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 Manila (AFP) Oct 26, 2009 
More than 1.5 million people are struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation faces a huge long-term battle to recover from the two storms that claimed at least 929 lives in Manila and other parts of the main Luzon island, the ... read more 
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Oct 26, 2009Genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs, according to University of Adelaide researchers. Researchers from the University's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) worked with an international team of genomics researchers to analyse the genetic mutations of ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 26, 2009Did you know that millions of tons of fruits and vegetables in the United States end up in the trash can before being eaten, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture? A Georgia State University professor has developed an innovative new way to keep produce and flowers fresh for longer periods of time. Microbiologist George Pierce's method uses a naturally occurring microorganism ... more 
La Jolla, Calif. (UPI) Oct 23, 2009 A hormone-sensing protein that helps plants survive dry spells and drought could yield clues to improve crops worldwide, scientists in La Jolla, Calif., said. When a drought-tolerant plant detects dry conditions, a plant protein called PYR1 synthesizes a hormone knows as abscisic acid, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute said. Plants under the influence of the hormone be ... more  
Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 22, 2009Twenty-five years after Ethiopia's famine killed a million people and spurred a massive global aid effort, the government appealed Thursday for help for more than six million facing starvation. State Minister for Agriculture Mitiku Kassa said the drought-stricken country needed 159,000 tonnes of food aid worth 121 million dollars between now and year's end for 6.2 million people. He said ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Oct 21, 2009Asian demand for bluefin tuna, sharks' fins and ivory will come under scrutiny when 175 member states of the UN wildlife trade agency meet to consider trade restrictions, according to documents seen by AFP. Proposals to restrict or ban international trade in those three products are due to be studied when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) holds its next ... more 
Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 20, 2009European fisheries ministers have agreed on tighter controls for commercial fishing, which could see fishermen lose their license and financial assistance if they infringe rules. The new measures, most of which should be in place from January 1, are an attempt to counter depleting fish stocks and recurrent breaches of catch quotas. "Until now fishermen could infringe rules ... more 
Geneva (AFP) Oct 20, 2009The UN warned on Tuesday that flash floods could hit East Africa over the coming months and deal a devastating blow to hundreds of thousands of people who are already reeling from severe drought. The UN's humanitarian coordination office predicted that the El Nino climate pattern in the Pacific basin could trigger heavy rain in the Horn of Africa after the region was hit one of the worst ... more |
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