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  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 International Olympic officials will be fed produce from northern Japan hit by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, as Tokyo 2020 organisers aim to dispel fears over food from the region. "Restoration of the disaster-hit area is an important pillar of our Games," a spokeswoman for the Tokyo 2020 organising committee told AFP. "By offering food from three disaster-hit prefectures, we hope to sweep away the false reputation of food from the regions and contribute to the restoration," she said. ... read more |
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UN dishes up prickly pear cactus in answer to food securityRome (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 The prickly pear cactus, considered an essential food in Mexico, could be the answer to much of the world's food security woes, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Thursday. ... more  
The world needs to rethink the value of waterOxford UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Research led by Oxford University highlights the accelerating pressure on measuring, monitoring and managing water locally and globally. A new four-part framework is proposed to value water for sust ... more 
Gene discovery may halt worldwide wheat epidemicDavis CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 University of California, Davis, researchers have identified a gene that enables resistance to a new devastating strain of stem rust, a fungal disease that is hampering wheat production throughout A ... more 
Getting a better handle on methane emissions from livestockWashington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Cattle, swine and poultry contribute a hefty portion to the average American's diet, but raising all this livestock comes at a cost to the environment: The industry produces a lot of methane, a pote ... more |
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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 Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area |
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Genome of wheat ancestor sequencedDavis CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Sequencing the bread wheat genome has long been considered an almost insurmountable task, due to its enormous size and complexity. Yet it is vitally important for the global food supply, providing m ... more  
German judges agree to hear Peruvian's climate case against RWEBerlin (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 A German court ruled Thursday that it would hear a Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE over climate change damage in the Andes, a decision labelled by campaigners as a "historic breakthrough". ... more  
Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cellsOnna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing ... more 
Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarmIstanbul (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 After half a century of fishing, 65-year-old Fuat, a retired Turkish civil servant, is nostalgic for the good old days when the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul teemed with fish. ... more 
Japan, China dominate list of world's top restaurantsParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 Japan and China have more of the world's best restaurants than anywhere else, according to the La Liste ranking, which will be published next week. ... more 
Fighting plant disease at warm temperatures keeps food on the tableEast Lansing (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 An issue of global concern is the anticipated shortage of agricultural output to meet the steady rise in human population. Michigan State University scientists understand that overcoming crop loss d ... more |
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 Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarm 
France to monitor air-borne farm chemicalsParis (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 French air quality experts will begin monitoring the presence of air-borne pesticides and other chemicals at around 50 sites across France next year, their umbrella group ATMO France said Tuesday. ... more 
To address hunger effectively, first check the weatherBurlington VT (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Too little rain, or too much, is often a driver of poverty and hunger, leading to poor nutrition and food insecurity among vulnerable populations. According to a new study, rainfall patterns also pr ... more 
EU deadlock over weedkiller goes to appealBrussels (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 The European Union will on Monday attempt to determine the future of glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller hugely relied on by farmers but which critics say causes cancer and whose use has been thrown into doubt. ... more 
EU breaks stalemate to renew licence on controversial weedkillerBrussels (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 EU countries broke months of deadlock on Monday when they voted to renew the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years after heavyweight Germany surprisingly voted in favour despite health concerns. ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The "Multi-Spectral Imagery" extension defines how to encode and store reflected electromagnetic radiation from the infrared wavelengths into a CDB data store. This extension is limited to only adding this new data type and does not change any existing requirements or structure defined in the CDB standard. This extension also attempts to harmonize with the existing component selectors used in th ... more Paris (AFP) Nov 30, 2017French NGO helps African mums shake off AIDS stigma  Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017Forty years of Meteosat  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle.
GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) followed the first two GPS III satellites on a streamlined assembly and test production line. Technicians successfully integrated the satellite's major components - ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017DARPA digging for ideas to revolutionize subterranean mapping  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 
The equivalent of 85 billion tons of carbon dioxide - a huge amount equal to three-quarters of the carbon stored in forests across the contiguous United States - is locked in the living vegetation of one African country that holds much of the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, according to new research.
The study conducted by NASA, UCLA and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Germ ... more Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Greenpeace slams Indonesia palm oil industry on deforestation  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Amazon's recovery from forest losses limited by climate change  Warsaw (AFP) Nov 21, 2017Poland says compliant with EU court order against ancient forest logging |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing organic contaminants, malodorous gases, and other substances that are damaging to the water supply. Usual methods of treating and recycling such wastewater include aeration, applying it as fertilizer ... more Medford MA (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Brazilian ethanol can replace 13 percent of global crude oil consumption  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Convert methane to hydrogen without forming carbon dioxide at low-cost |
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 Golden CO (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Relying on such advanced materials as perovskites and single-walled carbon nanotubes, the new technology responds to heat by transforming from transparent to tinted. As the window darkens ... more Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Burkina, France launch W.Africa's biggest solar plant  Albany NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Gore Mountain ski resort completes massive solar farm  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Windows of opportunity: Solar cell with improved transparency |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 
U.S. federal data show installed wind turbines are taller and more efficient than in the past, though hydroelectric power still holds a slight edge.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that the average height and power generating capacity for wind turbines installed in the country are taller and more efficient that in years past.
