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Tree-hugging AI to the rescue of Brazilian Amazon

Small, artificially intelligent boxes tied to tree trunks in the Brazilian Amazon are the latest weapon in the arsenal of scientists and environmentalists battling destructive jungle invaders. The boxes, named “curupiras” after a folkloric forest creature who preys on hunters and poachers, sport sensors and software trained “to recognize the sounds of chainsaws and tractors, or anything that could cause deforestation,” project manager Thiago Almeida told AFP. “We recorded the sound of chainsaws and tractors […]

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President Bongbong Marcos to DA: Prioritize farm-to-market road projects

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has directed the Department of Agriculture to prioritize farm-to-market road projects. The President issued the directive in a sectoral meeting on updates on the implementation of the Farm-to-Markets Road National Plan in Malacañang, the Presidential Communications Office said. “We’ll have to assess it in terms of need. Where do we need the roads most? For example, roads that are heavily used that are not in good condition pero ang daming dumadaan […]

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Trough of LPA affecting Visayas and Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The trough of a low pressure area is affecting Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Mindanao, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, this time, due to the southwest […]

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South Korea stages first military parade in a decade

SEOUL, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – South Korea staged its first military parade in a decade on Tuesday, showcasing its advanced arsenal in the face of plummeting ties with nuclear-armed North Korea. Pyongyang regularly puts on huge military parades but such events in Seoul are traditionally arranged every five years to mark South Korea’s Armed Forces Day. The last parade was in 2013. Five years later, then-president Moon Jae-in chose to hold a celebratory ceremony […]

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UN chief deplores ‘madness’ of new nuclear arms race

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the world was plunging into a new nuclear arms race and warned of the shadow of “annihilation” hanging over the world. With nuclear-armed nations expanding and modernizing their arsenals, the UN chief called for a revitalized push to reduce and eventually eliminate those weapons. “A worrisome new arms race is brewing. The number of nuclear weapons could rise […]

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Will lingering obstacles derail a Saudi-Israeli pact?

By Robbie COREY-BOULET RIYADH, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Recent bullish statements by Saudi and Israeli leaders have fuelled speculation that a landmark normalisation deal is in the offing, despite daunting hurdles that have yet to be cleared. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Gulf kingdom’s de facto ruler, said in a rare interview last week with Fox News that talks were progressing and “every day we get closer” to a breakthrough that could […]

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Saudi envoy seeks to reassure Palestinians amid Israel talks

By Hossam EZZEDINE with Rosie SCAMMELL in Jerusalem RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sent its first delegation in three decades to the occupied West Bank to reassure Palestinians that it will defend their cause even as it forges closer ties with Israel. In a sign of the thaw, Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz visited Riyadh on the same day, for the first such high-level public mission to the […]

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Hosts China win Asian Games’ first-ever eSports gold

HANGZHOU, China, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Hosts China on Tuesday won the Asian Games’ first-ever gold in eSports in a landmark for gaming, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the smartphone game Arena of Valor. ESports is making its debut as a medal event at the Games in Hangzhou, seen as a major step towards the Olympics one day. Medals are up for grabs in seven gaming titles, including Arena of Valor, League of Legends and […]

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Shutdown showdown threatens US government pay checks

By Julie Chabanas and Frankie Taggart WASHINGTON, Sept 25, 2023 (AFP) – Millions of Americans braced Monday for pay and welfare checks to stop within days as Congress careened toward a damaging government shutdown, with Republican right wingers blocking attempts to pass a budget. Four months after barely avoiding the more serious prospect of a credit default, the world’s largest economy is once again on the verge of a convulsion, with the lights due to […]

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Myanmar junta ramped up mass killings, air strikes: UN rights office

  BANGKOK, Thailand, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Myanmar’s military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year as it struggles to crush resistance to its coup, the UN’s rights office said on Tuesday. The military’s ousting of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in 2021 sparked a huge backlash and it is now battling opponents across swaths of the country. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights […]

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Stocks knocked by growing US rate worries

LONDON, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Most global stock markets fell Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned that US interest rates will rise again and stay elevated for a prolonged period to tame inflation. Asian bourses closed in the red, most of Europe was trading down in afternoon selling and Wall Street fell in opening trade. US Treasury yields jumped to fresh 16-year highs in the wake of Federal Reserve signals that it might raise […]

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