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  Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 11 solid-propellant carrier rocket on Wednesday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, deploying three satellites into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). The rocket blasted off at 10:29 am and soon placed the Tianping 2A, 2B and 2C satellites into their planned orbit. The launch was the 413th flight of the Long March rocket family and the eighth space mission by China this year. The satellites will ... read more |
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Scientists find Mercury has magnetic stormsFairbanks AS (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. The research by scientists in the United Stat ... more  
Tianzhou 2 re-enters Earth's atmosphere, mostly burns upBeijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2022 China's Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship fell back to Earth on Thursday afternoon with most of its body burnt up during the reentry process, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency sa ... more  
Magma makes marsquakes rock Red PlanetCanberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2022 Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of the Red Planet, researchers from Th ... more  
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 |
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Long March 11 launches Tianping-2 satellites into orbitBeijing (Sputnik) Apr 01, 2022 China has successfully launched a Long March (Chang Zheng) 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province in the country's north-west on Wednesday and deployed three Ti ... more  
Australian TV anchor has closed China trial on state secrets chargesBeijing (AFP) March 31, 2022 The sentencing of Australian journalist Cheng Lei by a Chinese court over accusations of supplying state secrets overseas was deferred on Thursday, with Canberra decrying the trial of a woman detained for 18 months so far as "closed and opaque". ... more 
Hong Kong calls UK criticisms 'ridiculous'Hong Kong (AFP) April 1, 2022 Hong Kong on Friday rejected "unfounded and ridiculous allegations" after the UK government said China's national security law had "devastated" civil society, stifled political opposition and criminalised dissent. ... more  
EU to seek China rethink over Russia tiesBrussels (AFP) April 1, 2022 The EU holds a virtual summit with China on Friday amid increasing alarm over Beijing's growing proximity with Moscow and its reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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How scientists reviewed the process and development of space intelligent robot technology?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 succ ... more  
Shanghai parents fear separation from kids after positive Covid testShanghai (AFP) April 2, 2022 Nearly all of Shanghai's 25 million residents were under stay-at-home orders on Saturday, as parents raised fears of being separated from their children in the event of a positive Covid-19 test. ... more 
China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan's first waveShanghai, China (AFP) April 3, 2022 China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, as health officials said they have found a suspected new subtype of the Omicron variant in the Shanghai area. ... more  
Solomons leader rules out hosting China military baseSydney (AFP) April 1, 2022 Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Friday his government would not allow a Chinese military base to be built in his country "under its watch" as he defended a pending security agreement with Beijing. ... more |
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China sanctions US officials who 'concocted lies' on human rightsBeijing (AFP) March 31, 2022 Beijing on Thursday said it had slapped sanctions on an unspecified number of US officials who "concocted lies" about human rights in China. ... 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 
Shanghai residents frustrated by food shortages, prolonged lockdownsShanghai (AFP) April 1, 2022 Shanghai residents voiced growing frustration on Friday at confusion over a week of snap Covid lockdowns, taking to social media to complain about food shortages and bewildering stay-at-home orders. ... 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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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2022 
China's Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship fell back to Earth on Thursday afternoon with most of its body burnt up during the reentry process, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a statement the robotic craft started to enter the atmosphere around 6:40 pm under the ground control and the extreme heat caused by air friction dismantled and destroyed most of the ship. A few ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 2, 2022 
India and Nepal restored passenger rail services between them on Saturday, as Kathmandu is increasingly wooed by China.
Nepal has traditionally done a balancing act between New Delhi and Beijing, but analysts believe Indian influence over Kathmandu has been dwindling as China pours heavy investment into the landlocked Himalayan country.
But Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) March 31, 2022 
Denmark will send 800 troops to Latvia in May in response to a request from NATO, the Danish prime minister said Thursday.
Copenhagen had placed the battalion on alert after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and amid rising tensions between the West and Moscow.
Denmark has already sent land and air reinforcements to the Baltic states and Poland.
On Tuesday, the Danish government said it w ... more |
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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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 Beijing (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.
Around 300 volunteer Ukrainian translators, with some also based overseas, are relaying key events from Russia's war on their homeland into Chinese.
Their mouthpieces are a website called "Ukrai ... more |
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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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 Paris (ESA) Apr 04, 2022 
Solar energy generation keeps on becoming cheaper and more efficient, but some basic limitations will always apply: solar panels can only generate power during the daytime, and much of the sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere as it shines downward.
So ESA is working on the concept of collecting solar power up in orbit, where sunlight is up to 11 times more intense than across European te ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 1, 2022 
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a North Korean research organization and four subsidiaries for their role in developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, after recent tests by the nuclear-armed state.
North Korea said a launch on March 24 was a successful test of a Hwasong-17 missile - a long-range ICBM that analysts say may be capable of carrying multiple warheads - wh ... 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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 New York (AFP) April 3, 2022  US arms manufacturers are not cashing in directly from the thousands of missiles, drones and other weapons being sent to Ukraine, but they do stand to profit big-time over the long run by supplying countries eager to boost their defenses against Russia.
Like other Western countries, the United States has turned to its own stocks to furnish Ukraine with shoulder-fired Stinger and Javelin miss ... 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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 Copenhagen (AFP) April 1, 2022 
Despite a fall in emissions due to Covid curbs, nearly all EU urban dwellers in 2020 were exposed to microparticle pollution that breached recommended UN limits, the bloc's environmental watchdog said on Friday.
"Critically for health, 96 percent of the urban population was exposed to concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) above the WHO guideline of 5 micrograms per cubic metre," ... 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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