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  Johannesburg (AFP) July 13, 2017 Three male lions that escaped over the weekend from South Africa's Kruger National Park have been shot dead after a farmer found them eating his cattle, officials said Thursday. The farmer shot one dead and wounded another on Wednesday. Parks authorities armed with rifles then used a helicopter to track down the injured animal and the third lion. "We had to obviously kill the wounded lion because it becomes very dangerous," South African national parks spokeswoman Janine Raftopoulos told loc ... read more |
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Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demandLos Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017 Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg. ... more  
Trump envoy mediates water deal between Israel, PalestiniansJerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2017 US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace envoy said Thursday Israel would supply the Palestinians with millions of cubic metres of water annually, as Washington seeks to build confidence for fresh negotiations. ... more 
Big Muddy Missouri river needs a planUrbana IL (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi River at St. Louis, it accumulates such a large sediment load that it has earned the nickname "Big Muddy." A rec ... more 
Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environmentsSede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2017 Reusing graywater in dry areas may require treatment for more efficient irrigation in arid, sandy soils, according to a new study published in Chemosphere by researchers at the Ben-Gurion University ... more |
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Papua: USGS
Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded Strong quake off Russia Far East, tsunami alert issued Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab Landslides kill 12 after eastern Malaysia deluges Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted |
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Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demandLos Angeles (AFP) July 12, 2017 Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg. ... more 
Scientists make 'squarest' ice crystals everColumbus OH (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 You won't find ice cubes like this in your freezer. An international team of scientists has set a new record for creating ice crystals that have a near-perfect cubic arrangement of water molecules - ... more 
Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: studyParis (AFP) July 10, 2017 Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing crop yields across central Canada and the United States, researchers said Monday. ... more  
Niger air strike kills 14 civilians mistaken for jihadistsNiamey (AFP) July 6, 2017 An air strike by Niger's army has killed 14 displaced people who were mistaken for jihadists in the restive southeast where Boko Haram Islamists have staged regular attacks, regional officials said Thursday. ... more 
Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes clean pollutants in wastewaterIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Cornell University materials scientists and bioelectrochemical engineers may have created an innovative, cost-competitive electrode material for cleaning pollutants in wastewater. The research ... more 
Study offers new approach to evaluating agricultural development programsBoston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 As the old saying goes, teaching someone to fish is far more helpful than just giving them a fish. Now, research from WorldFish and MIT takes that adage a step further: Better yet, the study found, ... more |
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 From dry to wet: Rainfall might abruptly increase in Africa's Sahel
Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50 percent greater than thoughtColombo, Sri Lanka (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 The use of untreated wastewater from cities to irrigate crops downstream is 50 percent more widespread than previously thought, according to a new study published this week in the journal Environmen ... more 
Spain hit by deadly bacteria threatening olive treesMadrid (AFP) July 6, 2017 A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected for the first time in mainland Spain, the world's top producer of olive oil, a regional government official said Thursday. ... more 
Rivers do not have same rights as humans: India's top courtNew Delhi (AFP) July 7, 2017 India's sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be considered "living entities", the country's top court ruled Friday, suspending an earlier order that granted them the same legal rights as humans. ... more 
Customs grab 122 tonnes of fake pesticide: EuropolThe Hague (AFP) July 6, 2017 European customs have seized 122 tonnes of illegal pesticides, pouncing on shipments entering the continent through ports and airports, Europol said Thursday. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 
New research suggests nickel is essential to the Earth's magnetic field.
Earth's magnetic field is generated by what's called the "dynamo effect," a unique combination of a geophysical factors. Of these factors, the convection currents of Earth's conductive, molten core and Earth's constant rotation are the most important.
Earth's core is made primarily of melted iron, but new re ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Great Plains to see more dust storms in second half of the 21st century  Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Quantum mechanics inside Earth's core  Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017SSL To Provide Next-Generation Imaging Satellite Constellation To Digitalglobe |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 
An advance GPS anti-jam navigation system is to be jointly developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell Aerospace, the companies announced on Monday.
The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together with Honeywell's embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Sys ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 18, 2017 
A new study gives the first observational evidence that the southern Amazon rainforest triggers its own rainy season using water vapor from plant leaves. The finding helps explain why deforestation in this region is linked with reduced rainfall.
The study analyzed water vapor data from NASA's Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) on the Aura satellite, along with other satellite measure ... more Brussels (AFP) July 13, 2017EU hauls Poland to top court over ancient forest logging  Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Ancient fungi could help Canada's future northern forests Krak�w, Poland (AFP) July 5, 2017UNESCO urges Poland to stop logging ancient forest |
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 Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
New research from a professor of engineering at UBC's Okanagan Campus might hold the key to biofuels that are cheaper, safer and much faster to produce.
"Methane is a biofuel commonly used in electricity generation and is produced by fermenting organic material," says Cigdem Eskicioglu, an associate professor with UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering.
