The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Indonesia sees at least 15 dead in floods and landslides
Rescuers search for the victims of a landslide in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 17 February 2013 Search-and-rescue teams are in the areas affected by the landslide Flooding and landslides in the
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EU budget deal for farmers raises wildlife concerns
The European Commission is fighting a rearguard action to force farmers to work in a way that benefits the environment. The Commission, which drafts EU laws, proposed that farmers should have to "earn"
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Russia Duma votes to ban smoking in public spaces
Smoking in Russia will be banned from restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls under a tough new bill passed by parliament. Just one deputy in the State Duma voted against
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Lift-off for latest Landsat mission
One of the most important space launches of the year has just occurred in California. It saw the Landsat-8 mission hurtle skywards on an Atlas rocket from the US Air Force base at Vandenberg shortly
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India swine flu outbreak 'kills 94'
An outbreak of swine flu in India has killed at least 94 people in just over five weeks, reports say. The health ministry said more than 450 cases had been reported, mostly in the northern state of
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India and Nepal begin Royal Bengal tiger census
Forest and nature protection officials from Nepal and India have started their first ever joint survey of tigers. The survey will take place in a dozen or more wildlife preserves and forests spread
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Sea urchin nickel 'trick' could be key to capturing carbon
Researchers say that the natural ability of sea urchins to absorb CO2 could be a model for an effective carbon capture and storage system. Newcastle University scientists discovered by chance that urchins
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Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report
The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste site has reached £67.5bn with no sign of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report. The Public Accounts Committee's report said deadlines
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Earthquake recorded at Durness in Sutherland
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake has been recorded at Durness, the largest village in the remote north-western corner of Scotland. The British Geological Survey recorded the quake at 04:16 on Thursday and
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UK moth numbers suffer crash, 40-year study shows
Two-thirds of Britain's 337 species of common larger moths have experienced a substantial decline over the past four decades, a survey has shown. The V-moth (Marcaria wauaria), once a common sight in