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  Notre Dame IN (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Milky Way Galaxy. The research, published February 3 in The Astrophysical Journal, represents about one-hundredth of a percent of the roughly 240 billion stars in the Milky Way. It marks a milestone for Timothy Beers, Grace-Rupley Professor of Physics at Notre Dame, who has spent most ... read more |
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Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' as talks resumeVienna (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme resumed on Tuesday in Vienna after officials signalled an agreement was "in sight". ... more  
Blinken heads to Asia as Ukraine crisis boilsWashington (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for the Asia-Pacific on Tuesday aiming to shore up regional partnerships in the face of an expansive China, even as the crisis on Ukraine's border simmers. ... more  
Somaliland minister hails 'milestone' visit to TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Taiwan's push to grow its presence on the world stage as China poaches its diplomatic allies saw Taipei roll out the red carpet on Wednesday to a new friend in a similar position - Somaliland. ... more 
Taiwan welcomes arms sale worth $100mn from USTaipei (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Taiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defence systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island's air defence zone. ... more |
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Taiwan welcomes second US arms sale worth $100 mn under Biden Taipei (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Taiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defence systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island's air defence zone. ... more 
Russia, China hit out at US influence in Europe and AsiaBeijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 Moscow and Beijing criticised what they said was negative US influence both in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region after a Friday meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. ... more 
Russia wins Chinese backing in showdown over UkraineMoscow (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 Russia won China's backing in its showdown with the West over Ukraine on Friday, as Beijing agreed with Moscow that the US-led NATO military alliance should not admit new members. ... more 
China urges more 'flexibility' from US on NKoreaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 China's UN ambassador on Friday called on the United States to be more flexible in its dealings with North Korea, as Beijing joined others to scrap a US-drafted Security Council joint statement condemning Pyongyang's missile launches, diplomats said. ... more  
Deja vu in Hong Kong as virus restrictions spark panic buyingHong Kong (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Shoppers thronged Hong Kong's markets fearing a shortage of food Wednesday, familiar scenes in a city that is back under gruelling Covid restrictions in contrast to much of the world. ... more |
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Chinese scientists say new highly accurate virus test gives results within minutesBeijing (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is as accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. ... more  
Seven Indian soldiers killed in Himalayan avalancheNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 Indian army rescuers on Tuesday recovered the bodies of seven soldiers buried in an avalanche while on patrol along a remote Himalayan frontier contested by China. ... more  
Indian teen tortured by Chinese troops, family saysGuwahati, India (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 An Indian teenager detained for more than a week by Chinese troops along the nations' disputed Himalayan frontier was tortured while in captivity, his family said Thursday. ... more 
New Covid infections in Hong Kong reach record highHong Kong (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 Hong Kong's "zero-Covid" policy was on the ropes Saturday as authorities announced a record number of new infections, sending officials scrambling to ramp up testing capacity and warning that a tightening of virus-control measures could be needed. ... more 
WHO chief, Chinese premier hold Covid talksGeneva (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 The head of the World Health Organization met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday for talks on Covid-19, including on the stalled investigation into the pandemic's origins. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday as investors await key US inflation data later in the week, though the volatility that has characterised the year so far is expected to continue as central banks bring an end to the era of cheap cash.
After a slow start to the week, the region shifted higher in early trade thanks to bargain-buying and following Friday's bigger-than-expected surge in US jobs ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 
Moscow and Beijing criticised what they said was negative US influence both in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region after a Friday meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Putin and Xi met in Beijing ahead of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, as both their countries face increasing criticism from Washington.
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 
French electricity giant EDF prepared Monday to close a deal for the nuclear turbines business of General Electric, the latest step in President Emmanuel Macron's plans to revive his country's atomic power drive.
Buying the turbines would give EDF a key component for the new EPR reactors it hopes to build in France while also wooing international clients looking to reduce reliance on fossil ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
When Hong Kong made a Covid check-in app mandatory at restaurants, friends Birdy and Bu - wary of government tracking - decided to avoid eateries entirely and go for picnics instead.
The idea caught fire: their private social media picnic group has swelled from 50 in December to more than 6,000 members, as many look to avoid sharing data in a city where distrust of the Beijing-backed autho ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Feb 7, 2022
French electricity giant EDF prepared Monday to close a deal for the nuclear turbines business of General Electric, the latest step in President Emmanuel Macron's plans to revive his country's atomic power drive.
Buying the turbines would give EDF a key component for the new EPR reactors it hopes to build in France while also wooing international clients looking to reduce reliance on fossil ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
With the federal government planning to hold the largest sale of offshore wind farm leases in the nation's history, a new Cornell University study could help inform the development of offshore wind farms by providing detailed models characterizing the frequency, intensity and height of low-level jet streams over the U.S. Atlantic coastal zone.
The research, "Occurrence of Low-Level Jets Ov ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 
Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are a class of materials with promising properties for semiconductor applications, such as thin-film transistors (TFTs). In particular, tin (Sn)-based MHPs could be an environmentally benign alternative to lead-based ones, which are toxic. However, some critical issues need to be resolved before Sn-based MHPs can be leveraged in planar semiconductor devices.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2022 
North Korea pressed ahead with the development of its nuclear and missile programs last year despite international sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by AFP on Saturday.
Pyongyang is under major sanctions over its weapons programs, including a ban on exports of coal, iron, lead, textiles, seafood and other products.
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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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 Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 
Three members of the United Arab Emirates' Federal National Council visited Israel's parliament Monday, becoming the first Emirati delegation there since the US-brokered normalisation of ties in 2020.
"When we talk about Abraham Accords agreements, we want you to look at the big picture," Ali Rashid al-Nuaimi, chairman of the council's defence, interior and foreign affairs committee, said at ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 
Biases embedded in artificial intelligence systems increasingly used in healthcare risk deepening discrimination against older people, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
AI technologies hold enormous potential for improving care for older people, but they also carry significant risk, the UN health agency said in a policy brief.
"Encoding of stereotypes, prejudice, or discrim ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 07, 2022 
Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based ocean wave test facility to try and detect floating plastic. Using a suite of microwave and optical instruments, the researchers are assessing if orbital monitoring of plastic might be practical in the future.
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 Taipei (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 
Taiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defence systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island's air defence zone.
Self-ruled democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of its territory to be seized one day - ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told leaders in Beijing he expects them to allow UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to make a "credible" visit to China including a stop in the troubled Xinjiang region, his spokesman said Saturday.
Guterres met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, according to a readout of their tal ... more |
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