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  Nanjing, China (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 Chinese astronomers plan to build a new submillimeter-wave observatory on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as "the roof of the world." Proposed by the Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the observatory project includes a new submillimeter-wave telescope with a diameter of 15 meters, larger than China's current most advanced 13.7-meter radio telescope. After two years of monitoring, researchers selected the site in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonom ... read more |
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How scientists designed the aerodynamic configuration of Mars ascent vehicles?Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 03, 2022 According to the white paper, China's Space Activities in 2016, the Mars sample return mission represents one of the main tasks to be implemented in China's deep space exploration field in the next ... more  
China establishes deep space exploration laboratoryBeijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory has been officially inaugurated, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the Unive ... more  
New rocket to be partially reusableBeijing, China (SPX) Mar 01, 2022 China's next-generation rocket designed to carry astronauts will be multifunctional and partly reusable, according to a senior rocket scientist. Wang Xiaojun, president of the China Academy of ... more  
China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting missionWenchang (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a ... more |
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Taiwan leader warns against 'turning a blind eye' to aggressionTaipei (AFP) March 2, 2022 Democratic countries must not "turn a blind eye to military aggression", Taiwan's leader said Wednesday, warning her island faces threats similar to those confronted by Ukraine at a meeting with a delegation of former US security officials. ... more  
China tells Ukraine it 'regrets' conflict as it evacuates citizensBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2022 China's foreign minister spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday and called for a resolution to the crisis through negotiation, Chinese state media said, as Beijing started evacuating its citizens from the conflict-hit country. ... more
China starts evacuating citizens from Ukraine: reportsBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2022 China has started evacuating its citizens from Ukraine, state media reported Tuesday, amid fears for their safety due to the invasion by Beijing's ally Russia but also reports of resulting hostility from angry Ukrainians. ... more  
China launches new land-observation satelliteJiuquan (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4C rocket to place a new land-observation satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 7:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ... more |
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Two Chinese miners kidnapped in Sahel now freedNiamey (AFP) March 1, 2022 Two Chinese miners who were kidnapped in jihadist-torn Niger almost nine months ago have been released in neighbouring Burkina Faso, sources told AFP Tuesday. ... more  
US warns against Hong Kong travel over Covid rules, child separationsHong Kong (AFP) March 2, 2022 The United States warns citizens against travelling to Hong Kong, citing the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city imposes controversial Covid isolation policies. ... more  
Hong Kong DJ convicted of sedition in watershed trialHong Kong (AFP) March 2, 2022 A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was convicted of seditious speech on Wednesday under a British colonial-era law that authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the business hub. ... more 
China should eventually 'co-exist' with Covid: top scientistBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2022 China should aim to co-exist with the virus and could move away from its zero-Covid strategy "in the near future," a top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country's leadership is rethinking its strict approach. ... more |
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Lockdown fears spark panic buying in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2022 Hong Kongers stripped shop shelves bare Tuesday as panic buying set in following mixed messaging from the government over whether it plans a China-style hard lockdown this month. ... more  
China's Congress to focus on boosting slowing economyBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2022 A property downturn, slowing economy and war in Ukraine loom large over this week's annual convening of China's legislature, with policymakers expected to focus on shoring up faltering growth. ... more  
China backpedals on climate promises as economy slowsBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2022 When China's President Xi Jinping issued his traditional Lunar New Year wishes from the country's coal heartland in January, the subtext was clear: Beijing is not ready to kick its coal addiction, despite promises to slash emissions. ... more  
Chinese firms push 5G credentials despite US banBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2022 On a stage reserved for the biggest players in the global telecoms industry, three Chinese firms took their place alongside three Western companies - and pushed the message that they wanted to "work together". ... more 
China manufacturing activity picks up in FebruaryBeijing (AFP) March 1, 2022 Factory activity in China picked up in February, official data showed Tuesday, as market demand and production resumed following the Lunar New Year holiday. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has been officially inaugurated, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei.
