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Terror Nullius: How Australia Forged a Nation Through TerrorSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 On 14 December 2025, two gunmen - a father of Pakistani origin who was a long term Australian resident, and his Australian-born son - opened fire along Sydney's Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more before one was shot by police and the other arrested. ... more  
Japan's only two pandas to be sent home; US, Japan defence chiefs say China harming regional peaceTokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. ... more  
Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global helpPengidam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people. ... more  
Tapping into whale talkCambridge MA (SPX) Dec 15, 2025 Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship only flies by Earth once an hour. It's not unlike what Harvard scientists an ... more |
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Biochar shifts soil microbes that fix carbon dioxide in farmlandTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Soils store carbon not only from plant residues but also through microbial processes that convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic matter, influencing both climate regulation and crop product ... more  
LizzieSat 3 completes bus commissioning for multi mission AI operationsCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Sidus Space has completed bus-level commissioning of its LizzieSat-3 spacecraft, confirming that the satellite's core systems are operational in orbit and ready to support customer missions. LS-3 is ... more 
NASA backs CINEMA smallsat fleet to probe Earth magnetotailLaurel MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 NASA has selected Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to begin developing a mission that will shed more light on the growing impacts of spac ... more 
New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical MineralsPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 09, 2025 Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map rocks hosting lithium and other critical minerals on Earth's surface some ... more |
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Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy liftingCambridge MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 There are some jobs human bodies just weren't meant to do. Unloading trucks and shipping containers is a repetitive, grueling task - and a big reason warehouse injury rates are more than twice the n ... more |
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UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Proposes Innovative Method to Reduce Aviation's Climate ImpactAlbany NY (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds following behind airplanes - also known as contrails. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a comple ... more  
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more  
Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation orderLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Emergency officials on Monday urged evacuations for residents near the northwestern US city of Seattle after a levee breached from heavy rains in the region. ... more  
Daughter warns China not to make Jimmy Lai a 'martyr'Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 The daughter of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was convicted on Monday, warned China her father would be a "martyr" if he dies in prison, as she voiced alarm again for his health. ... more |
Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco townSafi, Morocco (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. ... more  |
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At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floodsLa Paz (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 At least 20 people were killed and dozens remain missing after a major river in eastern Bolivia burst its banks at the weekend following heavy rains, authorities said Monday. ... more  
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: studyParis, France (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday. ... more  
Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floodsJakarta (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra. ... more  
China to impose anti-dumping EU pork duties for five yearsBeijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 China will impose "anti-dumping duties" ranging from 4.9 percent to 19.8 percent on some European Union pork and pork products, the country's commerce ministry announced Tuesday. ... more |
Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figureCaracas (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as "vile" and the South American country's army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure. ... more 
Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aidAceh Tamiang, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. ... more  
US agency wipes climate change facts from website: reportsWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 The US federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has deleted facts from its website about how human activity drives climate change, media outlets reported Tuesday. ... more 
Kennedy's health movement turns on Trump administration over pesticidesWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Yes to rethinking childhood vaccines, but no to more chemicals in agriculture: supporters of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are in open revolt over the Trump administration's approval of new, highly persistent pesticides. ... more |
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial on Monday, convictions that rights groups denounced as the death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub. ... more  
US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligationsNew York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. ... more  
Hanoi chokes in toxic smog; as 'Sorrow of War' sells out after viral controversyHanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's air quality dipped to among the world's worst on Thursday. ... more 
Far-right Kast wins Chile election landslideSantiago, Chile (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast scoring a thumping victory over his leftist runoff rival. ... more |
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Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal townRabat (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Flash-flooding caused by sudden, heavy rain killed at least 21 people in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi on Sunday, local authorities said. ... more |
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Islamabad puts drivers on notice as smog crisis worsensIslamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 Truck driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe. ... more  
Benin president says situation 'under control' after coup attemptCotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. ... more 
Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world openParis, France (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 Women who have fought their way to the top of the male-dominated wine sommelier world say their profession is becoming less sexist and more open - even if men continue to win all the prizes. ... more  
Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutansBangkok (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday. ... more |
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