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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 17, 2022 Smart Dragon 3, a new model of solid-propellant carrier rocket, is scheduled to make its debut flight in September, according to a senior rocket scientist. Engineers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the country's major rocket maker, are building the first Smart Dragon 3, which will be launched for the model's first mission, said Jiang Jie, a senior rocket scientist at the academy and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The first flight will be launched from a platf ... read more |
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China tests rocket engine for upcoming space lab launchesBeijing (XNA) Mar 17, 2022 A Chinese high-thrust oxyhydrogen rocket engine has completed a 520-second test in preparation for the upcoming launches of space station lab modules, its maker said on Wednesday. Developed by ... more  
Smile payload module travels to ChinaParis (ESA) Mar 17, 2022 Following a successful test campaign in Europe, the structural thermal model of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (Smile)'s payload module will soon be delivered to China to comp ... 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 |
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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  
Iran says 'two issues' remain with US to restore nuclear dealTehran (AFP) March 16, 2022 Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. ... more 
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  
China's BeiDou enters new phase of stable services, rapid developmentBeijing (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. Measu ... more |
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US bars Chinese-owned telecom over 'security risks'Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 US regulators on Wednesday stripped Chinese state-owned Pacific Networks of its telecommunications license, the latest blow in the simmering confrontation between Beijing and Washington. ... more  
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 |
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China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreadsBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2022 China 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  
China accused of harassing ex-dissident running for US CongressWashington (AFP) March 16, 2022 US prosecutors accused China on Wednesday of spying on pro-democracy activists in the United States and seeking to harass and intimidate a former Tiananmen Square dissident who is running for Congress. ... 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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 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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 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.
"We do have deep concerns about China's alignment with Russia," a senior US official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding: "It was a very candid conversation."
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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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 Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 
US regulators on Wednesday stripped Chinese state-owned Pacific Networks of its telecommunications license, the latest blow in the simmering confrontation between Beijing and Washington.
Washington had previously revoked the permits of China Telecom and China Unicom, and the Federal Communications Commission has now given 60 days to Pacific and its subsidiary ComNet to cut service.
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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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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 
In the future, decarbonized societies that use internet of things (IoT) devices will become commonplace. But to achieve this, we need to first realize highly efficient and stable sources of renewable energy. Solar cells are considered a promising option, but their electrical contacts suffer from a 'tradeoff' relationship between surface passivation and conductivity. Recently, researchers from Ja ... 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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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
A hundred meters below the surface of the moon lie caves untouched by humans. They were discovered about ten years ago, but space agencies want to send robots to investigate these mysterious cavities before astronauts venture in.
"On the moon's surface, the temperature is 150 degrees above zero during the day and 150 degrees below zero at night," says Lucas Froissart, who recently complete ... more |
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 Aden (AFP) March 17, 2022 
Yemen's Al-Heswa nature reserve was once hailed as a beacon of conservation efforts by the United Nations, but civil war has turned it into a rubbish-strewn wasteland reeking of sewage.
The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden, where trees have been cut down and construction waste dumped.
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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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