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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 the successful completion of these tasks, which can often be maintained by controls that are designed based on ... read more |
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China says UK spy claims result of watching 'too many 007 movies'Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2022 China on Friday dismissed a rare public warning by British security services that a suspected Chinese agent was trying to influence lawmakers, saying it was the result of watching "too many 007 movies". ... more  
US says only 'a few weeks left' to save Iran nuclear dealWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2022 There are only "a few weeks left" to save the Iran nuclear deal, and the United States is ready to look at "other options" if negotiations fail, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. ... more  
US lays out case against 'unlawful' China maritime claimsWashington (AFP) Jan 13, 2022 The United States on Wednesday laid out its most detailed case yet against Beijing's "unlawful" claims in the South China Sea, rejecting both the geographic and historic bases for its vast, divisive map. ... more 
UK authorities suspect Chinese spy active in parliamentLondon (AFP) Jan 14, 2022 British security services have warned MPs that a suspected Chinese agent "knowingly engaged in political interference activities" inside parliament, authorities said Thursday. ... more |
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Hong Kong police switch to goose-stepping 'to show patriotism'Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 14, 2022 Hong Kong's entire police force will switch from colonial-era British marching drills to the goose-stepping style seen on the Chinese mainland, the city's force said Friday, citing the need to show officers' "patriotism". ... more 
Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks new China loanColombo (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and planned more loans, including from China, to address its worsening economic crisis - but was swiftly hit with another international ratings downgrade. ... more 
Wife of activist barred from leaving China dies after 15 years apartBeijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband's pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said. ... 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  
Taiwan sets up $1 bn credit for Lithuania amid China rowVilnius (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 Taiwan said Tuesday it will set up a $1 billion credit fund for business with Lithuania, where firms have been hit by a row with China over relations with Taipei. ... more |
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Chinese woman stuck in blind date's house after city lockdownBeijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 Imagine being on a first date you couldn't end? That's what happened to a woman in China whose video blogs about going into a citywide lockdown during a blind date have gone viral. ... more 
Two hospitals in China's Xi'an closed over lockdown failuresBeijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2022 Two hospitals in China's locked-down city of Xi'an, including one that refused to treat an eight-month pregnant woman who later miscarried, have been closed while they "rectify" mistakes, authorities said Thursday. ... more 
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  
Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writingJena, Germany (SPX) Jan 11, 2022 The world's very first invention of writing took place over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, before it was reinvented in China and Central America. Today, almost all human activities-from educatio ... 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 14, 2022 
Asian markets fell Friday as a string of top Federal Reserve officials pressed their cases for fighting inflation, raising concerns the bank will embark on an aggressive campaign that could see four interest rate hikes this year.
A pledge by Fed chief Jerome Powell this week to rein in surging prices while also nurturing the recovery in the world's top economy provided a much-needed lift to ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 
Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and planned more loans, including from China, to address its worsening economic crisis - but was swiftly hit with another international ratings downgrade.
Within hours of Colombo announcing it was in talks with Beijing for a large loan from China, the largest bilateral lender to the island, S&P Global downgraded Sri Lanka by one more notch to ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 11, 2022 
A novel method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors, developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, or USNC.
The technology uses a sophisticated additive manufacturing technique to print refractory materials, which are highly resistant to extreme heat and degradation, into components with complex shapes nee ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2022  China on Friday dismissed a rare public warning by British security services that a suspected Chinese agent was trying to influence lawmakers, saying it was the result of watching "too many 007 movies".
British authorities said Thursday that a London-based solicitor "knowingly engaged in political interference activities" inside parliament, citing Britain's counter-intelligence and domestic ... more |
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Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 11, 2022
A novel method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors, developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, or USNC.
The technology uses a sophisticated additive manufacturing technique to print refractory materials, which are highly resistant to extreme heat and degradation, into components with complex shapes nee ... more |
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 Afjord, Norway (AFP) Jan 13, 2022 
On a gusty mountain crest, the Jama brothers weave between wind turbines that stretch as far as the eye can see, on what used to be their animals' winter pasture. Climate emergency or not - for these reindeer herders, the turbines have to go.
"Before, the area was perfect for our reindeer. The place was pristine, unspoiled by human activity. Now, everything has been ruined for years to come ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 12, 2022 
Two former Iranian soldiers have been executed over the 2019 deaths of two police officers, a senior judiciary official said Wednesday.
"The death penalty was applied against two perpetrators of an act of terrorism committed in February 2019," the head of the judicial authority in western Lorestan province, Mohammad Razm, was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
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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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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
Microplastics can deposit and linger within riverbeds for as long as seven years before washing into the ocean, a new study has found.
Because rivers are in near-constant motion, researchers previously assumed lightweight microplastics quickly flowed through rivers, rarely interacting with riverbed sediments.
Now, researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of Birmi ... more |
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 Vilnius (AFP) Jan 11, 2022 
Taiwan said Tuesday it will set up a $1 billion credit fund for business with Lithuania, where firms have been hit by a row with China over relations with Taipei.
The move comes after Taiwan last week said it would create a $200 million (176 million euros) investment fund for the Baltic EU state, which allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in November.
These funds will be "available ... 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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