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  Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2022 China has begun to assemble a new cargo spacecraft that will be tasked with servicing the Tiangong space station, according to a key figure in the space station program. Bai Mingsheng, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology and chief designer of the Tianzhou-series cargo spacecraft, told China Central Television on Sunday that the design work on the Tianzhou 6 has finished and engineers have begun to assemble the robotic craft. "The Tianzhou 3, 4 and 5 were built in accordance ... read more |
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The beginning of a multi-spacecraft exploration in Martian space by China, the US and EuropeBeijing, China (SPX) May 18, 2022 This study is led by Dr. Prof. Yong Wei and Dr. Kai Fan from Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS). Authors and their colleagues from the National Space Science C ... more  
Telescope set to unravel cosmic mysteriesBeijing (XNA) May 17, 2022 The Chinese Survey Space Telescope, also known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope or the Xuntian Space Telescope, is a space-based optical observatory that will allow astronomers to conduct surv ... more 
Tianwen-1 mission marks first year on MarsBeijing (XNA) May 17, 2022 It has been a year since China's Tianwen-1 probe reached Mars. The mission has not only marked an important step in the country's interplanetary exploration but has also made a number of achievement ... more  
Biden begins Asia trip in S. Korea, under North nuclear shadowOsan Air Base, South Korea (AFP) May 20, 2022 US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies as concern over a North Korean nuclear test grows. ... more |
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Japan's Quad summit eyes unity on China, if not UkraineTokyo (AFP) May 20, 2022 The leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States meet in Tokyo next week seeking common ground on countering China, despite differences over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Hong Konger gets over six years in jail for Telegram protest channelHong Kong (AFP) May 19, 2022 A Hong Kong man was sentenced to over six years in jail on Thursday for running a channel on the messaging app Telegram at the height of the city's democracy protests. ... more 
North Korea 'ready for nuclear test' with Biden due in SeoulSeoul (AFP) May 19, 2022 North Korea is poised to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul said Thursday, as the United States warned it could come as President Joe Biden visits South Korea this week. ... more  
China rejects US call to invite Taiwan to WHO assemblyBeijing (AFP) May 19, 2022 China on Thursday angrily rejected a call for the World Health Organization to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly, after the United States pushed for the democratic island to participate. ... more |
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Nine dead, 24 wounded in clashes in restive Tajikistan regionDushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) May 18, 2022 Clashes between Tajik security forces and "terrorists" killed nine people and wounded two dozen in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China, the interior ministry said. ... more 
China database reveals the thousands detained in XinjiangBeijing (AFP) May 18, 2022 A leaked list of thousands of detained Uyghurs has helped Nursimangul Abdureshid shed some light on the whereabouts of her missing family members, who have disappeared in China's sweeping crackdown on Xinjiang. ... more 
Japan urges China to play 'responsible' role on Ukraine crisisTokyo (AFP) May 18, 2022 Japan's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Beijing to "play a responsible role" on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his first talks with his Chinese counterpart in six months. ... more  
Indian PM skips opening of Nepal's Chinese-built airportLumbini, Nepal (AFP) May 16, 2022 Nepal on Monday opened a Chinese-built airport intended to capitalise on Buddhist tourism, as India's prime minister landed a few kilometres away to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of the religion's founder. ... more |
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China lifts ban on Canada canola imports: OttawaOttawa (AFP) May 19, 2022 China has lifted a ban on Canadian canola imports, a Canadian official said Thursday, calling it "very good news" for producers that Ottawa argued had been caught up in a diplomatic row. ... more  
WHO authorises China's CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccineGeneva (AFP) May 19, 2022 The World Health Organization on Thursday gave the green light to Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO's Covid-19 vaccine - the ninth jab to get the WHO seal of approval. ... more 
North Korea sent planes to China for Covid supplies: reportsSeoul (AFP) May 19, 2022 North Korea sent three of its largest cargo planes to China to pick up medical supplies to help with a spiralling Covid outbreak, local media reports say. ... more 
Top Hungary court bars vote on Chinese university planBudapest (AFP) May 18, 2022 Hungary's top court threw out Wednesday a bid by Budapest's mayor to hold a referendum on a planned campus of China's Fudan University in the city. ... more 
Chinese port city near N. Korea beefs up Covid controlsBeijing (AFP) May 18, 2022 A key Chinese port city near the border with North Korea has launched regular Covid-19 testing for all 7.5 million inhabitants as its isolated neighbour grapples with a spiralling outbreak. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 17, 2022 
It has been a year since China's Tianwen-1 probe reached Mars. The mission has not only marked an important step in the country's interplanetary exploration but has also made a number of achievements in that time.
