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Can AI Predict The Next Pandemic? Experts Weigh The Promise And Risks Of AI In Disease Surveillance
Several AI-based systems are already being used to monitor unusual disease patterns, analyse open-source health data and identify possible outbreak signals before official alerts are issued.
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Climate Change Kept Off Agenda For G7 Meet In Paris To 'Avoid Row With US'
The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut had said the Group of Seven would focus on "less contentious issues" to appease the US.
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Greenpeace Amongst Protestors Against Jeff Bezos-Sanchez's Venice Wedding
Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.
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Trump 2.0 Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Report
President Donald Trump vowed to cut regulation and withdrew the US from the Paris climate treaty on his first day in office.
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340-Kg Pet Alligator Seized From Home, Used To Swim With Children
Officials said the alligator had a number of health issue, including blindness in both eyes and spinal complications when it was removed from the home.
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"S****** Our Town": Residents In US's Ohio After Toxic Train Derailment
US officials on Thursday sought to reassure an increasingly nervous public of the government's commitment following a train derailment that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals in the soil, air and water in Ohio.
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No US Foes Behind Mystery Illness "Havana Syndrome", CIA Says
The CIA has concluded that no foreign government is likely behind hundreds of mysterious "Havana syndrome" afflictions reported by US diplomats and that nearly all have more conventional medical or environmental explanations, a senior official said.
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"Catastrophe": A Major Oil Spill In US' California Results In Dead Fish Piling
A huge oil spill was killing wildlife and threatening California's beaches on Monday, in what officials said amounted to an "environmental catastrophe."
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Blocked By US Over Environmental Concerns, Canadian Firm Drops New Pipeline Plans
Blocked by US President Joe Biden, Canada's TC Energy said Wednesday it had officially terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline project, throwing in the towel on a controversial initiative opposed by environmental activists.
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Water Released Into Yamuna To Improve "Environmental Condition" Ahead Of Donald Trump's Visit
The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water into the Yamuna from the Ganganahar in Bulandshahr to improve the river's "environmental condition" in Agra, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit, officials said on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Fills Homeland Security, Environment, China Ambassador Jobs
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland security chief and Iowa's governor as U.S. ambassador to China in choices at odds with some of his recent pronouncements.
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US, Volkswagen May Not Reach Emissions Deal By April 21: Officials
The top US environmental official expressed uncertainty on Tuesday about whether the Obama administration and Volkswagen AG (VW) will meet an April 21 court deadline to come up with a plan to address excess emissions from 580,000 diesel vehicles sold in the country.
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German Transport Minister in US Talks on Volkswagen Scandal
Germany's transport minister was in Washington Monday to brief his US counterpart on the steps Berlin is taking to address the pollution cheating scandal roiling Volkswagen, officials said.
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US-Cuba to Discuss Diplomatic Relations on May 21
American and Cuban officials will meet on May 21 to discuss reopening embassies and tackle broader migration, security and environmental issues, the US State Department said on Thursday.
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Drinking Water Trucked Into Montana City After Oil Spill
Officials said on Monday that they were bringing truckloads of drinking water to the eastern Montana city of Glendive after traces of 50,000 gallons (189,000 litres) of oil that spilled into the Yellowstone River were found in the city's water supply.
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Can AI Predict The Next Pandemic? Experts Weigh The Promise And Risks Of AI In Disease Surveillance
Several AI-based systems are already being used to monitor unusual disease patterns, analyse open-source health data and identify possible outbreak signals before official alerts are issued.
-
Climate Change Kept Off Agenda For G7 Meet In Paris To 'Avoid Row With US'
The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut had said the Group of Seven would focus on "less contentious issues" to appease the US.
-
Greenpeace Amongst Protestors Against Jeff Bezos-Sanchez's Venice Wedding
Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.
-
Trump 2.0 Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Report
President Donald Trump vowed to cut regulation and withdrew the US from the Paris climate treaty on his first day in office.
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340-Kg Pet Alligator Seized From Home, Used To Swim With Children
Officials said the alligator had a number of health issue, including blindness in both eyes and spinal complications when it was removed from the home.
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"S****** Our Town": Residents In US's Ohio After Toxic Train Derailment
US officials on Thursday sought to reassure an increasingly nervous public of the government's commitment following a train derailment that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals in the soil, air and water in Ohio.
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No US Foes Behind Mystery Illness "Havana Syndrome", CIA Says
The CIA has concluded that no foreign government is likely behind hundreds of mysterious "Havana syndrome" afflictions reported by US diplomats and that nearly all have more conventional medical or environmental explanations, a senior official said.
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"Catastrophe": A Major Oil Spill In US' California Results In Dead Fish Piling
A huge oil spill was killing wildlife and threatening California's beaches on Monday, in what officials said amounted to an "environmental catastrophe."
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Blocked By US Over Environmental Concerns, Canadian Firm Drops New Pipeline Plans
Blocked by US President Joe Biden, Canada's TC Energy said Wednesday it had officially terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline project, throwing in the towel on a controversial initiative opposed by environmental activists.
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Water Released Into Yamuna To Improve "Environmental Condition" Ahead Of Donald Trump's Visit
The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water into the Yamuna from the Ganganahar in Bulandshahr to improve the river's "environmental condition" in Agra, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit, officials said on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Fills Homeland Security, Environment, China Ambassador Jobs
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland security chief and Iowa's governor as U.S. ambassador to China in choices at odds with some of his recent pronouncements.
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US, Volkswagen May Not Reach Emissions Deal By April 21: Officials
The top US environmental official expressed uncertainty on Tuesday about whether the Obama administration and Volkswagen AG (VW) will meet an April 21 court deadline to come up with a plan to address excess emissions from 580,000 diesel vehicles sold in the country.
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German Transport Minister in US Talks on Volkswagen Scandal
Germany's transport minister was in Washington Monday to brief his US counterpart on the steps Berlin is taking to address the pollution cheating scandal roiling Volkswagen, officials said.
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US-Cuba to Discuss Diplomatic Relations on May 21
American and Cuban officials will meet on May 21 to discuss reopening embassies and tackle broader migration, security and environmental issues, the US State Department said on Thursday.
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Drinking Water Trucked Into Montana City After Oil Spill
Officials said on Monday that they were bringing truckloads of drinking water to the eastern Montana city of Glendive after traces of 50,000 gallons (189,000 litres) of oil that spilled into the Yellowstone River were found in the city's water supply.
