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  Beijing (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker based in Beijing, has achieved V-band low orbit measurement and control on its six satellites which were sent into space on March 5, the China Science Daily reported Wednesday. Satellite measurement and control refers to achieving the position and condition of satellites and controlling the platforms and loads of satellites. At present, satellite communication is usually realized by the Ku/Ka frequency spectrum. The resources in these two frequencies ha ... read more |
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Space debris found in rural India likely from 'China rocket'Mumbai (AFP) April 4, 2022 A large metal ring and sphere that villagers in rural western India said fell from the sky over the weekend could be from a Chinese rocket launched into space last year, officials told local media. ... 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  
Japan, Philippines agree to boost security tiesTokyo (AFP) April 9, 2022 Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defence ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China's increasingly assertive maritime activities. ... more  
Iran questions US will to reach nuclear talks dealTehran (AFP) April 11, 2022 Tehran on Monday questioned Washington's will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points unresolved after talks halted last month. ... more |
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Soldiers from 14 nations to take part in Indonesian-US war gamesJakarta (AFP) April 10, 2022 The annual military exercises between Indonesian and US armies will include more than a dozen countries this year, officials said Sunday, as tensions with China continue to spike in the region. ... more  
China's Phoenix TV faces closure in TaiwanTaipei (AFP) April 6, 2022 Taiwan's government declared Phoenix TV a Chinese-funded company on Wednesday, a move that will force the network to close its office on the island. ... more  
India claims it foiled Chinese cyber-attack on disputed borderNew Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2022 India on Thursday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power distribution system near a disputed frontier where the two countries are engaged in a military stand-off. ... more  
China slams US virus 'accusations' as Shanghai lockdown drags onShanghai (AFP) April 10, 2022 China blasted the United States for making "groundless accusations" about its Covid-19 policy, after surging cases in Shanghai prompted the American consulate to let some staff leave the locked-down megacity. ... more |
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China's health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hitsBeijing (AFP) April 9, 2022 China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure. ... more  
China launches new satellite for Earth observationJiuquan (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 China launched a new Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at ... more  
Veteran Hong Kong journalist arrested for 'sedition'Hong Kong (AFP) April 11, 2022 A veteran Hong Kong journalist was arrested by national security police on Monday for allegedly conspiring to publish "seditious materials", police said. ... more 
UN inaction on China abuses 'huge disappointment': Uyghur campaignerGeneva (AFP) April 7, 2022 The UN rights chief has miserably failed to address China's "genocide" against the Uyghur minority, a leading campaigner told AFP, demanding that a long-delayed report on abuses be released "immediately". ... more |
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Leader-in-waiting light on policy details in Hong Kong reboot vowHong Kong (AFP) April 9, 2022 A former top cop set to become Hong Kong's new leader vowed to reboot the city's international competitiveness on Saturday, but revealed few concrete policy details on how that will be achieved. ... more 
Chinese satellite ground station receives Landsat-9 dataBeijing (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has formally acquired the capability to receive, process and distribute the data product transmitted from the Landsat-9 satellite, according to the ... more 
Shares soar in Chinese drugmaker after positive Covid drug trialsBeijing (AFP) April 6, 2022 Shares in the Chinese pharmaceutical group Kintor rocketed on Wednesday after it reported that trials had shown its Covid-19 drug to be highly effective, making it potentially China's first homegrown antiviral treatment. ... more 
China reports most virus cases since pandemic startShanghai (AFP) April 6, 2022 China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic as millions in locked-down Shanghai began a new round of testing. ... more 
NBA player Kanter out to corner UN rights chief on ChinaGeneva (AFP) April 6, 2022 Long-time NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, whose advocacy on Xinjiang and Tibet has ruffled feathers, hopes to bend UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet's ear on Thursday about her forthcoming China visit. ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2022 
China's factory-gate inflation was higher than expected in March, official data showed Monday, as Russia's war on Ukraine pushes up oil prices while a domestic Covid-19 resurgence strains food supplies and consumer costs.
The producer price index (PPI) - measuring the cost of goods at the factory gate - grew 8.3 percent on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures showed.
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 Helsinki (AFP) April 8, 2022  Finland expects to make a decision by the end of June on whether to apply for NATO membership, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday.
"We will have very careful discussions but not taking any more time than we have to," the Social Democrat leader told a press conference.
"I think we will end the discussion before midsummer," she said.
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2022 
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has said it is suspending its plan to split into two after last month's shareholder vote against the idea and will now weigh the possibility of going private.
The firm announced in a statement Thursday that its management team will lead discussions with private equity funds and other possible investors on potential offers.
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2022 
India on Thursday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power distribution system near a disputed frontier where the two countries are engaged in a military stand-off.
Ties between the world's two most populous nations are at a low ebb after a deadly skirmish in the Himalayan region of Ladakh that left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead i ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2022
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has said it is suspending its plan to split into two after last month's shareholder vote against the idea and will now weigh the possibility of going private.
The firm announced in a statement Thursday that its management team will lead discussions with private equity funds and other possible investors on potential offers.
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 Villar De Los Navarros, Spain (AFP) April 10, 2022  Buoyed by a surge in investment and new projects, wind power has become Spain's main source of electricity generation just as Europe seeks to curb its energy imports from Russia.
"We are on suitable ground here," said Joaquin Garcia Latorre, project director at Enel Green Power Espana, pointing to gigantic masts erected on the heights of the tiny northeastern village of Villar de los Navarro ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires substantial battery storage.
In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Stanford University constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, avoiding the n ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 10, 2022  Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.
"On the issue of lifting sanctions, they (the Americans) are interested in proposing and imposing new conditions outside the negotiations," state news agency IRNA quoted Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as saying.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
Defense Department officials yesterday described current and future game-changing warfare capabilities that will ensure national security for the U.S., allies and partners.
The venue for the discussion was testimony at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing.
The Defense Innovation Unit successfully prototyped synthetic aperture radar satellites, ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 7, 2022 
Canada on Thursday unveiled Can$8 billion (US$6.4 billion) in additional military spending over five years in its new budget, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but missed the NATO spending target of two percent of GDP.
Russian President Vladimir "Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reminded us that our own peaceful democracy - like all the democracies of the world - depends ultimate ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
In machine learning, understanding why a model makes certain decisions is often just as important as whether those decisions are correct. For instance, a machine-learning model might correctly predict that a skin lesion is cancerous, but it could have done so using an unrelated blip on a clinical photo.
While tools exist to help experts make sense of a model's reasoning, often these method ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) April 11, 2022 
Thousands of disused gas cylinders sit outside under the sun at a former refinery in Mexico City, producing a foul smell that neighbors say has made their lives a nightmare.
Almost every night, Cesar Rivera and his wife leave their apartment because the odor becomes too much, the 37-year-old web programmer told AFP.
"The smell is so strong at night - so unbearable - that it's like the ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) April 6, 2022 
Taiwan's government declared Phoenix TV a Chinese-funded company on Wednesday, a move that will force the network to close its office on the island.
Taipei has imposed tighter restrictions on Chinese companies seeking to invest on the island amid lingering political and military tensions between the two sides.
Beijing has ramped up pressure since Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen came to ... more |
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 Islamabad (AFP) April 9, 2022 
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan looked certain to be kicked out of office Saturday by a no-confidence vote in parliament, but a political crisis in the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million will likely continue.
Khan lost his majority in the 342-seat national assembly through defections by coalition partners and members of his own Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), and the opposition nee ... more |
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