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  Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged the Communist Party on Wednesday to "resolutely oppose" any actions that undermine its leadership as he opened a congress expected to enhance his already formidable power. Xi told some 2,300 delegates at the imposing Great Hall of the People that the country was entering a "new era" as the party pursues "socialism with Chinese characteristics". "The prospects are bright, but the challenges are also severe," said Xi, who is expected to secure a second five-year ter ... read more |
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Xi is everywhere: China's omnipresent leaderBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping's stiff smile greets visitors in room after room at a Beijing exhibition put up by the Communist party to tout its past five years of accomplishments. ... more  
N. Korea sends China Communist Party faint praiseSeoul (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 North Korea issued an unusually short congratulatory message to China's Communist Party Wednesday as President Xi Jinping opened its five-year congress amid strained ties between the two traditional allies. ... more 
China's Xi caught between Kim nukes, Trump tweetsBeijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 As Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepares to embark on a second five-year term this week, the impulsive leaders of North Korea and the United States could spoil his party. ... more 
India, Russia to hold first 'tri-service' war gamesNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 India and Russia will hold large-scale military exercises engaging their armies, navies and air forces for the first time, the defence ministry in New Delhi said Monday. ... more |
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Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space TechnologiesMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 10, 2017 Turkey is set to develop its space agency following the passing of a draft law by the Turkish Parliament. According to some experts, Turkey will collaborate with Russia, China and India in order to ... more
Xi to tighten clutch on power at Communist conclaveBeijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to tighten his grip on power at a Communist Party conclave this week, cementing his stature as the country's most dominant ruler in decades. ... more 
Mao or never: In Xi's China, a village clings to pastNanjie , China (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 Disneyland has "Main Street, USA", a monorail and Mickey Mouse. China's Nanjie village has "East is Red Square", red trams and Mao Zedong. ... more 
China's People's Daily launches English app in soft power pushBeijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, launched an English-language mobile application on Sunday in what it called a "strategic step" to strengthen Beijing's influence internationally. ... more 
China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meetingBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Rumoured to have died a few months ago, 91-year-old former Chinese president Jiang Zemin roused social media users Wednesday by taking a prominent place at the ruling Communist Party's leadership Congress. ... more 
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opensBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 President Xi Jinping declared China is entering a "new era" of challenges and opportunities on Wednesday as he opened a Communist Party congress expected to enhance his already formidable power. ... more |
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 Jailed Hong Kong activist Wong found guilty of contempt of court 
Model village shows cracks in Xi's fight to end China povertyLankao, China (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 When President Xi Jinping last came to central China's Lankao county, it was famous for two things: poverty and the government official who reputedly died trying to end it. ... more 
Hong Kong skyscraper sold for record $5.15 billion: reportHong Kong (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 A landmark skyscraper owned by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has sold for a record of more than $5 billion, a report said Monday, indicating that the city's booming property sector shows no sign of slowing down. ... more  
Rooftop solar carving out a niche in ChinaWashington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 Installing solar panels on rooftops across China will position the only U.S.-listed company in the market as the clear leader, ReneSola announced Monday. ... more  
Xi says China 'will not close its doors to the world'Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday that China's economy would open further to the world, on the first day of Communist party congress which foreign investors will scrutinise for signs that Beijing will pursue market reforms. ... more |
  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 
Alibaba executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai said Tuesday he expects to boost US jobs by expanding the Chinese firm's e-commerce platform - not by hiring American workers.
Tsai, speaking at a California tech conference, made the comments to follow up on a headline-grabbing pledge earlier this year by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and US President Donald Trump that the Chinese internet firm would c ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 13, 2017US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi says China 'will not close its doors to the world'  Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Energy-hungry China takes step to buffer against economic shocks |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 
India and Russia will hold large-scale military exercises engaging their armies, navies and air forces for the first time, the defence ministry in New Delhi said Monday.
The two countries have held annual naval exercises since 2003 but this is the first occasion that both will combine all military services.
They come on the back of regional tensions, with New Delhi and China ending a mon ... moreBeijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2017China's Xi caught between Kim nukes, Trump tweets Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi is everywhere: China's omnipresent leader  Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Trump puts America first, but more and more alone |
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 Metz, France (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 
Greenpeace activists set off fireworks inside a nuclear plant in eastern France early Thursday after breaking into the facility to underline its vulnerability to attack.
The anti-nuclear group, known for its daring and often spectacular publicity stunts, said the fireworks were set off at the foot of a spent fuel pool - where nuclear plants store highly radioactive fuel rods that are remove ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Japan government, TEPCO liable for Fukushima crisis: court  Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017French, Belgian nuke plants vulnerable to attack: Greenpeace  Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New 'molecular trap' cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Engility Holdings to help safeguard acquisition programs and technologies from foreign exploitation.
Engility Holdings said the contract to support the Pentagon's Damage Assessment Management Office and Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell is worth $28 million. It is for one base year and has four option years.
