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  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2022 A joint research team led by Profs. LIN Yangting and LIN Honglei from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) observed water signals in reflectance spectral data from the lunar surface acquired by the Chang'E-5 lander, providing the first evidence of in-situ detection of water on the Moon. Researchers from the National Space Science Center of CAS, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of CAS and Nanjing Universit ... read more |
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How scientists designed the controllers for robot manipulators in the space station?Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2022 In the process of the construction and routine maintenance of the Chinese Space Station, the manipulator of the Chinese Space Station plays a significantly important role that can accomplish some ke ... more 
China's lunar rover travels over 1km on the moonBeijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2022 China's Yutu 2 lunar rover has traveled more than 1 kilometer on the moon and is still working well, according to the China National Space Administration. The administration said on Saturday t ... more  
Shouzhou XIII crew finishes cargo spacecraft, space station docking testBeijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2022 The Shenzhou XIII astronauts in China's space station core module have completed the manual rendezvous and docking experiment with the Tianzhou 2 cargo craft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) sa ... more  
Hong Kong to create more 'national security' crimesHong Kong (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 Hong Kong will outlaw a host of new national security crimes, the city's leader said Wednesday, as she presided over the first session of a new "patriots only" legislature scrubbed of political opposition. ... more |
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Taiwan passes extra $8.6 bln defence budget as China threat growsTaipei (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday passed an extra spending bill of nearly $8.6 billion in its latest bid to boost defence capabilities against an increasingly bellicose China. ... more 
Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China's Hong Kong garrisonHong Kong (AFP) Jan 10, 2022 A general who led China's anti-terrorism special forces in Xinjiang has been promoted to head the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong, state media has reported. ... more  
Afghan envoy to China quits after six months of no payBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2022 Afghanistan's ambassador to China left a colourful resignation note for his post-Taliban takeover successor on Monday - revealing that staff had not been paid for months and that a lone receptionist had been left to answer phones. ... more  
Japan extends US military support amid China, N.Korea 'challenges'Tokyo (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on Friday over tensions with China and North Korea. ... more 
China offers Maldives medical aid, visa concessionsMale, Maldives (AFP) Jan 8, 2022 China on Saturday offered the Maldives infrastructure maintenance, medical aid and visa concessions as Beijing moved to strengthen its connections with the strategically placed Indian Ocean archipelago. ... more |
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Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron as China lockdown millionsCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 More than half of people in Europe are projected to catch Omicron in the next two months, the WHO said Tuesday, as millions in China faced fresh lockdowns on the two-year anniversary of the world's first Covid death. ... more 
Chinese cities battle Covid as Winter Olympics loomBeijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 China is battling coronavirus outbreaks in several cities, testing the country's strict "zero-Covid" strategy just weeks before Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics. ... more  
China is not trapping Africa in debt: foreign ministerMombasa, Kenya (AFP) Jan 6, 2022 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African countries into debt traps by offering them massive loans, dismissing the idea as a "narrative" pushed by opponents to poverty reduction. ... more 
Sri Lanka seeks Chinese debt reschedule for crashing economyColombo (AFP) Jan 9, 2022 Cash-strapped Sri Lanka sought to reschedule its huge Chinese debt burden in Sunday talks with visiting foreign minister Wang Yi, the president's office said. ... more 
China tutoring firm fires 60,000 staff since Beijing crackdownBeijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2022 One of China's biggest tutoring firms has said it shed tens of thousands of staff last year, revealing the extent of damage to the multibillion-dollar sector as Beijing cracks down on private education. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2022 
The Shenzhou XIII astronauts in China's space station core module have completed the manual rendezvous and docking experiment with the Tianzhou 2 cargo craft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Saturday.
At the beginning of the experiment, the astronauts in the core module teleoperated the Tianzhou 2 cargo craft to leave the front docking port of the core module's node cabin and mov ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 
Asian and European markets mixed Tuesday in cautious trade as investors grew increasingly concerned about the Federal Reserve's plans to wind back its financial support measures and lift interest rates within months.
While the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant plays on nerves, traders are now coming to terms with the imminent end to the pandemic era of ultra-cheap cash, which helped ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 
Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on Friday over tensions with China and North Korea.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the two nations were signing a five-year extension of the support package provided by Japan for the hosting of around 50,000 US troops on its soil.
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 6, 2022 
New nuclear power plants planned as part of France's push to cut CO2 emissions are likely to start producing electricity in 2035-2037, the government's junior environment minister said Thursday.
President Emmanuel Macron announced the new reactor drive in November, saying the zero-emission technology was crucial for Europe in its bid to curb global warming, and for France to reduce its depen ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2022 
Arqit Quantum Inc. has contracted with Australia's SmartsatCRC under an agreement between the UK and Australian Governments to deliver the first phase of work to Australia relating to Arqit's Federated Quantum System Project ("FQS").
Arqit's FQS project for allied governments delivers strategic control to that government customer of a private instance of Arqit's end to end QuantumCloud tec ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Jan 6, 2022
New nuclear power plants planned as part of France's push to cut CO2 emissions are likely to start producing electricity in 2035-2037, the government's junior environment minister said Thursday.
President Emmanuel Macron announced the new reactor drive in November, saying the zero-emission technology was crucial for Europe in its bid to curb global warming, and for France to reduce its depen ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 
A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea.
In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it's needed, helping wean humanity off fossil fuels.
"We came up with a solution that we call the ocean battery," F ... more |
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 Rockville MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2022 
Standard Solar, a leader in the ownership, operation, funding and development of commercial and community solar assets, has announced it has acquired a fully operational 28.5 megawatt (MW) solar project from funds managed by True Green Capital Management. The acquisition, the company's first in Idaho and one of its largest to date, underscores Standard Solar's significant growth and leadership. ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 12, 2022 
In 1993, South Africa announced to a largely surprised world that it had built nuclear weapons in the 1980s, before dismantling its arsenal. For the first time, a country outside of the elite world powers had obtained nuclear capabilities while keeping matters a secret from almost everyone else.
To this day, South Africa remains the only country to have pulled off that exact trick. Other c ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 
The United States renewed calls Tuesday for an arms embargo on Myanmar's junta after a Christmas Eve massacre in which Save the Children said two of the group's staff were killed.
"The targeting of innocent people and humanitarian actors is unacceptable, and the military's widespread atrocities against the people of Burma underscore the urgency of holding its members accountable," US Secreta ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2022 
In the process of the construction and routine maintenance of the Chinese Space Station, the manipulator of the Chinese Space Station plays a significantly important role that can accomplish some key tasks, such as transposition docking, daily maintenance, and auxiliary extravehicular activities.
The high accuracy and dynamic performance of the manipulator are the necessary conditions for ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 11, 2022 
Climate change and air pollution are interlocking crises that threaten human health. Reducing emissions of some air pollutants can help achieve climate goals, and some climate mitigation efforts can in turn improve air quality.
One part of MIT Professor Arlene Fiore's research program is to investigate the fundamental science in understanding air pollutants - how long they persist and move ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2022 
The Biden administration on Friday again signaled US support for the European Union and Lithuania against China, which is accused of blocking Lithuanian exports in protest over the Baltic country's diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai today spoke with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis "and expressed the United States' strong support ... more |
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 Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 11, 2022  Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued rare criticism of his long-ruling predecessor Tuesday, and said he expected Russian-led forces to leave the troubled Central Asian country in the next 10 days.
The oil-rich country's descent into chaos has laid bare infighting at the top of a government once dominated by Tokayev's mentor, 81-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The older man ... more |
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