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  Yunnan, China (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered unusual variations in the consecutive Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) light curves of the supersoft X-ray source V Sge. This is the first evidence to reveal that there may be uneven circumstellar matter surrounding the supersoft X-ray source. V Sge is a unique eclipsing cataclysmic binary and a recognized supersoft X-ray source, consisting of a compact white dwarf primary component and a main- ... read more |
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China to make 6 human spaceflights, rocket's maiden flight in 2022: blue bookBeijing (XNA) Feb 11, 2022 China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the country's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and l ... more  
Rocket set to hit Moon was built by China, not SpaceX, say astronomersWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2022 Astronomy experts say they originally misread the secrets of the night sky last month: it turns out that a rocket expected to crash into the Moon in early March was built by China, not SpaceX. ... more  
US says nuclear deal possible within days if Iran 'shows seriousness'Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 The United States said Thursday that "substantial progress" during negotiations in Vienna to save the Iran nuclear deal had been made, deeming an agreement possible within days if Iran "shows seriousness" on the matter. ... more  
Taiwan researchers join ISRO in satellite launch mission for first timeMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2022 The launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04), scheduled for September 2021, was delayed due to the pandemic as engineers and scientists were working remotely. However, to make up for the d ... more |
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China's land-observing satellite starts to take picturesBeijing (XNA) Feb 15, 2022 A Chinese remote-sensing satellite started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday. China launched a Long March-4C rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satell ... more  
Pursuing carbon neutrality and water security in ChinaVienna, Austria (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 China has promised to become carbon neutral before 2060 and has coupled this ambitious target with stringent limitations on industrial water use by 2030. An international team of IIASA researchers a ... more  
Australian wine giant shakes off China sales collapseSydney (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Australia's leading wine producer says sales to China have evaporated since Beijing imposed strict tariffs on Australian wine imports but buoyant demand elsewhere helped avert disaster. ... more  
China's Xi orders Hong Kong to suppress outbreak 'above everything else'Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for Hong Kong to take "all necessary measures" to control an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak, Beijing-affiliated newspapers in the city said Wednesday, a day after leader Carrie Lam ruled out a China-style hard lockdown. ... more  
Nepal arrests dozens in protest against US grantKathmandu (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannon and arrested 77 demonstrators in the capital Kathmandu as several hundred people protested against a $500-million US grant, authorities said. ... more |
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US cites China's AliExpress, WeChat for selling counterfeit goodsWashington (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 Chinese e-commerce sites AliExpress and WeChat were added to the US government's list of "notorious" markets amid complaints they trade in counterfeit goods, a practice that causes significant harm to American firms. ... more  
China govt to help run coal power plants at full capacityBeijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 China will help its coal-fired power plants run at full capacity, the government has announced, raising further alarm about the fate of Beijing's climate pledges. ... more 
China inflation slows as govt vows to keep prices under controlBeijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 Inflation in China slowed in January, official data showed Wednesday, as the government pledged to keep prices in check in the world's second-biggest economy. ... more 
China needs to be 'more active' in G20 debt relief effort: YellenWashington (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China needs to do more to accelerate global efforts to provide debt relief for poor nations that ramped up borrowing during the pandemic. ... more 
China has expanded statist economic policies over 20 years in WTO: USWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 China has not adopted the rules of the World Trade Organization even after 20 years' membership, the United States said Wednesday, adding that the world's second-biggest economy had "retained and expanded" its statist approach to the detriment of businesses and workers globally. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 11, 2022 
China will make six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the country's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and liquid engine.
Ma Tao, deputy director of the Space Department of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), revealed on Wednesday China's rocket launch plan at a press confer ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2022 
Inflation in China slowed in January, official data showed Wednesday, as the government pledged to keep prices in check in the world's second-biggest economy.
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 9.1 percent on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, tracking falls in coal and steel prices.
It was below the 9.5 percent f ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
Russian parliament on Tuesday voted to urge President Vladimir Putin to recognise the independence of Ukraine's separatist regions amid tensions with the West over Moscow's troop build-up.
The speaker of Russian parliament's lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, said that lawmakers had decided to call on Putin to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as "sovereign and independent sta ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 
Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work in Nature Energy from Lei Duan and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie's Department of Global Ecology.
Human activity is spewing carbon pollution into the atmosphere, affecting the globa ... more |
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 Kyiv (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
Ukraine said on Tuesday that the websites of the country's defence ministry and armed forces as well as two state banks had been hit by a cyberattack of possibly Russian origin.
The announcement from Ukraine's communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible invasion from Russian forces conducting massive military drills at its frontiers.
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Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2022
Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work in Nature Energy from Lei Duan and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie's Department of Global Ecology.
Human activity is spewing carbon pollution into the atmosphere, affecting the globa ... more |
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 Agii Apostoli, Greece (AFP) Feb 11, 2022 
Until a few years ago, Agii Apostoli was a picturesque seaside village on the eastern coast of Evia, drawing a modest income from tourism and fishing.
Now it is ringed by towering wind turbines whose night lights and whirring sounds are tantamount to daily "torture", locals say.
"Longterm visitors ask us, why did you allow this crime to take place?" laments Stamatoula Karava, a local emp ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of dependable electricity. Widespread research efforts have thus focused on ways to desalinate seawater or brackish water using just solar heat. Many such efforts have run into problems with fouling of equipment caused by salt buildup, however, which often adds comp ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday his country could host nuclear weapons if it faces any external threats, as tensions soar between his ally Russia and the West over Ukraine.
Lukashenko is due to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday.
"If necessary, if such stupid and mindless steps are taken by our rivals and opponents, we will dep ... 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. has reaffirmed its strong foundation for substantial value creation following the termination of its merger agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation. The Company issued the following statement:
We are poised to deliver substantial value to our shareholders driven by our continued leadership in key space exploration and defense growth markets, including b ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
An international team of researchers has for the first time demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be harnessed for sustainable hydropower development across the entire Amazon basin - stretching across South America.
The work shows how computational advances using AI can identify dams that are likely to be particularly detrimental and reveals lost environmental benefits from the 158 ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Feb 15, 2022 
The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.
There are an estimated 350,000 different manufactured chemicals on the market and large volumes of them end up in the environment.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2022 
The launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04), scheduled for September 2021, was delayed due to the pandemic as engineers and scientists were working remotely. However, to make up for the delay, the Indian space agency has planned 19 missions, including a Moon landing, in 2022.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday launched a satellite, INSPIRESat-1, jointly deve ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 11, 2022 
A group of UN labour experts have expressed their "deep concern" after evaluating the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in China, and in particular in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
A committee of 20 experts appointed by the International Labour Organization to evaluate how countries apply various international labour conventions took China to task in its annual report, publish ... more |
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