violent storm hits BalkansZagreb (AFP) July 20, 2023 At least five people were killed after violent thunderstorms swept across Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia following days of scorching temperatures in the Balkans. ... more 
Flooded US town fights to stop repair of its leaking canalFernley, United States (AFP) July 20, 2023 Fixing a crucial but leaking, century-old canal that severely flooded the city of Fernley might have seemed like a no-brainer. ... more |
 Heavy rains hinder rescue effort after Colombian landslide kills 20 
SKorea vows 'complete overhaul' of disaster mgt; Rescuers recover last body from tunnelSeoul (AFP) July 18, 2023 Rescue workers recovered the last body and ended search operations at a flooded underpass in South Korea where more than a dozen people died in an incident that is now the subject of multiple official probes. ... more |
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Weakened Typhoon Talim hits Vietnam after passing through ChinaHanoi (AFP) July 18, 2023 Typhoon Talim reached Vietnam Tuesday after passing through China less forcefully than feared, with no deaths reported in either country despite nearly 260,000 people relocating before the storm hit. ... more  
'Forgotten' Buenaventura on edge as Colombian peace efforts drag onBuenaventura, Colombia (AFP) July 18, 2023 Young members of the Shottas gang, responsible for dozens of deaths in Colombia's impoverished port city of Buenaventura, are at work rebuilding a football pitch during a lull in fighting with their archrivals. ... more  
Sri Lanka in shock treatment to reduce elephant deathsColombo (AFP) July 19, 2023 Sri Lanka will more than double its anti-elephant electric fencing, a government minister said Wednesday, with more than 200 animals and nearly 100 people killed in human-elephant conflict so far this year. ... more  
Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved, fight to protect US islandSt. Helena, United States (AFP) July 20, 2023 Ed Atkins holds a basket filled with small, wriggling shrimp, fresh examples of the catch that the African-American fisherman has drawn from the waters off South Carolina's Saint Helena Island for more than 60 years. ... more |
 
Lebanese activists fight rampant beachside developmentAmchit, Lebanon (AFP) July 20, 2023 In a pristine patch of Lebanon's north coast, a rare marine visitor has fuelled opposition to a seafront development, in a country where unchecked construction has obstructed access to beaches. ... more  
Sudan violence rages as paramilitaries deny Darfur war crimesWad Madani, Sudan (AFP) July 16, 2023 Air strikes pummelled Khartoum on Sunday and fighting raged in Sudan's western Darfur region, witnesses said, as a three-month war between the army and rival paramilitaries showed no signs of abating. ... more  
Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese into RV livingShenzhen, China (AFP) July 20, 2023 With its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is the envy of her colleagues - even if it is located in their office carpark. ... more  
Hong Kong questions family of wanted activist Nathan Law: police sourceHong Kong (AFP) July 11, 2023 Hong Kong briefly took in three family members of exiled democracy activist Nathan Law for questioning on Tuesday, a week after authorities issued a bounty on him and seven others accused of breaching the city's national security law. ... more |
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Myanmar crisis tops agenda at divided ASEAN foreign ministers' meetingJakarta (AFP) July 11, 2023 ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the country's ruling junta. ... more
Fighting in Sudan's capital, south after generals briefly surfaceWad Madani, Sudan (AFP) July 20, 2023 Air strikes, street battles and artillery fire shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the major southern city of El-Obeid on Thursday, witnesses told AFP. ... more 
Hong Kong questions families of wanted activists: police sourceHong Kong, China (AFP) July 20, 2023 Hong Kong national security police on Thursday detained four people, including the brother of prominent activist Dennis Kwok, one of eight fugitives with bounties on their heads for allegedly breaching national security. ... more 
Hong Kong man jailed for replacing national anthem with protest songHong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2023 A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in prison on Thursday for insulting China's national anthem by swapping it in an online sports video with a song from the city's 2019 democracy protests. ... more |
Rare Somali wild ass born in Chile zooBuin, Chile (AFP) July 18, 2023 A rare Somali wild ass has been born in a zoo in Chile, the fourth specimen of the critically endangered species to be born in the South American country, the zoo owner said. ... more 
Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India's China fearsColombo (AFP) July 18, 2023 Sri Lanka's president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with concerns mounting in New Delhi over China's increasing influence in the strategically placed but financially bankrupt island. ... more 
Dingo cull rejected after attacks at Australian islandSydney (AFP) July 19, 2023 Authorities at an Australian World Heritage-listed island on Wednesday rejected calls for a mass cull of local dingoes, following a spate of attacks that have spooked visiting tourists. ... more 
Private firms scour booming Nevada desert for water profitsLemmon Valley, United States (AFP) July 19, 2023 Beneath a bone-dry Nevada lakebed, close to the dusty desert where the Burning Man festival is held each year, an ambitious water project is reshaping this pocket of the US West. ... more |
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New study shows multiple advantages of capturing carbon where it is producedLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2023 EPFL engineers in Sion, Switzerland have demonstrated the potential for achieving net-zero and net-negative emissions in essential industrial sectors through the integration of carbon capture and mi ... more
Report: Robots with artificial intelligence might offer real human companionshipWashington DC (UPI) Jul 12, 2023 Companion robots paired with artificial intelligence could one day help alleviate loneliness among isolated people, according to new research published Wednesday. ... more  
Iraq patriarch leaves Baghdad as tensions with president soarBaghdad (AFP) July 15, 2023 A prominent Iraqi Christian leader announced Saturday he would leave Baghdad for the autonomous Kurdistan region, denouncing the president's role in a "disgusting" campaign against him. ... more 
Turkey quake survivors' latest menace -- dustSamandag, Turkey (AFP) July 16, 2023 The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust - the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region. ... more |
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