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  Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA. In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, sending the robotic spaceship to a low-Earth orbit of around 400 kilometers. It docked with Tiangong travelli ... read more |
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China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraftWenchang (XNA) May 08, 2022 The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agen ... more  
Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuelBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 Chinese material scientists have found the soil on the moon may potentially be able to generate oxygen and fuel, a find that signifies more tantalizing possibilities of utilizing lunar resources to ... more 
China releases Chang'e-5 payloads' scientific datasetsBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 China has released a batch of datasets from the payloads installed on Chang'e-5 probe, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday. The payloads include a landing c ... more 
Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuelBeijing, China (SPX) May 06, 2022 Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report May 5 in the journal Joule. They are now exploring whether lunar resource ... more |
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China launches Jilin-1 commercial satellitesTaiyuan (XNA) May 06, 2022 China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space. Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at ... more  
US plays down change as China angered by Taiwan 'fact sheet'Washington (AFP) May 10, 2022 The United States insisted Tuesday that nothing had changed in its stance toward Taiwan after Beijing was angered by an updated fact sheet that used less explicit language to reject the island's independence. ... more  
Flagship Chinese space telescope to unravel cosmic mysteriesBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 China's flagship telescope, slated to be launched at the end of 2023, is expected to provide humankind with fresh knowledge about distant galaxies, mysterious dark matter and dark energy, and the pa ... more 
Freed Taiwan activist recounts 'fascist circus' of Chinese courtTaipei (AFP) May 10, 2022 A Taiwanese democracy activist, jailed in China for five years, on Tuesday described the court proceedings as a "fascist circus" and said he was told he might be released if he admitted to being a spy. ... more |
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China 'carefully' studying Ukraine war as it eyes Taiwan: CIA chiefWashington (AFP) May 7, 2022 China is closely studying Russian's invasion of Ukraine and is likely adjusting its long-term plans for gaining control of Taiwan based on the lessons from the war, CIA director Bill Burns said Saturday. ... more  
Chinese web users get creative to dodge Covid censorshipBeijing (AFP) May 7, 2022 From quoting the national anthem to referencing Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984", Chinese web users are using creative methods to dodge censorship and voice discontent over Covid measures. ... more 
China stages second-largest air incursion into Taiwan defence zone this yearTaipei (AFP) May 6, 2022 China sent 18 warplanes including fighters and bombers into Taiwan's air defence zone on Friday, the island's government said, in the second-largest one-day incursion this year. ... more  
China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policyBeijing (AFP) May 11, 2022 China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus. ... more |
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Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capitalBeijing (AFP) May 9, 2022 Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement. ... more  
Global calibration benchmark network for remote sensors completedBeijing, China (SPX) May 11, 2022 A Global Calibration Benchmark Network for Remote Sensors has passed the review and is now formally operational under the support of the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Acade ... more  
Uyghurs in Turkey urge UN rights chief to probe China 're-education camps'Istanbul (AFP) May 10, 2022 Turkey's Uyghur Muslims on Tuesday urged the UN human rights chief to independently investigate the so-called "re-education camps" and allegations of rights abuses, torture and even genocide when she visits China's Xinjiang province this month. ... more  
Eleven fishermen missing after Ghana vessel sinksAccra (AFP) May 9, 2022 Ghanaian authorities said Monday they had rescued 15 people from a sinking trawler off the country's coast while at least 11 others were still missing, including a Chinese national. ... more 
'There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdownShanghai (AFP) May 9, 2022 Scuffles with officials, workers storming factory gates and households raging at being dragged into quarantine - Shanghai's long fight against Covid-19 is unravelling into chaos and desperation. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 
In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA.
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, ... more |
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 Hambantota, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 10, 2022  An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport - Sri Lanka's economic crisis has been exacerbated by Chinese-funded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance.
The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget shortfalls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums on ill-considered infrastructure projec ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Finland and Sweden are weighing membership bids for US-led military alliance NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended decades of careful non-alignment.
The Nordic neighbours are already close partners of NATO and alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg has pledged they would be quickly welcomed with "open arms".
Here are the steps they'd need to go through to become full members:
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 10, 2022 
Framatome has announced the acquisition of the Energy and Defense subsidiaries of the EFINOR group, operating in the nuclear energy and naval defense sectors in France and the U.K. Through this acquisition, Framatome reinforces its industrial welding skills and its range of qualified welding procedures, and boosts its expertise in component manufacturing, engineering and services.
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 Rome (AFP) May 10, 2022 
The global cost of cybercrime topped $6 trillion last year, as the coronavirus pandemic caused online activity to soar, the head of Italian defence, security and aerospace giant Leonardo said Tuesday.
"New cybersecurity threats over the last two years have been a 'collateral damage' of the Covid-19 pandemic and the acceleration of digitalisation it induced," Alessandro Profumo said at the op ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) May 10, 2022
Framatome has announced the acquisition of the Energy and Defense subsidiaries of the EFINOR group, operating in the nuclear energy and naval defense sectors in France and the U.K. Through this acquisition, Framatome reinforces its industrial welding skills and its range of qualified welding procedures, and boosts its expertise in component manufacturing, engineering and services.
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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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 Paris (AFP) May 11, 2022 
The world will set a new record for renewable power capacity this year led by solar energy in China and Europe, but growth could lose steam in 2023, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
A record 295 gigawatts of new renewable power capacity was added in 2021 despite supply chain bottlenecks, construction delays and high prices of raw materials, the IEA said in a report.
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 Vienna (AFP) May 10, 2022 
The UN atomic energy watchdog chief said Tuesday that he was "extremely concerned" about Iran's lack of cooperation as the EU seeks to unblock talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Talks between world powers and Iran have stalled since mid-March as negotiators seek to return to the landmark accord that curtailed the Islamic republic's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) May 11, 2022 
"The Edge of Tomorrow" is a project focused on the development of cutting-edge technologies to improve a range of mission capabilities including lethality, situational awareness, survivability, stamina, cognitive load, enemy exposure, performance analysis and simulation, command and control, and more among combat soldiers in the IDF's Infantry Corps. The project aims to strengthen the synergy be ... more |
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 London, UK (The Conversation) May 06, 2022 
The UK government has reportedly launched an enquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
Russian material captured by Ukrainian forces has revealed a significant dependence on western-made components. Multiple UK-manufactured high-frequency transistors - "d ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Advanced Navigation, one of the world's most ambitious innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology has announced the acquisition of Vai Photonics, a spin-out from The Australian National University (ANU) developing patented photonic sensors for precision navigation.
Vai Photonics share a similar vision to provide technology to drive the autonomy revolution and will join Advanced N ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) May 10, 2022 
A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space.
Global Plastic Watch (globalplasticwatch.org) is a tool which combines earth observation with artificial intelligence to create the first-ever near- ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 10, 2022 
The United States insisted Tuesday that nothing had changed in its stance toward Taiwan after Beijing was angered by an updated fact sheet that used less explicit language to reject the island's independence.
The State Department said the United States still only recognized Beijing as China's government and was simply polishing off an online fact sheet which had not altered in several years. ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Turkey's Uyghur Muslims on Tuesday urged the UN human rights chief to independently investigate the so-called "re-education camps" and allegations of rights abuses, torture and even genocide when she visits China's Xinjiang province this month.
Turkey's 50,000-strong Uyghur community have staged daily protests outside the Chinese consulate in Istanbul over the past few years, holding picture ... more |
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