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  Beijing (XNA) May 03, 2022 The Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 1.9 km since it first set its wheels on the surface of the planet in May last year, according to the latest data released by the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. As of Sunday, Zhurong had been operating on the surface of Mars for 342 Martian days at a distance of 240 million km from Earth. A Martian day is approximately 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth. Zhurong touched down on the Utopia ... read more |
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China launches multiple satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 29, 2022 China successfully sent two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Siwei 01 and 02, were launched by a Long March 2C carri ... more  
The instability at the beginning of the solar systemEast Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 Michigan State University's Seth Jacobson and colleagues in China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar ... more  
China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsuleBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022 On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Ite ... more  
Kendall, Brown, Raymond tell Congress $194 billion request balances risksWashington DC (AFNS) May 01, 2022 Invoking Gen. Douglas MacArthur's observation that militaries fail when they are slow and "too late" to change, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall urged Congress April 27 to embrace a $194 bil ... more |
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Ukraine FM asks China to be security guarantor: interviewBeijing (AFP) May 1, 2022 Ukraine's foreign minister has asked China to provide security guarantees for Kyiv, in a lengthy interview containing some of the most direct criticisms of Moscow recently published by Beijing's state media. ... more  
Russia urges US, NATO to halt Kyiv arms supply: state mediaBeijing (AFP) April 30, 2022 Russia's foreign minister urged the US and NATO to stop supplying Kyiv with arms if they are "really interested in resolving the Ukraine crisis", Chinese state media reported Saturday. ... more 
EU demands 'proper answer' over detained staffer in ChinaBeijing (AFP) May 1, 2022 The European Union has demanded a "proper answer" from Chinese authorities over the arrest of a local employee at its Beijing mission who has been held for eight months. ... more  
Chinese nationals among four killed by woman suicide bomber in PakistanKarachi (AFP) April 26, 2022 A woman suicide bomber from a Pakistan separatist group killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, in an attack on a minibus carrying staff from a Beijing cultural programme at Karachi University on Tuesday. ... more |
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'Ramp up' military production to help Ukraine, urges UK foreign ministerLondon (AFP) April 27, 2022 Ukraine's fate is hanging in the balance and its allies must brace for the long haul and "ramp up" military production including tanks and planes to help, Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday. ... more  
Ninth survivor rescued from collapsed China buildingBeijing (AFP) May 3, 2022 A woman was pulled out alive Tuesday from the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago in central China, state media said, calling the rescue a "miracle". ... more  
'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdownShanghai (AFP) May 2, 2022 In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre. ... more 
Beijing tourist sites empty in Covid-stalked public holidayBeijing (AFP) May 1, 2022 Major Beijing tourist venues were virtually deserted Sunday and restaurant traffic ground to a standstill, as a typically bustling public holiday was overshadowed by a Covid outbreak that has shunted millions under lockdown nationwide. ... more |
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BRICS to use big data to achieve sustainable development goalsBeijing (XNA) Apr 29, 2022 The Chinese Academy of Sciences will enhance dialogue and collaboration with peers from BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - to use big data as a tool to achieve sustain ... more 
Taiwan will not 'cruelly' lock down like China: premierTaipei (AFP) May 1, 2022 Taiwan will not act "as cruelly as China" in imposing lockdowns, its premier said Sunday, despite surging coronavirus infection numbers. ... more
Sixth survivor pulled from China building collapse, dozens still missingBeijing (AFP) May 1, 2022 Rescuers pulled a sixth survivor from a collapsed building in central China Sunday, state media reported, two days into a search-and-rescue operation that has workers looking for dozens feared missing. ... more 
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday beginsBeijing (AFP) April 30, 2022 Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need clear Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said Saturday, in a major ramp up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday. ... more  
Hong Kong's next leader vows reboot but no zero-Covid exit timelineHong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2022 Hong Kong's next leader unveiled a manifesto Friday vowing to restore the business hub to its former glory but would not be drawn on when the city might discard zero-Covid controls that have left it internationally cut off. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022 
On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Items carried by the spacecraft, including crop seeds, 8K high-definition memory card storing images and videos taken by the astronauts in orbit, commemorative stamps, and paintings by Hong Kong teenager ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 29, 2022  Shares of major Chinese tech companies soared Friday after a meeting in which top officials called for the "healthy development" of the sector, fuelling hope among investors that a damaging state crackdown may ease.
