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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has entered a new phase of sustained stable services and rapid development, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office on Friday. Measured by the global continuous monitoring and evaluation system, the BDS-3 system shows an advanced performance index in providing global positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services, with more outstanding performance in the Asia-Pacific region, said the office. As planned, the BDS project will launc ... read more |
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Technology demonstration satellite to be launched soonBeijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major defense contractor, plans to launch a technology demonstration satellite in the coming months, according to a senior researcher overseeing the proj ... more 
Chief designer details China's future lunar missionsBeijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2022 China will carry on its moon research in the future with Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions by 2030, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren said. The Chan ... more 
In-orbit construction of China's space station going smoothlyBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 Construction work on the core module of China's Tiangong space station is proceeding steadily, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday. The Shenzhou-13 mission astronauts currently ... more 
China plans more planetary endeavors: scientistBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 After the Tianwen-1 mission, China will have a number of Tianwen series of planetary endeavors to explore the universe, according to a Chinese scientist. Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China ... more |
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Pressure builds on China to drop its Russian allyBeijing (AFP) March 15, 2022 China is under intense diplomatic pressure from the US and its European allies to pull its lifeline from an isolated Russia but, three weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing has shown few signs of abandoning its friends in the Kremlin. ... more  
China does not want to be 'affected' by Russia sanctions: foreign ministerBeijing (AFP) March 15, 2022 China does not want to be impacted by Western economic sanctions on Russia, state media reported Tuesday, as pressure grows on Beijing to withdraw support from an isolated Moscow. ... more
US expresses 'deep concerns' on Russia-China 'alignment'Washington (AFP) March 14, 2022 The United States expressed concern Monday about "alignment" between Russia and China, after high-ranking US and Chinese officials met for seven hours on the Ukraine war and other security issues. ... more 
Philippines summons China envoy over navy ship's 'illegal intrusion'Manila (AFP) March 14, 2022 The Philippines said Monday it had confronted Beijing's ambassador after a Chinese navy ship was caught illegally "lingering" in the Southeast Asian nation's waters, in the latest diplomatic row between the two countries. ... more |
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As virus cases surge, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?Beijing (AFP) March 14, 2022 China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining devotees to a zero-Covid approach to the pandemic. ... more  
UN extends S. Sudan peacekeeping mission for one yearUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 15, 2022 The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to prolong its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for one more year, after Russia and China chose to abstain. ... more
Millions under lockdown in China as virus surgesBeijing (AFP) March 15, 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic. ... more 
China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreadsBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2022 China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials on Wednesday reported thousands of new cases from an Omicron-led coronavirus outbreak that has put millions under lockdown and raised fears for the health system. ... more |
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Ai Weiwei warns of 'shaking foundation' of democracyVienna (AFP) March 16, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revealed the "shaking foundation" of democracy, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said as he unveiled what he said was the biggest retrospective of his work to date. ... more  
China planning global system for precision meteorological monitoringBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 China is planning the construction of a new global system for gathering high-precision meteorological data based on the interpretation of signals beamed down from satellites, according to the second ... more 
China reports sharp rise in Covid casesBeijing (AFP) March 15, 2022 China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally and the highest daily count since the start of the pandemic. ... more
Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to ChinaShanghai (AFP) March 15, 2022 A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic buying at a Shenzhen shopping centre: China is returning to virus controls many hoped it had long left behind. ... more  
Shanghai tailors keep qipao dress tradition aliveShanghai (AFP) March 14, 2022 Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2022 
China will carry on its moon research in the future with Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions by 2030, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren said.
The Chang'e-6 is scheduled to bring back to Earth lunar samples with a mass of up to 2 kilograms; the Chang'e-7 will be tasked with landing on the lunar south pole and detecting local natural resources; and t ... more |
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 Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
To justify invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has painted Russia as a hegemonic power re-asserting its rightful claim to imperial greatness. Yet even before the invasion, Russia's economic capabilities were hardly capable of sustaining an empire.
Now, with foreign sanctions presiding over a plummeting Russian ruble, Russia's economic standing has fallen further still. If measured at today's ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased public support in Finland for joining the NATO alliance to record levels, a poll published on Monday suggested.
A total of 62 percent of respondents in the Nordic country now support applying for NATO membership, according to the survey commissioned by public broadcaster Yle, up from 53 percent in the same poll two weeks ago.
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 Kyiv (AFP) March 12, 2022 
Russian engineers have arrived to measure radiation at a Ukrainian nuclear plant, the seizure of which during Moscow's invasion of the country sparked international alarm, officials said.
Russia occupied Zaporizhzhia, Europe's biggest atomic power plant, after its forces attacked it on March 4.
Its reactors appeared undamaged after the assault despite a fire that broke out there after ta ... more |
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 New York (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Heart-rending videos of artillery strikes are being served up alongside funny snippets such as bomb-shelter cooking tips and invasion misinformation as the war in Ukraine plays out on TikTok.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of people have tuned into the hugely popular social networking service for news and views of what is happening on the battleground.
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Kyiv (AFP) March 12, 2022
Russian engineers have arrived to measure radiation at a Ukrainian nuclear plant, the seizure of which during Moscow's invasion of the country sparked international alarm, officials said.
Russia occupied Zaporizhzhia, Europe's biggest atomic power plant, after its forces attacked it on March 4.
Its reactors appeared undamaged after the assault despite a fire that broke out there after ta ... more |
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 Taranto, Italy (AFP) March 16, 2022 
The Mediterranean's first offshore wind farm is rising from the shallows off Italy, its turbines a symbol of hope for a Europe suffering an energy crisis exacerbated by war.
The park will stretch out from the port in Taranto, a city in the south blighted by a noxious steel plant and unemployment, but which now finds itself centre stage in the country's race to scale up green power.
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 Omu-Aran, Nigeria (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 
A new design for a solar cooking system may help rural communities prepare food more sustainably, reports a new study. The materials used in this system should be easily accessible for people in places where there are few options besides burning wood or coal.
Engineers in Nigeria have developed an improved solar cooking system that is designed to replace cooking over fires made with coal, ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 15, 2022 
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow had received guarantees from Washington on its ability to trade with Tehran as part of ongoing talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal.
"We received written guarantees. They are included in the text of the agreement itself on the resumption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear programme," Lavrov said ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 
Images of Ukrainian troops carrying Javelin missile launchers on their shoulders have flashed around the world, making the anti-tank weapon - capable of piercing the most sophisticated armor, and particularly useful in guerrilla warfare - a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.
Western states, which want to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict wit ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Paris' defence ministry on Monday denied that France breached European sanctions by continuing to sell military equipment to Russia after its 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Investigative journalism outfit Disclose reported that around 152 million euros ($167 million) of gear had been approved for export since 2015, citing both "top secret" documents and public sources.
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 14, 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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 Bras�lia (AFP) March 15, 2022 
Major mining firms operating in Brazil joined a chorus of criticism Tuesday of President Jair Bolsonaro's push to legalize mining on indigenous reservations, including in the Amazon rainforest.
The Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM), a group representing the largest mining firms operating in the country, said a Bolsonaro-sponsored bill to allow mining on indigenous lands was "inappropriate." ... more |
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 New Taipei City, Taiwan (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Hundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises on Monday after the island's president called for "unity" as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China.
Taiwan last year stepped up its training regime for reservists as tensions rise with Beijing, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day, by force if nec ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 8, 2022 
The UN human rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide.
"I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the government of China for a visit," Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Council.
She said that the UN rights agency, OHCHR, and Beijin ... more |
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