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Google invests $55 million in California wind energy
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Tuesday said it is investing $55 million into a California wind energy farm, raising to $400 million the amount of money the technology giant has pumped into clean energy projects. “The Mojave Desert might be best known for its scorching sun and scary sidewinders,” said…
U.S. weather experts: Climate change not directly linked to deadly tornadoes
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States is experiencing the deadliest year for tornadoes in nearly six decades, but top US weather experts said Monday there is no link between the violent twisters and climate change. Instead, the reasons for the spiking death tolls are more likely due to the rise…
Leaping roach, ‘T-rex’ leech among new species discovered
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A jumping cockroach, a glow-in-the-dark fungus, a rust-eating bacterium and a leech named “T-rex” were among the top 10 new species discovered in the world last year, US scientists said Monday. The creatures were uncovered in Brazil, Madagascar, South Africa, Peru, the Philippines, West Africa, the US…
Elephant countries form ‘E-8′ conservation group
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Eight countries with the largest number of elephants met for the first on Tuesday in New Delhi to plot new strategies to protect the animal. “Delegates here represent two-thirds of the world’s wild elephant population,” Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told the inaugural gathering of the…
Japan’s TEPCO admits further nuclear reactor meltdowns
TOKYO (AFP) – The operator of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday said it believed fuel had partially melted inside three reactors, as long suspected by experts. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said new readings on water gauges indicated that the fuel had dropped to the bottom of…
Grim search continues in tornado-hit Joplin, Missouri: 116 dead
JOPLIN, Missouri (AFP) – Rescue crews clawed through the rubble searching for survivors early Tuesday after a tornado in Missouri killed 116 people, amid warnings that more powerful storms were on the way. “That’s all that’s left,” Roger Dedick said on Monday as he pointed to a section of foundation,…
Large Hadron Collider breaks another particle acceleration record
PARIS — The world’s biggest particle collider set a new record early Monday, a feat that should accelerate the quest to pinpoint the elusive particle known as the Higgs Boson, a senior physicist said. “Last night, a symbolic frontier was crossed,” said Michel Spiro, president of the board of the…
Court says widow can use dead husband’s sperm to have a baby
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian woman on Monday won a court battle to use her dead husband’s sperm to have a baby in a landmark case in New South Wales, where IVF treatment is banned without consent of the donor. Jocelyn Edwards, 40, and husband Mark had discussed fertility treatment…
Thai police arrest alleged top tiger trafficker
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in what could be the country’s largest tiger trafficking ring, a wildlife protection group said on Sunday. Sudjai Chanthawong, a Thai national, was detained on Saturday in the northeastern town of Udon Thani by undercover officers of the nature crime…
EU announces long-delayed launch date for first Galileo satellites
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union announced Monday it will launch the first two satellites in its long-delayed and hugely over-budget Galileo navigation system from French Guiana on October 20. EU industry commissioner Antonio Tajani said the launch, from the Kourou spacesport in the European enclave at the northern tip…
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