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  • Omicron accounts for 20% of Covid cases in England - BBC News

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    fujikumo 2021/12/14
    英国、ロンドンのCovid-19の感染者の40%がオミクロン株だった。この数字は明日15日には50%を越え、オミクロン株が主要な変異株となる見通し。危険性は明白で、オミクロン株はロンドンやその他の地域で感染者を急増させて
  • NSA spying allegations: Are US allies really shocked?

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    fujikumo 2013/10/28
    Edward Snowden氏によるリークにより、USのNSAは、仏、独、伊などに対しても諜報活動を行っていることが明らかに。同盟国は怒りや落胆を表明した。ほぼ全ての政府が、他国に対し、監視とスパイを行っているが、問題は規模
  • Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab

    The achievement is the first of its kind anywhere in the world Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. Harnessing fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could provide an unlimited and cheap source of energy. But to be viable, fusion power plants would have to produce more energy than they consume, wh

    Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab
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    fujikumo 2013/10/09
    実験所において、核融合の実現のために必要な節目を超える。192個のビームを、水素の燃料の入ったペレットに放射。燃料を圧縮して、核融合を引き起こした。燃料に吸収されたよりも多くのエネルギーが燃料から放出され
  • Health of oceans 'declining fast'

    Corals are likely to suffer as a result of the changes to our oceans The health of the world’s oceans is deteriorating even faster than had previously been thought, a report says. A review from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), warns that the oceans are facing multiple threats. They are being heated by climate change, turned slowly less alkaline by absorbing CO2, and su

    Health of oceans 'declining fast'
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    fujikumo 2013/10/04
    海の健全性が予想よりも速く失われているという警告。気候変動によって暖められ、CO2を吸収することにより、アルカリ性が減っており、過剰漁獲と水質汚染によって、海は害されている。海洋での大量絶滅の危険性も
  • Scientists take big step towards universal flu vaccine

    Scientists say they have made a significant leap towards creating a vaccine that would protect against every form of flu. The influenza virus is a constantly shifting target so seasonal flu vaccines rapidly become useless and new ones are needed each year. A team at Imperial College London say they have made a "blueprint" for a universal flu vaccine. Their discovery is published in the journal Nat

    Scientists take big step towards universal flu vaccine
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    fujikumo 2013/09/23
    すべてのインフルエンザウィルスの型に対処できるワクチン青写真が完成。インフルエンザウィルスは、ウィルスの外側を覆うタンパク質を洋服を変えるように変化させることができるが、その内部はすべての株で同じ
  • TB has human, not animal, origins - says study

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    fujikumo 2013/09/03
    結核は、およそ7万年前の狩猟採集時代のアフリカにまで遡る病気であることが明らかに。人間と結核菌の進化には、強い結びつき。最古の結核菌の系統は、6万年前のアフリカで人類と同じ場所にいた。人口の増大と共に
  • Hong Kong police smash crime ring

    Properties across Hong Kong were raided, along with businesses in Macau and Guangdong Police in Hong Kong have arrested more than 1,800 people in a crackdown on the organised crime gangs known as triads. They raided about 2,500 properties - including discos, massage parlours and nightclubs - in a month-long operation covering Macau and parts of mainland China, as well as Hong Kong. Drugs, pornogra

    Hong Kong police smash crime ring
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    fujikumo 2013/08/25
    香港警察が、組織犯罪集団、三合会の摘発を開始。構成員1800人以上を逮捕。2500以上の、組織所有物件に家宅操作を入れる。麻薬、ポルノ、住器など、市場価格で500万ドルぶんを押収。
  • MSF-backed hospitals treated Syria 'chemical victims'

    Syrian state TV broadcast footage of what it claims are chemical agents, allegedly discovered in rebel-held areas, as Naomi Grimley reports It said many were treated with atropine, a drug administered to those with "neurotoxic symptoms". "MSF can neither scientifically confirm the cause of these symptoms nor establish who is responsible for the attack," said MSF Director of Operations Bart Janssen