"Protecti ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Aircraft cyber-defense capabilities on BAE drawing board  Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Hacking the election: security flaws need fixing, researchers say  Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2017Equifax raises breach victim number to 145.5 million |
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Metz, France (AFP) Oct 12, 2017
Greenpeace activists set off fireworks inside a nuclear plant in eastern France early Thursday after breaking into the facility to underline its vulnerability to attack.
The anti-nuclear group, known for its daring and often spectacular publicity stunts, said the fireworks were set off at the foot of a spent fuel pool - where nuclear plants store highly radioactive fuel rods that are remove ... moreTokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Japan government, TEPCO liable for Fukushima crisis: court Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017French, Belgian nuke plants vulnerable to attack: Greenpeace Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New 'molecular trap' cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
An $8.6 million investment commitment through 2019 could lead to the development of as much as 10 new wind projects for Scotland, joint venture partners said.
Canadian renewable energy developer Boralex and Britain's Infinergy committed through a joint venture agreed to invest in a network of onshore wind farms with a combined design capacity of 325 megawatts. Loosely speaking, that's e ... more Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017A kite that might fly  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 10, 2017OX2 hands over Ajos wind farm to IKEA Finland  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic |
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 Ituxi Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
In the darkest reaches of Brazil's Amazon, solar panels are bringing light - and could help save the rainforest.
Aurelio Souza is working to install solar panels in villages along the remote Purus and Ituxi rivers in the western Amazonas state.
"The Amazon is the last big frontier for electricity in the country," says the consultant for a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) a ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Rooftop solar carving out a niche in China  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Think laterally to sidestep production problems  Almeria, Spain (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Sandia scientists find the optimal way to mop up surplus solar flux on CSP towers |
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 Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 16, 2017  The EU is to dispatch its chief diplomat Federica Mogherini to Washington next month to fight for the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump threatened to tear it up.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday joined a chorus of international support for the landmark 2015 accord, warning that Trump's hardline stance jeopardised efforts to find a peaceful solution to the ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2017North Korea tells UN will not negotiate with a 'hostile' US  Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Iran move won't weaken US hand with N.Korea: Tillerson  Tehran (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Iran warns Europe against new nuke deal conditions |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries is to further develop, produce and supply the Israeli Army with course correction artillery fuzes, the company announced on Monday.
The work comes under a tender issued by the Israeli Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense Research and Development. Its financial value was not disclosed.
"Following years of challenging technological development ef ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Rheinmetall, Paravan team on autonomous vehicle technology  Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Orbit Logic Awarded Navy Autonomy Contract  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Australia seeks small diameter bombs from U.S. |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017 
In a rare occurrence amid the polarized Congressional body, a bill aimed at strengthening protection for government whistleblowers passed with overwhelming bipartisan support Thursday as retaliation cases continue to be problematic across the federal government.
Senate bill 585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, which was introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-W ... moreLondon (AFP) Oct 10, 2017UK defence giant BAE Systems to axe almost 2,000 jobs  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Leonardo opens new site in Australia  Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Australia to upgrade submarines, frigates |
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 Singapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch.
The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs "tui na", a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine.
Emma, which stands for Ex ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic arm  Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Sensitivity to time improves performance at remotely controlling devices  Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Mattel scraps plan for digital assistant for kids |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 
India's environmental watchdog shut down a coal-fired power plant and banned the use of diesel generators in New Delhi as air quality plummeted in the world's most polluted capital on Wednesday, the start of the Diwali festival.
New Delhi experiences suffocating smog every year around Diwali, when farmers in north India burn the stubble left behind after the harvest and revellers let off smo ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Scientists trace path of inland plastic pollution from rivers to oceanw/ll  Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Air pollution kills over 500,000 Europeans a year: report  Tipitapa, Nicaragua (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Polluted lake is poor Nicaraguans' lifeline |
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 Taipei (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will visit three Pacific nations in the next month, the foreign ministry said Friday, as fears grow of China influencing its dwindling list of allies.
It comes after Panama cut official ties with Taiwan in June, choosing instead to form diplomatic relations with China - leaving the island with only 20 nations worldwide that recognise it as a country.
Beijin ... more Taipei (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Taiwan to bolster military but still seeks peace: president Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Fishermen 'kept like slaves' in Taiwan Taipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Taiwan jails Chinese grad student for recruiting spies |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2017  Iraq's Kurdish community has long been persecuted, in particular under the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein.
Kurds make up 15-20 percent of the country's population - some five to six million people - and live mostly in the oil-rich north.
Significant populations of Kurds, a people of Indo-European origin who are mainly Sunni Muslims, also live in Turkey, Iran and Syria.
- First u ... more Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Kurdish infighting opened way for Iraqi advances  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Baghdad says mission accomplished in Kurd operation  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Baghdad accuses Kurds of 'declaration of war' |
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