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January 16, 2025
SINO DAILY
Beijing slams Rubio's 'unwarranted attacks' on China
Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Beijing on Thursday slammed "unwarranted attacks" against it after Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state Marco Rubio condemned "dangerous" China to fellow senators at a confirmation hearing. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Collaboration receives $11M to build a Southwest Regional Direct Air Capture Hub
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Arizona State University and a team of its collaborators have received $11.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to begin developing a regional Direct Air Capture Hub for removing ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Humanity has opened 'Pandora's box of ills,' UN chief warns
United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that humanity had unleashed a "Pandora's box of ills," including "out of control technology" that risks upending "our very existence." ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Clouds play key role in moderating Earth's surface warming
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
McGill University researchers have revealed that changes in cloud cover are helping to slightly counteract global warming. While greenhouse gases continue to drive temperatures upward, a reduction i ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Constellr launches first satellite pioneering global thermal monitoring
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
constellr, a European leader in Earth Observation (EO), has successfully launched its first satellite, Sky-Bee-1, equipped with thermal infrared technology to monitor global land surface temperature ... more
EARLY EARTH
Research Shows Impact of 'Super-Earth' on Solar System
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
Emily Simpson '24 has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not ... more
TECH SPACE
Researchers develop breakthrough one-step flame retardant for cotton textiles
Bryan TX (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used textiles due to its comfort and breathable nature. However, in a single step, researchers from Texas A and M University can redu ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
The beauty and danger of Solar Storms on Planet Earth
Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
Solar storms, with their awe-inspiring displays like the aurora borealis, have captivated humans for centuries. However, these phenomena, caused by solar flares - intense bursts of energy from the S ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
What causes the white patch near northern lights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
A whitish-grey patch that occasionally appears in the night sky alongside the aurora borealis has been explained for the first time, thanks to researchers at the University of Calgary. The phenomeno ... more
DEMOCRACY
Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a "dangerous" oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week. ... more
FARM NEWS
Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson's link
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
First came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies ahead. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
'Survival mode' for families displaced by Ethiopia quakes
Awash, Ethiopia (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Under a makeshift shelter, Moussa Akele kills time chewing the stimulant khat, wondering where his family will get its next meal after fleeing a series of earthquakes that have shaken several regions of Ethiopia. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Thousands to be evacuated after Mount Ibu eruption
Ternate, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Thousands of islanders are set to be evacuated after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing a towering column of smoke and ash into the atmosphere, officials said Wednesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Indonesian rescuers evacuating thousands after volcano erupts
Ternate, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Hundreds of islanders have been evacuated, with thousands more awaiting their turn following increased volcanic eruptions in eastern Indonesia, officials said on Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Survivors count the mental cost of Los Angeles fires
Pacific Palisades, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
When the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Clashes in eastern DR Congo wound dozens and displaces thousands
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Dozens more people have been injured and many displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent clashes between the Congolese army and M23 fighters, local sources and NGOs told AFP Wednesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
UN 'shocked' by reports of 'ethnically targeted killings' in Sudan
Geneva (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
The United Nations said Wednesday that it was "shocked" at reports of ethnically targeted killings in Sudan's central Al-Jazira state and demanded an investigation. ... more
FARM NEWS
Poland ramps up controls amid foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Poland has ramped up controls of livestock imports amid the spread of a highly contagious animal foot-and-mouth disease in neighbouring Germany, Warsaw said late on Tuesday. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Biden extends protections for Hong Kongers in US
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a two-year extension of a program allowing Hong Kong residents living in the United States - many of whom fled repressive Chinese rule - to stay beyond the expiry of their visas. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Chinese men jailed in east DR Congo over gold bars
Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east after being arrested in possession of gold bars and large sums of cash. ... more
WATER WORLD
Quake-stricken Vanuatu heads to polls in snap election
Sydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Voters in Pacific nation Vanuatu cast ballots Thursday in a snap general election, a contest widely dismissed as a "distraction" while citizens rebuild from last month's deadly tremor. ... more
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