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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 18, 2022 According to the South China Morning Post, the facility located in Jiangsu Province, will play an important part in the exploration of the Moon as China plans to land its astronauts on Earth's satellite by 2030 and set up a base there. Chinese scientists have built an artificial moon that will make it possible to conduct experiments in low gravity. According to the researchers, their creation is the first of its kind in the world and is designed so that it can make gravity "disappear". The researc ... read more |
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China's rocket technology hits the ski slopesDalian (XNA) Jan 20, 2022 Who would ever have thought that technology used on China's largest carrier rocket would be used to improve the safety of skiers? Chinese scientists have developed a strong ski helmet with spa ... more 
China conducts its first rocket launch of 2022Beijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2022 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Monday morning, kicking off the country's space program for 2022. The rocket blasted off at 10:35 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in ... more  
China growing space capabilities represent 'Pacing Challenge' for US, Pentagon SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 20, 2022 China and Russia are both developing space capabilities but the difference is the speed with which China is progressing and it represents a "pacing challenge" for the United States, US Space Force C ... more  
Slovenia in talks over closer cooperation with TaiwanLjubljana (AFP) Jan 18, 2022 Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa announced the European Union country is preparing an exchange of representatives with Taiwan, a move that could worsen relations with China but was welcomed by Taipei on Tuesday. ... more |
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China hits out at Slovenia for plan to strengthen Taiwan ties Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 Beijing on Wednesday hit out at Slovenia after the European Union country said it plans to strengthen ties with the self-ruled island of Taiwan. ... more  
US Congress urges UN release Xinjiang report before Beijing OlympicsWashington (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 US lawmakers Tuesday called on the UN human rights chief to release a report on Xinjiang, where Washington accuses China of perpetrating a genocide against minority Uyghur Muslims, before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics. ... more  
Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdownBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 Beijing on Wednesday reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, raising fears of a fresh outbreak less than three weeks before the city hosts the Winter Olympics. ... more 
Athlete surveillance warnings cloud China's Winter OlympicsBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2022 A growing number of Western nations and cybersecurity groups have issued digital surveillance warnings for next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with some advising foreign athletes to leave personal phones and laptops at home. ... more  
China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: reportBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 Beijing has forced nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals to return since 2014 using coercive means outside the justice system, according to a new report. ... more |
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Snow falls on Chinese capital as two-week Olympics countdown startsBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2022 Beijing was hit by a blanket of snow Thursday, as the Winter Olympics countdown clocked two weeks until the Chinese capital hosts the sporting extravaganza. ... more 
Chinese rights lawyer detained for 'inciting state subversion'Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher. ... more  
Ozone pollution costs Asia billions in lost crops: studyTokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2022 Persistently high levels of ozone pollution in Asia are costing China, Japan and South Korea an estimated $63 billion annually in lost rice, wheat and maize crops, a new study says. ... more 
Hong Kong to cull hamsters after Covid found in petsHong Kong (AFP) Jan 18, 2022 Hong Kong will cull hundreds of hamsters after some tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the city pushes to maintain its strict "zero-Covid" strategy. ... more 
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released from jailHong Kong (AFP) Jan 18, 2022 Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung, whose now-banned slogan became a rallying cry during the 2019 pro-democracy movement, was released from jail in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday after serving nearly four years. ... more |
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 Dalian (XNA) Jan 20, 2022 
Who would ever have thought that technology used on China's largest carrier rocket would be used to improve the safety of skiers?
Chinese scientists have developed a strong ski helmet with space technology originally used on the Long March-5 rocket, the country's heaviest launch vehicle and the carrier of Mars probe Tianwen-1.
The helmet, designed by a team from the Dalian University ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 
President Joe Biden said his administration is working on removing tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by his predecessor, but Beijing will have to do more to meet its trade commitments.
"We're not there yet," Biden told reporters when asked about the prospect of ending the tariffs.
At a press conference ahead of the first anniversary of his inauguration, Biden said US Trade Representative ... more |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 
French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for Europe to become a "power of the future", capable of guaranteeing its own security in the face of Russian military moves on the continent's doorstep.
The 44-year-old leader, who is set to seek re-election in April, addressed lawmakers at the European Parliament to lay out his priorities for France's turn holding the six-month rotating pre ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Jan 17, 2022 
Sweden's intelligence service is launching an investigation into several drone flights that took place over nuclear power plants in the country over the weekend, the agency said Monday.
The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement that it had taken over the probe from the police regarding "the events where drones have been sighted at Forsmark, Ringhals and Oskarshamn's nuclear pow ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Jan 17, 2022 
NATO on Monday inked a deal to bolster its cyber support for Ukraine, after a sweeping hacking attack against Kyiv heightened tensions amid fears that Russia could be plotting an invasion.
Ukraine said on Sunday that it had evidence Moscow was behind the attack last week that knocked out government websites - but the Kremlin has denied any involvement.
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Stockholm (AFP) Jan 17, 2022
Sweden's intelligence service is launching an investigation into several drone flights that took place over nuclear power plants in the country over the weekend, the agency said Monday.
The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement that it had taken over the probe from the police regarding "the events where drones have been sighted at Forsmark, Ringhals and Oskarshamn's nuclear pow ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
Trailing-edge noise is the dominant source of sound from aeronautical and turbine engines like those in airplanes, drones, and wind turbines. Suppressing this noise pollution is a major environmental goal for some urban areas.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University used the characteristics of owl wings to inform airfoil design and significantly ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 14, 2022 
A concept image of a future in-orbit demonstrator for space-based solar power. Sunlight up in Earth orbit is ten times more intense than down on Earth's surface, so the idea is to fly dedicated satellites to capture solar energy, then beam it down to Earth - and potentially the Moon or other planets further into the future.
A new ESA Discovery project is looking into a key part of the spac ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it is "not time to give up" on talks with Iran aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
"It's not time to give up," Biden said at a press conference to mark his first year in the White House.
"There is some progress being made," he said.
"P5+1 are on the same page but it remains to be seen," Biden said in a reference to the nations taking pa ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
DARPA's Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is picking up speed after three teams were selected to go to the starting line last October. The program is focused on advancing off-road autonomy of combat vehicles and seeks to demonstrate the ability of these platforms to travel at speeds that maintain pace with manned combat vehicles in complex terrain typical o ... more |
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 Bogota (AFP) Jan 18, 2022 
A 14-year-old environmental activist has been shot dead in Colombia, indigenous groups and officials said, in the latest such attack in the world's deadliest country for environmentalists.
Breiner David Cucuname was one of two people killed while taking part in a rural security patrol Friday by an indigenous guard in the southwestern Cauca department plagued by violence between illicit armed ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2022  Beijing on Wednesday hit out at Slovenia after the European Union country said it plans to strengthen ties with the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
China claims democratic Taiwan as its territory, to be retaken one day by force if necessary, and has stepped up efforts to diplomatically isolate it in recent years.
Beijing also bristles at any international support for Taiwan that might lend ... more |
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 Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 19, 2022 
Russian soldiers completed their draw down from Kazakhstan, the defence ministry said Wednesday, as the Central Asian country lifted a state of emergency imposed after unprecedented unrest and signs of a power struggle.
The ex-Soviet country was roiled by clashes sparked during peaceful rallies around the New Year against fuel price hikes. At least 225 people - including 19 servicemen - di ... more |
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