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  Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2023 A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism. But many climate scientists said the joyful sentiments of world leaders did not accurately reflect the limited ambition of the agreement. - 'Weak tea at best' - Michael Mann, a climatologist and geophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania, criticized the vagueness of the fossil fuel statement, which has no firm, accountable boundarie ... read more |
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'Cause for optimism': World reacts to COP28 climate dealParis (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Reactions ranged from joy to scepticism after nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai agreed to a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. ... more  
Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North AmericaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Deep Sand Technology (DST), a leader in affordable autosteering and GPS guidance for agricultural equipment, has announced a significant advancement in precision agriculture through its partnership ... more  
NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid RegionsPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 12, 2023 NASA's EMIT mission has created the first comprehensive maps of the world's mineral dust-source regions, providing precise locations of 10 key minerals based on how they reflect and absorb light. Wh ... more 
Satellite-based method measures carbon in peat bogsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Peat bogs in the tropics store vast amounts of carbon, but logging, plantations, road building, and other activities have destroyed large swaths of these ecosystems in places like Indonesia and Mala ... more |
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Winter rain compounds suffering of displaced GazansRafah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Cold winter rains lashed war-battered Gaza on Wednesday, compounding the suffering of Palestinians forced from their homes and now huddling in flooded tents. ... more |
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Philippines deports 180 Chinese detained in anti-trafficking raidManila (AFP) Dec 14, 2023 The Philippines deported 180 Chinese nationals on Thursday after they were detained in a raid on a suspected sex-trafficking and online scam operation in the capital Manila, officials said. ... more  
Xi says China, Vietnam must oppose attempt to 'mess up Asia-Pacific'Hanoi (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 China and Vietnam should oppose any "attempt to mess up Asia-Pacific", President Xi Jinping said Wednesday during a trip to Hanoi, as Beijing seeks to counter expanding US influence with the communist nation. ... more  
Warmest Arctic summer caused by accelerating climate changeWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 The Arctic saw its warmest ever summer in 2023, the result of accelerating human-caused climate change that is pushing ecosystems and the people that depend on them into uncharted territory, according to an official report Tuesday. ... more  
Colombia steps up to hold UN biodiversity talksDubai (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Colombia on Tuesday offered to hold next year's UN talks on biodiversity after Turkey backed out, citing the need to recover from earthquakes. ... more |
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Spain sees December heat record with 29.9 Celsius in MalagaMadrid (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Spain recorded Tuesday its highest temperature ever for a December after the southern city of Malaga saw thermometers reach 29.9 degrees Celsius (85.8 Fahrenheit), the Aemet national weather service said. ... more |
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Chinese laud 'great' Gao Yaojie, dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblowerBeijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken AIDS campaigner was praised in her home country on Tuesday, days after she died in self-exile in the United States at age 95. ... more  
Sperm whale dies after rare foray into shallow Australian watersSydney (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 A sperm whale has died in Western Australia days after it was filmed in shallow waters among dozens of delighted beachgoers, authorities have said. ... more  
UN mission in Mali officially ends after 10 yearsBamako (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 The United Nations mission in Mali officially ended its 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, in a pullout ordered by Mali's military leaders. ... more  
Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with themVancouver WA (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people's anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. A Washington State University study found that ... more |
 At least 100 elephants dead in Zimbabwe drought: welfare group  
Australian, American charged with running crypto Ponzi schemeWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 An Australian man and a US national have been charged in California with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Tuesday. ... more |
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New NASA Satellite To Unravel Mysteries About Clouds, AerosolsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 Some of the same properties of light and optics that make the sky blue and cause rainbows can also help scientists unlock mysteries about cloud formation and the effects of tiny particles in our air ... more 
New study sheds light on how much methane is produced from Arctic lakes and wetlandsProvidence RI (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 When it comes to greenhouse gases, methane is one the biggest contributors. Not only is it massively abundant - it's about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere ... more
Dubai climate summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuelsDubai (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed. ... more 
Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistantBoston MA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Artificial intelligence models that pick out patterns in images can often do so better than human eyes - but not always. If a radiologist is using an AI model to help her determine whether a patient ... more |
'Living dead': Tunisian villages suffer drought, climate changeOuled Omar, Tunisia (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Tunisian villager Ounissa Mazhoud ties two empty jerry cans to a donkey and cautiously descends a stony hill towards the last local source of water. ... more 
Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive treesAjlun, Jordan (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees. ... more 
Canada maple syrup production plummeted in 2023: dataMontreal (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Canada - the world's largest supplier of maple syrup - saw production of the sweet, sticky stuff plummet more than 40 percent due to unfavorable weather, according to data released Tuesday. ... more  
Cyclone Jasper makes landfall in AustraliaPalm Cove, Australia (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit northeast Australia Wednesday, leaving thousands of people in coastal communities without power and preparing for potentially "life-threatening" floods. ... more |
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China blasts UK's 'malicious intentions' after Cameron meets Hong Kong dissidentBeijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 China on Wednesday accused Britain of having "malicious intentions" toward Hong Kong after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with the son of jailed pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai. ... more  
Swiss lawmakers set to elect defence minister as presidentGeneva (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Swiss lawmakers are expected Wednesday to elect Viola Amherd, the first woman to serve as Swiss defence minister, as the country's next president, and also pick a new cabinet. ... more 
Singapore bids farewell to China-bound panda cubSingapore (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Singaporeans bid farewell to a two-year-old panda cub on Wednesday as authorities prepared to send him to China where he will join the country's breeding program. ... more  
Smoking shrinks brain, says study linking cigarettes to Alzheimer's, dementiaWashington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2023 Researchers have found a new reason to quit smoking. Not only does smoking destroy the heart and lungs, it also shrinks the brain. ... more |
 
Brazil caimans fight to survive in polluted Rio watersRio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 13, 2023 Intrepid as Crocodile Dundee, Brazilian biologist Ricardo Freitas catches a caiman in the dark of night with a snare pole, then hoists it into his small wooden boat. ... more
Philippines records fewer storms, faces worst drought in decadesManila (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 The Philippines has so far endured fewer storms in 2023 than in any of the past 25 years and now faces potentially the worst drought in decades, officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Niger says all French troops will have left by December 22Niamey, Niger (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 The ongoing withdrawal of French troops participating in an anti-jihadist mission in Niger will be complete by December 22, the Sahel country's army said Tuesday. ... more 
5 children killed in east DR Congo lightning strikeBunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Five children were killed and 13 wounded on Monday after lightning struck a school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said. ... more |
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China lifts bar on Australian red meat exportersSydney (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 China on Tuesday lifted suspensions targeting three of Australia's biggest red meat exporters, winning praise from Canberra as the trading partners mend a strained relationship. ... more 
At least 15 killed in landslides in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 At least 15 people have died in landslides in the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said Monday. ... more 
Trimble to provide new positioning system to Sabanto for RoboTractorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 In a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the agriculture industry, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Sabanto have teamed up to integrate advanced positioning systems into Sabanto's autonomy solu ... more  
When is an aurora not an auroraBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights - the auroras - may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the most mysterious are the mauve ... more |
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