    MSF-backed hospitals treated Syria 'chemical victims'
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    fujikumo 2013/08/25
    シリア、国境なき医師団(MSF)の医療関係者の話では、3600名の神経毒性患者の治療をしたと。そのうち355名が死亡。大量の患者はほんの3時間のうちに訪れ、瞳孔の縮小や、けいれん、唾液の過剰な分泌などの症状を示し
  • European forests near 'carbon saturation point'

    Disturbances, such as wildfires, contribute to the reduction of carbon sequestration in Europe's forests European forests are showing signs of reaching a saturation point as carbon sinks, a study has suggested. Since 2005, the amount of atmospheric CO2 absorbed by the continent's trees has been slowing, researchers reported. Writing in Nature Climate Change, they said this was a result of a declin

    European forests near 'carbon saturation point'
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    fujikumo 2013/08/19
    Europeの森林は、炭素飽和点に達した。2005年以来、大陸の木々によって吸収される、大気中のCO2の量が減っている。木々の体積の現象、森林破壊、自然撹乱によるもの。炭素吸収は、地球上の炭素循環に大きな影響を与えて
  • US credibility 'in tatters' over Egypt crisis

    Barack Obama interrupted his holiday to make a statement on Egypt On the streets of Cairo it's not just a fledgling democracy that lies in ruin. US policy too is in tatters - in the eyes of many - or at least America's reputation and credibility. Since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, the US has struggled to strike a balance between support for the tenuous progress towards democracy and protec

    US credibility 'in tatters' over Egypt crisis
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    fujikumo 2013/08/17
    エジプト、Cairoの街頭で、芽生え始めたばかりの民主主義が崩壊してしまっただけではない。USの政策への信頼性もボロボロに。米政府は、権力者が誰であれ、懸命に努力してきたが、友人ゼロで影響小という結果に。
  • Antarctic Lake Vostok 'might have fish'

    Researchers have to drill through thousands of metres of ice to reach the surface of Lake Vostok There could be some complex animals living in Lake Vostok, which lies close to 4km below Antarctica's ice sheet. The possibility is raised by scientists who have sifted genetic material in ice drilled from close to Vostok's surface. They found signatures for organisms such as bacteria that are often as

    Antarctic Lake Vostok 'might have fish'
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    fujikumo 2013/07/09
    南極の氷床の4km下に存在するVostok湖に複雑な動物が生息しているかもしれない。Vostok湖の表面近いところの氷から採取された、遺伝子を分析した結果、海産軟体動物や甲殻類、魚類に関係するバクテリアの遺伝子を発見。
  • Egypt crisis: Army ousts President Mohammed Morsi

    General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi makes the televised announcement Egypt's army has removed President Mohammed Morsi from power, suspended the constitution and pledged new elections following mass protests. The army chief announced the move in a TV address. The head of the constitutional court is expected to be sworn in as interim leader on Thursday. Mr Morsi's supporters denounced the move as a milita

    Egypt crisis: Army ousts President Mohammed Morsi
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    fujikumo 2013/07/04
    エジプト軍の長官がTV演説を行い、Morsi大統領はすでに執務室にはいないこと。憲法を停止したことを発表。軍が大統領を排除。Cairoの反大統領派は、歓声を上げる。Morsi大統領のFacebookには、軍のクーデタを非難する記事が
  • Iran election: Hassan Rouhani in his own words

    Hassan Rouhani: "The nuclear issue and the sanctions will also be resolved" Reformist-backed candidate Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential poll outright, avoiding the need for a run-off vote. There was a high turnout among the 50 million Iranians eligible to vote for a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His eight years in power have been characterised by economic turmoil and Western sanction