Beijing has embarked on a sweeping clampdown over the past year that has clipped the wings of its biggest internet firms.
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 London (AFP) April 29, 2022 
The UK government said Friday it was deploying about 8,000 troops for exercises across eastern Europe in a show of strength after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The months-long drills in countries stretching from Finland to North Macedonia also involve allies including France and the United States, defence officials said in a statement.
Britain is deploying 72 Challenger 2 tanks and 120 a ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 28, 2022 
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi expressed "concern" Thursday about not having been able to access Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine since Russia seized it almost two months ago.
Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on March 4, sparking alarm when shelling caused a fire at a training facility.
They also seized the now-defunct Cher ... more |
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 Palm Bay FL (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 
Sollensys Corp (OTCQB:SOLS), one of the first major cyber security companies specializing in ransomware recovery built on blockchain technology, reports a new customer deal with Eta Space, the cryogenic propellant management company building service depots in space to advance our space economy infrastructure. The deal lays a path to keep important test data - expected to be in orbit by 2024 - sa ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) April 28, 2022
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi expressed "concern" Thursday about not having been able to access Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine since Russia seized it almost two months ago.
Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on March 4, sparking alarm when shelling caused a fire at a training facility.
They also seized the now-defunct Cher ... more |
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 Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
Wind turbines are among the most important technologies for a sustainable energy supply. In the case of offshore plants, maintenance teams and materials have to travel long distances to reach the site.
The time and costs involved are comparatively high. Could drones provide a safe and effective alternative to sending out ships, helicopters and cranes in future, and could they take some of ... more |
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 Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 
Using a hematite (*1) photocatalyst (*2), a joint research team has succeeded in producing both hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide (*3) at the same time from sunlight and water. The team included the following members from Kobe University: Associate Professor TACHIKAWA Takashi, Professor TENNO Seiichiro and Associate Professor TSUCHIMOCHI Takashi et al.
In the quest to make a carbon neutra ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 30, 2022 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could "preemptively" use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported Saturday.
Kim told top military officers that to "maintain the absolute superiority" of North Korea's armed forces, the country should be able to "preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and thr ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 
Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Development Strategy Interchange Meeting, or SIM, Phase I from March 14-16.
Leaders shared DAF's future force strategies, efforts, challenges, and investments geared towards securing strategic advantage ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Ukraine's fate is hanging in the balance and its allies must brace for the long haul and "ramp up" military production including tanks and planes to help, Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also warned that China must play by international rules or be punished and that it was vital to send the right message to "aggressors" watching closely the response ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 
If man's best friend is a dog, then in the future astronauts' closest companions might well be rovers. A technique allowing astronauts in orbit to control rovers exploring planetary surfaces has been developed by a research team from ESA, the German Aerospace Center DLR and European academia and industry, culminating in an Earth-based rover session commanded from the International Space Station. ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 29, 2022 
Living in a slum by one of New Delhi's trash landfills, Pramod is used to the stench, flies, government apathy and occasional fires. But this week's inferno as India wilts in a heatwave came too close for comfort.
"The fire was a few hundred yards from my home. It was so intense that I felt it was literally touching our skin," Pramod, 35, told AFP, at a lane not far from Bhalaswa landfill in ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Taiwan's military on Wednesday said it was learning lessons from Russia's war against Ukraine as it unveiled plans for its annual military exercise that simulates defending the island from Chinese attacks.
The island's 23 million people live under constant threat of an invasion by China, which views the self-ruled democratic island as part of its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if ... more |
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 Karachi (AFP) April 26, 2022  A woman suicide bomber from a Pakistan separatist group killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, in an attack on a minibus carrying staff from a Beijing cultural programme at Karachi University on Tuesday.
The Baloch Liberation Army - one of several groups fighting for independence in Pakistan's biggest province - claimed responsibility, saying it was their first suicide atta ... more |
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