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  Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 It is an inevitable choice for the development of space automation technology to use space intelligent robots to realize space exploration and space resource utilization. China started with the successful launch of the Tianhe Core Module in 2021, and intends to build a large-scale, long-term manned national space laboratory during 2021-2022, and gradually develops into the China's Space Station (CSS), which raises more requirements to develop the space intelligent robot technology. However, the ha ... read more |
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Astronomers find galactic "fruit, vegetable garden" outside Milky WayBeijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2022 Using China's gigantic optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of small compact galaxies outside the Milky Way where star formation is taking place at a rapid pace. With ... more  
Long March 6A blasts off in ShanxiTaiyuan, China (XNA) Mar 30, 2022 China conducted the maiden flight of its Long March 6A carrier rocket on Tuesday afternoon at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, according to China Aerospace Science and Technol ... more  
China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft leaves space station core moduleBeijing (XNA) Mar 28, 2022 China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 separated from the core module of the country's space station Sunday afternoon, announced the China Manned Space Agency. At 3:59 pm Beijing Time, Tianzhou-2 ... more  
Pacific leader urges Solomons to rethink China pactSydney (AFP) March 31, 2022 The president of the Federated States of Micronesia has sent an impassioned plea to the Solomon Islands' prime minister, urging him to reconsider a controversial and "unprecedented" security pact with China. ... more |
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Australian journalist faces China trial on state secrets chargesBeijing (AFP) March 31, 2022 Australian journalist Cheng Lei faced a closed door trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention over accusations of supplying state secrets, with Canberra saying the decision to deny its ambassador access to the hearing was "deeply concerning." ... more  
'I won't stop talking': Ukrainians in China fight disinformationBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Thousands of miles from a home consumed by conflict, a group of Ukrainians in China have found themselves on the frontlines of an information war, battling pro-Russia bias, trolls and censorship. ... more  
Russian FM hails China as part of emerging 'just world order'Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow and Beijing are leading the way towards a fairer world order, as he makes his first visit to the key ally since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. ... more 
Lavrov makes first China visit since Ukraine warBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. ... more |
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US Air Force budget focuses on transformation, modernizationArlington VA (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 The $194 billion combined budget proposal unveiled March 28 for the Air Force and Space Force carries a significant boost in spending that senior leaders say is essential to modernizing the services ... more 
US, Philippines kick off their largest-ever war gamesManila (AFP) March 28, 2022 The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed South China Sea. ... more 
Australian journalist to stand trial in China on state secrets chargesBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Australian journalist Cheng Lei will face trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention on charges of supplying state secrets, in a case that has sent relations between Beijing and Canberra plummeting. ... more 
Australian, Canadian judges to stay on HK top court as UK judges resignHong Kong (AFP) March 31, 2022 Australian and Canadian judges confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British judges resigned to avoid endorsing China's crackdown on political freedoms in the financial hub. ... more |
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Two UK judges resign from Hong Kong's top court London (AFP) March 30, 2022 Two UK Supreme Court judges resigned from Hong Kong's top court on Wednesday, as the government in London said it was "impossible" for them to keep serving in the former colony famed for its hybrid legal system. ... more  
Tale of two cities as Shanghai goes into slow-motion lockdownShanghai (AFP) March 30, 2022 At home in Pudong district, on reduced pay and playing computer games to lift the gloom, 25-year-old Chinese engineer Terry is in the locked-down half of Shanghai. ... more
Solomon Islands PM says China security deal 'ready for signing'Honiara (AFP) March 29, 2022 The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing", denying reports that his country had been pressured to allow a Chinese naval base to be built in the Pacific island nation. ... more
UK judges to withdraw from Hong Kong's top courtLondon (AFP) March 30, 2022 The UK government said Wednesday that its judges will no longer sit on Hong Kong's top court over opposition to China's national security law, with two Supreme Court judges resigning immediately. ... more 
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreakShanghai (AFP) March 28, 2022 Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the country's biggest ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 28, 2022 
China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 separated from the core module of the country's space station Sunday afternoon, announced the China Manned Space Agency.
At 3:59 pm Beijing Time, Tianzhou-2 left the core module of the Tiangong space station after completing all of its scheduled tasks, said the agency.
During its operation in orbit, Tianzhou-2 carried out a series of extended appli ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 31, 2022 
China's factory activity shrank in March, official data showed Thursday, as the country's worst Covid outbreak in two years brought sporadic lockdowns and factory closures.
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - a key gauge of manufacturing activity - slid to 49.5, just below the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2022 
Russia has repositioned a "small number" of its forces near Kyiv but is not withdrawing and may be preparing to conduct a "major offensive" elsewhere in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
"We're seeing a small number now that appears to be moving away from Kyiv, this on the same day that the Russians say they're withdrawing," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 30, 2022 
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi visited a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Wednesday on his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion raised fears of a nuclear accident.
Grossi has repeatedly warned of the dangers of the conflict - the first in a country with a vast nuclear estate.
Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant site - ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 29, 2022 
When Yarema Dukh set up Ukraine's official Twitter account in 2016, he knew that social media was the best way for his country to get its message out.
"We never had the means like the Russians to found multinational media like RT or Sputnik," the former government communications adviser told AFP over the phone from Kyiv.
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 30, 2022
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi visited a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Wednesday on his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion raised fears of a nuclear accident.
Grossi has repeatedly warned of the dangers of the conflict - the first in a country with a vast nuclear estate.
Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant site - ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in aircraft improve the turbine blade's aerodynamic performance.
In the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, by AIP Publishing, scientists from China show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an ... more |
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 Guildford UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
A team co-led team by the University of Surrey has successfully increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels by 25%. Their solar panels, just one micrometre thick (1um), convert light into electricity more efficiently than others as thin and pave the way to make it easier to general more clean, green energy.
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 Seoul (AFP) March 30, 2022  North Korea faked a "successful" launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un's regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say.
State media trumpeted the "miraculous" launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and videos of leader Kim personally overseeing ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2022 
US President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed "additional capabilities" to help the Ukrainian military, during a telephone call on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement.
Biden also told Zelensky that the United States would provide the Ukrainian government with $500 million in direct aid, as Kyiv battles against invading Russian forces.
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2022 
The United States, after imposing sanctions on Russia's defense industry, is considering targeting other sectors involved in Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, a US Treasury Department official said Tuesday.
"We are planning to target additional sectors that are critical to the Kremlin's ability to operate its war machine," said Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, according to the text of ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 
It is an inevitable choice for the development of space automation technology to use space intelligent robots to realize space exploration and space resource utilization. China started with the successful launch of the Tianhe Core Module in 2021, and intends to build a large-scale, long-term manned national space laboratory during 2021-2022, and gradually develops into the China's Space Station ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) March 29, 2022  "Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs and other trash being shredded into colourful flakes at her Nairobi factory.
"I believe that plastic is one of the misunderstood materials."
The 30-year-old Kenyan engineer and inventor would know: her start-up recycles tonnes of plastic destined for landfill into eco-frien ... 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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 Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) March 27, 2022 
In a provincial town in Kyrgyzstan, the mother of a man who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine wailed as his coffin was carried away by blue-uniformed Russian military men, on its final journey into the ground.
"Cursed Ukraine!" she cried, gently stroking the green, embroidered fabric with Islamic inscriptions draped over the coffin.
"You always wanted to join the Russian army and this ... more |
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