It will carry out science and technology research focusing on major national projects in the field of deep spa ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2022 
Asian equities rose Tuesday as the volatility that has gripped markets since Russia invaded Ukraine eased slightly, while oil stabilised as the United States contemplates releasing some of its reserves to temper prices.
With no let-up in the assault on its neighbour, Russia has been pummelled by a series of widespread and debilitating sanctions that have sent the ruble crashing, hammered its ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 1, 2022 
A huge Russian military convoy stretching some 40 miles was spotted Monday by a US satellite imaging company just north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has already repulsed several assaults.
Satellite photos provided by Maxar, a US company, showed that the convoy - which had been massing since Sunday - had mushroomed to more than 40 miles of military vehicles.
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 Bratislava (AFP) March 1, 2022 
A Russian cargo plane carrying nuclear fuel landed in Slovakia on Tuesday, the EU member said, marking an exception to the ban on Russian aircraft in EU airspace.
Poland's civil aviation authority said it had also given its green light to the flight, which had to fly over Belarus and Poland to reach Slovakia.
"Today... the Il-76 aircraft of Volga Dnepr Airlines landed at Bratislava Air ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Feb 28, 2022 
Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Pressure is on social media giants to squelch misleading or false information about the attack, which has drawn fierce international condemnation.
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Bratislava (AFP) March 1, 2022
A Russian cargo plane carrying nuclear fuel landed in Slovakia on Tuesday, the EU member said, marking an exception to the ban on Russian aircraft in EU airspace.
Poland's civil aviation authority said it had also given its green light to the flight, which had to fly over Belarus and Poland to reach Slovakia.
"Today... the Il-76 aircraft of Volga Dnepr Airlines landed at Bratislava Air ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 
Energy companies bid a record $4.37 billion Friday for leases to develop wind power off the US east coast, authorities said, after sales key to America's renewable electricity ambitions.
The six sites are in an area called the New York Bight and total 488,000 acres (197,500 hectares), making it the biggest US renewable power auction ever.
Development of all six tracts could generate as ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
Tandem cells made of silicon and perovskite are able to convert the broad energy spectrum of sunlight into electrical energy more efficiently than the respective single cells. Now, for the first time, two teams from HZB and ISFH Hameln have succeeded in combining a perovskite top cell with a so-called PERC/POLO silicon cell to form a tandem device.
This is an important achievement, since P ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) March 1, 2022 
As the world faces up to the chaos unleashed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, observers are assessing the inevitable impact of the conflict on the talks on Iran's nuclear programme in Vienna.
The latest round of negotiations to salvage the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear deal started in late November and are widely expected to reach a crunch point in the coming days.
Officially, all states a ... 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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 Stockholm (AFP) March 1, 2022  Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday her government wanted to boost the country's military capabilities following Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the "general threat level" had increased.
"Sweden's defensive capabilities need to be strengthened, the rearmament needs to be brought forward," Andersson said during a televised speech to the nation.
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
Two emerging Australian space startups - AICRAFT and Antaris Space Space - have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to test new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models in space, with the goal of developing and space-qualifying new computational capabilities for satellite-based applications.
Under the MoU the two startups, who are both members of the SmartSAT C ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) March 2, 2022  The United Nations on Wednesday agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed as a watershed moment for the planet.
Nearly 200 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalise a legally binding plastics treaty by 2024.
UNEA chair Espen Barthe Eide ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 2, 2022 
Democratic countries must not "turn a blind eye to military aggression", Taiwan's leader said Wednesday, warning her island faces threats similar to those confronted by Ukraine at a meeting with a delegation of former US security officials.
The delegation, led by ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and retired admiral Michael Mullen, arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday at a time of rising ten ... more |
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 Kabul (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 
The Taliban are creating a "grand army" for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, the official tasked with overseeing the military's transformation said Monday.
Latifullah Hakimi, head of the Taliban's Ranks Clearance Commission, also told a news conference they had repaired half the 81 helicopters and planes supposedly rendered unserviceable by US-led ... more |
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