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Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expandsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has released the first light image from its Pelican-3 satellite, capturing Turin, Italy on September 5 from an altitude of 458 km. The spacecraft, launched on August 26 ab ... more  
Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to MemphisWashington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2025 President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday to deploy U.S. National Guard troops into Tennessee to "restore law and order" in the city of Memphis. ... more  
UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsenBallyronan, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. ... more  
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of PunjabGurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more |
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Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the UN said Tuesday, hailing the success of concerted international action. ... more  
Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': reportParis (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people's health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday. ... more 
Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in WashingtonWashington (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 From breaking up a fight or identifying a suspected robber to picking up trash and removing graffiti, National Guard forces are on an unusual deployment mixing security and cleanup in the US capital. ... more 
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: reportSydney (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra's release of emission reduction targets this week. ... more |
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100 days later, US federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckageWashington (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). ... more |
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Paramilitary drones hit key sites in Sudan's south: army officialKhartoum (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Multiple paramilitary drones attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan's south on Sunday, an army official told AFP, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital. ... more 
Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter seaKaliakra, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways - shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths. ... more 
New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. ... more  
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'Sankt-Anna Am Aigen, Austria (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 On a meadow in southeastern Austria near the border with Slovenia, Josef Hadler is working his tractor to mow several acres of land in a bid to better preserve the plot's biodiversity. ... more |
 
Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumesRome (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school - the longest summer holiday in Europe. ... more  |
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'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered TuvaluParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Climate action is a "moral responsibility" for wealthy polluting nations, Tuvalu's climate minister told AFP Friday, as the low-lying island nation pursues UN recognition for its heritage threatened by rising seas. ... more 
Baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescueIstanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers. ... more  
S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Severe flooding sweeping through large parts of South Sudan has displaced around 100,000 people in recent weeks, the UN said Friday, warning the number could quadruple by the end of the year. ... more 
Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed firebrand facing future behind barsBrasilia (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. As head of state from 2019 to 2022, he thumbed his nose at institutions. ... more |
Greek island blocks disputed hotel near renowned 'moon beach'Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 A disputed hotel project near one of Greece's best-known beaches on the tourist island of Milos has been blocked after months of controversy, local authorities said this week. ... more  
Germans turn to health apps as insurers foot the billSchleiden, Germany (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 German doctors are increasingly prescribing smartphone health apps alongside pills and therapy to patients, marking a growing trend towards digital healthcare. ... more  
Brazil's Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: studyRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released Monday. ... more  
First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los AngelesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more |
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Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilienceParis, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more 
Fruit fly tests in Greece target invasive species threatNaousa, Greece (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an experiment aimed at blunting the destructive impact of invasive new species. ... more  
GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real TimePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025 A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami trigger ... more 
Suspected jihadists kill soldiers in Niger: sourcesAbidjan (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Suspected jihadists have killed at least 20 soldiers in a series of attacks in western Niger this week, sources said. ... more |
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Macau's first 'patriots' election sees low turnoutMacau (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Macau's first "patriots only" legislative polls on Sunday saw one of the worst turnout rates in recent years, preliminary results showed, after authorities disqualified a dozen candidates and arrested a former opposition lawmaker. ... more |
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Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherersCanberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the earliest confirmed evidence of mummification, with findings showing smoke-dried preservation of bodies in Southeast As ... more  
Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla and the Natural Resources Institute Finland have demonstrated that adding ash to anaerobic digestion enhances methane production and strengthens the fert ... more 
Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil derived from corn stover, switchgrass, wood debris, and other organic byproducts may offer a cost-effective way to trap carbon dioxide underground. R ... more 
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean powerHouston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 When you stream a movie, back up a photo or ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data center is working hard - and getting hot. Cooling those facilities already consumes a huge share of their electri ... more |
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