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Typhoon Shanshan clips Japan coast, sparing Tokyo![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 Typhoon Shanshan clipped Japan's eastern coast on Thursday morning, sparing Tokyo but bringing heavy rain, strong winds and high waves to some areas along the Pacific coast. The fierce storm system was expected to begin moving away from land after brushing Japan's main island, the country's meteorological agency said. But authorities urged residents to stay on alert as the slow-moving typhoon could still trigger landslides and flooding. Shanshan was around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast ... read more |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) Aug 8, 2018 A powerful typhoon was churning towards Japan on Wednesday, prompting the weather agency to warn of heavy rain and strong winds and forcing airlines to cancel scores of flights. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 A bell tolled Monday in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that rising nationalism worldwide threatened peace. ... more ![]() ![]() Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan's Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades. ... more ![]() ![]() Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 26, 2018 In recent years, robotics experts have taken a page from the traditional Japanese practice of origami and come up with light and flexible - and highly innovative - robots and drones. Two types of or ... more |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) July 31, 2018 Australia, the United States and Japan will jointly invest in infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, officials announced Tuesday, in an attempt to counter China's efforts to court influence in the region. ... more ![]() ![]() Hiroshima, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2018 In an international collaboration between Japan and Sweden, scientists clarified how gravity affects the shape of matter near the black hole in binary system Cygnus X-1. Their findings, which were p ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) July 27, 2018 Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) July 27, 2018 Intense heatwaves like the one which fuelled Greece's deadly wildfires are set to become increasingly frequent around the world due to climate change, experts warn. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2018 A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned across western areas already devastated by floods and landslides. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Powerful storm hits disaster-ravaged Japan ![]() ![]() Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2018 A collaborative research team based in Japan has designed new proteins that can self-assemble into the complex structures underlying biological organisms, laying the groundwork for leading-edge appl ... more ![]() |
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![]() Sakuho, Japan (AFP) July 27, 2018 Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. ... more ![]() ![]() Sakuho, Japan (AFP) July 27, 2018 Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2018 Ocean acidification is already significantly altering marine ecosystems, and if CO2 concentrations continue to rise, the effects of ocean acidity could be even more profound. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) July 27, 2018 A powerful typhoon is on track to batter parts of western Japan that were hit earlier this month by devastating flooding and landslides, Japanese officials warned on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) July 26, 2018 Japanese office workers hoping to nod off on the job may need to sleep with one eye open thanks to a new system that can detect snoozers and blast them with cold air. ... more |
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Disaster relief: How can AI improve humanitarian assistance? Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NASA studies space applications for GaN crystals Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean's effect on Arctic warming Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough Houston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defense Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Growing US unease with China's new deep space facility in Argentina Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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A system to synthesize realistic sounds for computer animation Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China deploys huge police force to prevent fraud protest Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US Army scientists create new technique for modeling turbulence in the atmosphere Adelphi MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Archeological plant remains point to southwest Amazonia as crop domestication center Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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VLA Detects Possible Extrasolar Planetary-Mass Magnetic Powerhouse Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China reports first African swine fever outbreak Paris (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Three Congo soldiers walk free after 'mass murder' convictions Libreville (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships Tampa (AFP) Aug 4, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Iran slams 'psychological warfare' as US to reimpose sanctions Tehran (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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