    Iran election: Hassan Rouhani in his own words
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    fujikumo 2013/06/16
    イラン、改革派に支持されている新大統領が投票で圧倒的な勝利。「私が本当に望むのは、この国をより穏健な国に戻すこと。過激主義には本当に心を痛めている。我々は、過激主義により多くの打撃を被ってきた」
  • Turkey protests: Dangerous waters with no sign of compromise

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    fujikumo 2013/06/12
    トルコ、Taksim広場で、大規模な抗議が続く。警察は、催涙ガスと放水車で、抗議者を追いだそうと試みる。環境保護運動家のデモから始まった抗議は、強権的な政府と新イスラム主義的な政策への大きな怒りに結びつく。
  • Thousands flee flood-hit parts of Germany and Hungary

    Thousands of people were evacuated from Magdeburg, Germany Some 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes in the east German city of Magdeburg after a dam burst on the flood-swollen River Elbe. Although water levels in Magdeburg were reported to be receding on Monday, the city and areas of the country further north remain on high alert. In Hungary, 1,200 people had to leave their homes but fl

    Thousands flee flood-hit parts of Germany and Hungary
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    fujikumo 2013/06/10
    ドイツ東部、Elbe川のダムが崩壊し、Magdeburgの街周辺で、何千もの人が自宅を捨てて避難。この街付近の水位は、通常時の4倍に達する。中央ヨーロッパで少なくとも15名の死者。復旧には、何十億ユーロの費用が
  • Al-Rahma Islamic Centre destroyed in 'hate crime' fire

    The BBC's Kurt Barling: ''The police cannot rule out that this was a racist attack'' An Islamic centre in north London has been destroyed by a fire in an apparent hate crime attack. The Met Police said the fire, which happened at the Al-Rahma Islamic Centre in Muswell Hill in the early hours, is being treated as suspicious. A spokesman said the letters EDL (English Defence League) were sprayed on

    Al-Rahma Islamic Centre destroyed in 'hate crime' fire
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    fujikumo 2013/06/06
    ロンドン北部、イスラム教の文化施設が、何者かによって放火され破壊される。憎悪犯罪によるものと。建物にはまだ書かれたばかりのスプレーの落書きが残されており、Woolwichで兵士が殺された事件への報復の可能性
  • US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance

    Shale oil production adds economic value, but critics say the costs to the environment are also large A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers, a report says. Over the next five years, the US will account for a third of new oil supplies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), external. The U

    US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance
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    fujikumo 2013/05/15
    USのシェールオイルの生産は、予想を上回る勢いで伸びている。次の5年で、新規の石油供給の1/3はUS産。USは、石油の主要輸入国から、輸出入の差し引きで輸出国に立場を変えた。この供給ショックは世界中に影響を
  • Fungus network 'plays role in plant communication'

    Mycorrhizae are mutualistic - they both need and are needed by the plants whose roots they inhabit Plants can communicate the onset of an attack from aphids by making use of an underground network of fungi, researchers have found. Instances of plant communication through the air have been documented, in which chemicals emitted by a damaged plant can be picked up by a neighbour. But below ground, m

    Fungus network 'plays role in plant communication'
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    fujikumo 2013/05/11
    植物のコミュニケーション。植物の多くは地下の根に菌根という真菌類と結びついている。このネットワークを通じて、アブラムシに攻撃されたことを他の植物に伝え、植物は虫を撃退しする化学物質を準備
  • Mobile phone data redraws bus routes in Africa

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    fujikumo 2013/05/03
    アフリカ、コートジボワール最大の都市Abidjanで、携帯電話がどこで使われたかというデータを元に、バス路線を再編成する試み。5百万人の携帯電話利用者による、2.5億回の通話から、データを構成。
  • The sweet sound of success

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    fujikumo 2013/03/18
    Markneukirchenという独の小さな町で、400年にもわたって、楽器製造業のクラスタがしぶとく生き延び、繁栄を続けている話。現在でも113の企業が、昔ながらの製造手法を維持しつつ、現代の技術により、遠くの市場に結びつき