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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes British Columbia

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 24 kilometers northeast of Sechelt, British Columbia at 1:26 p.m. local time on Friday, causing shaking felt across the southwest coast, prompting emergency alerts, but with no immediate reports of damage. The US National Tsunami Warning Center reported no tsunami r...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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British Library Acquires Unknown Elgar Sketches

The British Library announced the acquisition of 15 previously unknown pages of sketches by Edward Elgar for his "Introduction and Allegro for Strings," filling a gap in their collection and providing unique insights into his composition process; the library paid £50,000 for the sketches, which were...

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No Poverty
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Chelyuskin. The First: A Russian Arctic Drama

The historical drama "Chelyuskin. The First," premiering February 20 on Wink.ru, recounts the 1934 Arctic expedition where the icebreaker Chelyuskin sank, stranding its crew, highlighting the subsequent Soviet rescue operation and the expedition's long-term impact on Russia's Arctic development.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Gene Therapy Restores Sight in Children with Inherited Blindness

London scientists successfully treated childhood blindness caused by Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) in four children (ages 1-2) from Turkey, Tunisia, and the USA using a groundbreaking gene therapy that involved a 60-minute laparoscopic surgery to inject healthy AIPL1 genes into their retinas, res...

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Good Health and Well-being
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AI Solves Decade-Long Superbug Mystery in 48 Hours

A Google AI tool solved a ten-year-old microbiology problem in just 48 hours, confirming an Imperial College London team's unpublished hypothesis on superbug antibiotic resistance and suggesting several novel research avenues.

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Good Health and Well-being
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NASA Averts Widespread Layoffs, but 900 Employees Depart

NASA avoided broad layoffs, instead using performance-based cuts and a deferred resignation program where ~900 of its ~18,000 employees left; concerns remain about intellectual property and project impacts.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Germany's Rotating Nuclear Waste Storage: A Costly, Innovative Solution

Germany's search for a permanent nuclear waste repository has been unsuccessful, leading to a temporary solution of rotating storage between states for ten years, beginning in 2034, incurring significant costs but also spurring innovation and maintaining public awareness of the issue.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Global Anxiety Surge Linked to Modern Lifestyles and Economic Instability

A study links the global surge in anxiety disorders to demanding lifestyles, economic instability, and the constant connectivity of modern life, emphasizing the need for early psychological intervention to prevent long-term consequences like agoraphobia.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Argentina's Red Tide and Industrial River Pollution

On February 21st, Argentina's Atlantic coast experienced a "red tide" due to a large bloom of macroalgae, impacting popular beaches like Mar del Plata. A separate incident involved industrial dye polluting the Sarandi river.

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Life Below Water
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Accelerating Glacier Melt: Record Ice Loss in 2023

A new study reveals that the world's glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate, losing a record 604 billion tons of ice in 2023, more than double the rate of the early 2000s, and significantly contributing to sea level rise; the study analyzed 233 estimates of changes in glacier weight from an in...

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Climate Action
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El Plomo's Disintegration: Climate Change Threatens Andean Glaciers

Rising global temperatures are causing the rapid disintegration of Chile's El Plomo mountain, threatening local communities and revealing the accelerating effects of climate change on Andean glaciers, disrupting water cycles and exposing heavy metals into water sources.

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Saudi Arabia Designates First Dark Sky Parks in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia's AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves became the Middle East's first Dark Sky Parks in November 2023, promoting astrotourism while preserving the night sky, joining 21 other countries with similar designations and highlighting sustainable tourism practices.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

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