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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 A fresh examination of landscape evolution casts new light on migration of the first humans to Sahul - the expansive single landmass including Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania that existed up to 75,000 years ago. An interdisciplinary team from The University of Sydney, Southern Cross University, Flinders University and Universite Grenoble-Alpes used a newly developed landscape evolution model that accounts for climatic evolution from 75,000 to 35,000 years ago, and it offers a fresh take on Plei ... read more |
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 How can forests be reforested in a climate-friendly wayVienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 Europe's forests have already been severely affected by climate change. Thousands of hectares of trees have already died due to drought and bark beetles. Scientists from the University of Vienna and ... more
 'It swept everything': Kenya villagers count toll of dam delugeMai Mahiu (AFP) April 29, 2024 At least 46 people including children died when a makeshift dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley in the early hours of Monday, a local official said, as torrential rains and floods battered the country. ... more
 US reservoirs hold billions of pounds of fishDavis CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 After nearly a century of people building dams on most of the world's major rivers, artificial reservoirs now represent an immense freshwater footprint across the landscape. Yet, these reservoirs ar ... more
 Intelsat and CNH to enhance Brazilian agriculture with satellite connectivityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2024 Intelsat, a major provider in integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, alongside CNH (NYSE: CNHI), known for brands like Case IH, New Holland, and Steyr, have committed to implementing advance ... more |
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 Indonesia volcano erupts, thousands evacuated over tsunami threat
 Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, closes international airportManado, Indonesia (AFP) April 30, 2024 Indonesia's remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times again on Tuesday, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing evacuations, the closure of a nearby international airport and the raising of the alert level to its highest. ... more |
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 Kenya's Ruto convenes cabinet meeting over deadly floodsNairobi (AFP) April 30, 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto convened a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to tackle deadly floods that have killed nearly 170 people and displaced 185,000 others since March, his office said. ... more
 The heatwave baking parts of AsiaBangkok (AFP) April 30, 2024 Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to the Philippines and forced millions of children to stay home from school. ... more
 Crocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DR CongoMbandaka, Dr Congo (AFP) April 29, 2024 The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just with its eyes - so the legend goes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more
 US says still talking to Niger about army pulloutAbidjan (AFP) April 29, 2024 The United States is still talking with Niger about the withdrawal of 1,000 American military personnel, and decisions will be announced in the coming weeks, the US Africom commander said on Monday. ... more |
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 Philippines suspends in-person classes due to heat, jeepney strike
 Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, spews miles-high ash towerJakarta (AFP) April 28, 2024 A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday morning, spewing an ash tower more than two miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn people to keep away. ... more |
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 Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for tractionNew York (AFP) April 26, 2024 Climate change is a major issue on the US political agenda, yet the country's Green Party and its candidate Jill Stein are next to invisible in the presidential race. ... more
 LGBTQ Iraqis fear dark days ahead after anti-gay lawBaghdad (AFP) April 30, 2024 When Saif Ali fled Iraq last year to escape threats and abuse over his sexual orientation, he always dreamed of someday returning. ... more
 Between Bangkok's mega highways, 'pocket parks' sproutBangkok (AFP) April 29, 2024 Between crumbling concrete blocks and sweeping tarmac highways, slivers of verdant "pocket parks" are sprouting in Thailand's capital Bangkok. ... more
 TikTok creators fear economic blow of US banSan Francisco (AFP) April 28, 2024 Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States. ... more |
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 Blinken says US campus protests part of 'democracy'Beijing (AFP) April 26, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that campus protests sweeping the United States over the Middle East were part of democracy, but criticised the "silence" over the Palestinian militants Hamas. ... more
 NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in February 2024. It took a network of scientist ... more
 Pope holds mass in Venice's St Mark's, first trip in monthsVenice (AFP) April 28, 2024 Pope Francis presided over mass in Saint Mark's Square in Venice on Sunday, warning of environmental damage and over-tourism in a closely watched visit, the first for the ageing pontiff outside Rome since last year. ... more
Burkina Faso says massacre report "baseless"Ouagadougou (AFP) April 28, 2024 Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as "baseless accusations" a Human Rights Watch report that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25. ... more |
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 NASA study reveals comprehensive global river water accountingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 NASA has spearheaded a significant study that recalibrates our understanding of global river water volumes, offering new estimates on river flow and storage vital for managing the Earth's freshwater ... more
 The giant sheep helping Tajikistan weather climate changeHissar (AFP) April 29, 2024 In the hills outside the Tajik capital Dushanbe, shepherd Bakhtior Sharipov was watching over his flock of giant Hissar sheep. ... more
 Dozens of tornadoes plow central US, at least 5 killedWashington (AFP) April 28, 2024 An exceptional number of tornadoes have ravaged parts of Oklahoma and nearby Great Plains states, leaving at least five dead, authorities and local media said Sunday. ... more
 Asterra debuts groundbreaking L-band SAR API for commercial useLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 ASTERRA has introduced a new application programming interface (API), which expands the capabilities of SAR analytics by enabling collaboration with partners. This marks ASTERRA as the sole commerci ... more |
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 Lastest satellite advances China's remote-sensing capabilitiesSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC), a prominent player in the nation's space industry, has announced plans to deploy the initial satellite of an extensive remote-sensing network withi ... more
 Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket AmericaWashington (AFP) April 27, 2024 They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America. ... more
 Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit BotswanaMaun, Botswana (AFP) April 26, 2024 Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities told AFP Friday. ... more
 Iraq passes bill sentencing same-sex acts to 10-15 years' jailBaghdad (AFP) April 27, 2024 Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights". ... more |
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 2 million bottles of Perrier ordered destroyed by French agencyParis (AFP) April 25, 2024 Perrier destroyed two million bottles of its famous sparkling water suspected of being contaminated with "faecal" bacteria under government orders, the public health agency said Thursday. ... more
 Basel Committee adds climate risks to banking supervision standardsZurich (AFP) April 25, 2024 The Basel Committee on Thursday approved an update of its banking supervision guidelines that includes risks from climate changes and the digitalisation of finance. ... more
 Plastics pollution may be solved without production cap: Canada ministerOttawa (AFP) April 26, 2024 The world may solve plastic pollution without insisting on a cap on its production - which environmental activists want but industry opposes, preferring more recycling - Canada's environment minister said Friday. ... more
Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains states: Five dead in China after tornado rips through GuangzhouWashington (AFP) April 27, 2024 Dozens of tornadoes struck the central United States on Friday, razing homes, knocking down power lines and injuring at least three people, authorities said. ... more |
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