"The process can traditionally t ... more Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017A whole-genome sequenced rice mutant resource for the study of biofuel feedstocks |
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 New Bedford MA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
A partnership between Beaumont Solar and Horizon Beverage is now powering its operations with clean, renewable solar power. Family-owned Horizon Beverage Company have announced their new 978kW DC solar PV system is in operation at their Norton, MA distribution facility.
Horizon Beverage selected Beaumont Solar to fully engineer, design and construct the system. Consisting of 2,990 solar pa ... more San Francisco, CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017SolarEdge Launching First PV Inverter-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charger  Bristol, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Investors Generate 174,000,000 kWh of Renewable Electricity  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017More EU praise for progress on renewable energy |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The expansion of renewable energy has been widely criticised for increasing weather-dependent fluctuations in European electricity generation. A new study shows that this is due less to the variability of weather than from a failure to consider the large-scale weather conditions across the whole continent: many European countries are unilaterally following national strategies to expand wind ener ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Algeria seen as African leader for renewable energy  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise  Bristol UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Thrive Renewables delivers mezzanine funded wind farms in Scotland |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017 
Chinese companies are planning or constructing hundreds of coal-fired power projects around the world, data show, even as Beijing talks up its commitment to fighting climate change.
The report by German environmental lobby group Urgewald comes as China seeks to fill a vacuum left by the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement.
Urgewal ... more Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets  Sydney (AFP) June 20, 2017Rio backs Yancoal over Glencore for Australia coal minesw |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017Anti-Beijing Hong Kong lawmakers disqualified from parliament  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
A new system based on research by Brown University computer scientists makes robots better at following spoken instructions, no matter how abstract or specific those instructions may be. The development, which was presented this week at the Robotics: Science and Systems 2017 conference in Boston, is a step toward robots that are able to more seamlessly communicate with human collaborators.
... more Durham NC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Helping robots learn to see in 3-D  Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2017Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong tech show  Bangalore, India (AFP) July 14, 2017India's Infosys eyes artificial intelligence profits |
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 Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Ukraine's western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it's not such a pretty sight in the back alleys, which are blighted by growing mountains of garbage.
Waste has not been removed from some neighbourhoods in the city of 700,000 people since May, with the stench scaring off tourists and a rat infestation threatening public health.
... more Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017200 green activists killed in 2016, record toll: watchdog  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Lowell MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra |
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 Zagreb (AFP) July 18, 2017 
Firefighters battled to douse wildfires on the Adriatic coast of Croatia and Montenegro on Tuesday, as blazes also raged in Italy, France and Portugal.
About a dozen wildfires had broken out late Sunday in the villages surrounding Split, a popular tourist destination, but firefighters managed to control the blaze on the outskirts of Croatia's second largest city.
Late Monday the fire sp ... more Montreal (AFP) July 17, 2017Thousands more Canadians on evacuation alert as wildfires spread  Montreal (AFP) July 16, 2017Canada fires drive thousands more out of their homes  Podgorica, Montenegro (AFP) July 17, 2017Montenegro asks for international help to fight fires |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017 
Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behaviour and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters contaminated with petroleum-based oil, researchers said.
Concentrations equivalent to only "a couple of drops in a swimming pool" could be enough to impair their judgement, scientists said in the study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
"The fi ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 18, 2017World's northernmost coral reef in Japan bleached Jerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2017Trump envoy mediates water deal between Israel, Palestinians  Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife |
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 Madrid (AFP) July 13, 2017 
Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition.
The 54-year-old male victim died of suspected heatstroke late Wednesday while laying asphalt near the town of Moron de la Frontera in the southwestern province of Seville, emergency services said.
Temperatures reached 43 ... more New Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2017Five killed, 10 missing in landslide in remote India  Shanghai (AFP) July 6, 2017At Ikea, Chinese shoppers make themselves at home Istanbul (AFP) July 2, 2017Turkey, Greece swelter under soaring temperatures |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an increase in imports and fewer restrictions for foreign investors as Beijing comes under pressure from the US and Europe to provide a more level playing field for companies in the country.
Donald Trump has railed against China's massive trade surplus while the European Union and US companies have complained about a lack of access to the huge mark ... more Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2017Chinese activist questions arrest in Ivanka Trump factory probe  Aspen, United States (AFP) July 18, 2017Target CEO unfazed by Amazon-Whole Foods deal  Washington (AFP) July 19, 2017US seeks to smooth trade relations with China in talks |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a space probe dedicated to the study of the sun, has captured footage of a sunspot rotating towards Earth.
Sunsports are patches on the surface of the sun that appear darker than their surroundings due to the loss of surface tension caused by magnetic flux, an intense concentration of complex magnetic fields.
Sunspots are relatively common, but ... more Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Improved representation of solar variability in climate models  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Musical Sun Reduces Range of Magnetic Activity  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Scientists uncover origins of the Sun's swirling spicules |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The last month was recorded as the warmest June ever in many parts of the world. Last year, 2016, was the warmest year in the modern temperature record. Our planet is constantly heating up. This poses direct threats to humans, like extreme weather events and global sea-level rise, but scientists are concerned that it may also affect our well-being indirectly via changes in biodiversity.
Th ... more Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversity  Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows |
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