"Since 2012, the average height of wi ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast  Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy |
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 Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017 
A score of mostly wealthy nations banded together at UN climate talks Thursday to swear off coal-fired power, a key driver of global warming and air pollution.
To cap global warming at "well under" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) - the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement - coal must be phased out in developed countries by 2030, and "by no later than 2050 in ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017Anti-coal drive at UN climate talks stalked by pro-coal White House  Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Protest at open-pit coal mine near Bonn ahead of UN climate talks Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
A 63-year-old Tibetan monk has self-immolated in southwest China in protest against Beijing's presence in Tibet, campaigners said, the fifth person to do so this year.
Tenga, a popular monk and volunteer teacher of village children, died after setting himself ablaze Sunday in Sichuan province's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, said the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), headquarter ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Chinese teacher used needles to 'discipline' children: police  Shanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Shanghai schools fly the flag for China's next generation  Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain.
The research, published in Nature Communications, details changes that take place in both sides of the brain used to control the amputated limb and the remaining, intact limb. The results show both areas can create new connections to l ... more Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Lockheed Martin autonomous driving system tops 55,000M in extended test  Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Amazon brings Alexa from the home to the office in a new AI push  Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2017With 'material robotics,' intelligent products won't even look like robots |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 1, 2017  Environment ministers from about 100 countries gather in Nairobi next week to issue a clarion call against air, land and water pollution blamed for some nine million deaths in 2015.
Ministers under the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will finalise a global declaration vowing to combat "rampant pollution" as a growing threat to human life, economies and ecosystems.
Seven million of those d ... more Beirut (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Serious health risks from Lebanon waste burning: report  New Delhi (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Cricketers flounder in New Delhi's hazardous smog  Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 29, 201799 percent of ocean microplastics could be identified with dye |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017  Ten people were killed in a fire that broke out in a residential building in northern China Friday morning, local authorities said.
Flames tore through the 38th floor of the apartment building in Tianjin, leaving 10 people dead and five people hospitalised with minor injuries, according to a social media account run by the city government.
An unknown number of "responsible personnel" are ... more Lisbon (AFP) Oct 30, 2017EU to re-think civil protection aid after Portugal fires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Portuguese govt survives no confidence vote over forest fires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Portugal interior minister resigns after deadly wildfires |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2017 
The ocean's deepest fish doesn't look like it could survive in harsh conditions thousands of feet below the surface. Instead of giant teeth and a menacing frame, the fishes that roam in the deepest parts of the ocean are small, translucent, bereft of scales - and highly adept at living where few other organisms can.
Meet the deepest fish in the ocean, a new species named the Mariana snailf ... more Gainesville FL (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Why are there no sea snakes in the Atlantic? Oxford UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017The world needs to rethink the value of water  Miami (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 
At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Tuesday.
A landslide killed nine people at Pacitan in East Java province and two people died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the same area.
Thousands of homes were flooded and 4,000 people forced to evacuate them, said a spokesman for the national disaster ... more London, Canada (SPX) Nov 29, 2017High-altitude turbulence data could add 20-minute warning window to tornados  Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 22, 2017US southwest sizzles as experts predict record Thanksgiving  Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Heatwaves have at least 27 ways to kill you |
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 New York (AFP) Dec 3, 2017 
At Melt Bakery, a hole in the wall that sells ice cream sandwiches in New York's upscale Manhattan neighborhood, you can pay for your guilty pleasure in bitcoin.
And while a few swipes of a mobile app are all it takes to fill your electronic wallet, the novelty, for now, comes at a hefty cost.
Melt is one of several small stores in America's biggest city now accepting the bitcoins, haile ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Trump administration rejects China's bid for market economy status Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017China warns of retaliation after fresh US trade probe  Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017China factory activity accelerates in November |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized - still remain.
In a new type of collaborative study, scientists combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to understand how a particle phenomeno ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to Earth  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Solar minimum surprisingly constant  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth |
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 Colombo (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
Sri Lankan police have arrested five men for allegedly killing a wild elephant, with officers seizing ivory and tusk-cutting tools, officials said Friday.
Villagers in the island's northwest had alerted wildlife authorities after a popular local elephant called "Dala Poottuwa", or crossed tusker, disappeared.
Its carcass was later found with a bullet wound in the skull.
Authorities b ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017China seizes 12 tonnes of endangered pangolin scales  Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017The Yeti of the Himalayas is probably an Asian bear, DNA shows  Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Plant respiration could become a bigger feedback on climate than expected |
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