The Tianwen-1 probe consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. On May 15, 2021, it touched down at its pre-selected landing area in Utopia Planitia, a vast Martian plain, mark ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 20, 2022 
Asian markets saw a sustained bump Friday following China's decision to lower a key benchmark rate, injecting optimism among traders that it could boost the world's second-largest economy from its Covid-battered knees.
Downcast earning reports from retailers this week have heightened uncertainty in the world markets at a time of rising interest rates, surging energy prices, China's Covid loc ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) May 18, 2022  Turkey has strongly objected to Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance, but analysts say the issue could be resolved through concessions and pressure on Ankara.
Helsinki and Stockholm on Wednesday submitted a joint application to join the alliance. New members must be approved by all 30 NATO states.
Here, AFP looks at what Turkey wants:
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 Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Russia has hinted it is seeking to cut off Ukraine from Europe's largest nuclear plant unless Kyiv pays Moscow for electricity.
The Zaporizhzhia plant was captured by Russian troops following President Vladimir Putin's special military operation in Ukraine launched on February 24.
"If the energy system of Ukraine is ready to receive and pay, then (the plant) will work for Ukraine. If not ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Twitter on Thursday said it will put warning labels on demonstrably false posts about Russia's war in Ukraine under a new "crisis misinformation policy."
Tweets violating the new rule will be hidden behind messages saying that misleading information in the posts could cause real-world harm, said Twitter head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth.
Twitter users will then have to click on a li ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022
Russia has hinted it is seeking to cut off Ukraine from Europe's largest nuclear plant unless Kyiv pays Moscow for electricity.
The Zaporizhzhia plant was captured by Russian troops following President Vladimir Putin's special military operation in Ukraine launched on February 24.
"If the energy system of Ukraine is ready to receive and pay, then (the plant) will work for Ukraine. If not ... 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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 Seoul, Sout Korea (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Research team at Seoul National University (Prof. Tae-Woo Lee) developed highly efficient large-area perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 22.5% and pixel size of 102 mm2. The research results were published in Nature Nanotechnology, which is the world-renowned international academic journal, on May 4th (Title: Exploiting the full advantages of co ... more |
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 Osan Air Base, South Korea (AFP) May 20, 2022 
US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies as concern over a North Korean nuclear test grows.
Biden wants the trip to build on recent moves accelerating a years-long US pivot to Asia, where rising Chinese commercial and military power is undercutting Washington's dominance.
He will receive a ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) May 12, 2022 
One person died and several others were injured in an explosion that took place while ammunition was unloaded at a military base in Russia's Far East, Russian news agency TASS reported Thursday.
Accidents at arms depots are fairly common in Russia, especially due to lax safety requirements and large amounts of old munitions remaining in storage.
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 Paris (AFP) May 17, 2022 
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a call on Tuesday that arms supplies from Paris would "increase in intensity", according to a statement from the French presidency.
"He confirmed that arms deliveries by France would continue and would increase in intensity in the days and weeks to come, the same as for the supply of humanitarian equipm ... more |
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 Athens (AFP) May 19, 2022 
"Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79, Greece's prime minister said on Thursday.
According to several Greek media outlets, Vangelis died of the coronavirus in France where he lived part-time, as well as in London and Athens.
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 Paris (AFP) May 17, 2022 
Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning.
Human-created waste in the air, water and soil rarely kills people immediately, but causes instead heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems, dia ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2022  China on Thursday angrily rejected a call for the World Health Organization to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly, after the United States pushed for the democratic island to participate.
Taiwan has been blocked from attending the assembly in recent years by China, which considers the island a renegade province to be reunified with the mainland.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said t ... more |
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 Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) May 18, 2022  Clashes between Tajik security forces and "terrorists" killed nine people and wounded two dozen in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China, the interior ministry said.
The ministry said members of "organised criminal groups" armed with weapons and Molotov cocktails attacked security officials in the eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan which has long been a flashpoint of tensions.
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