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  Nanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this voyage. Yuanwang-3 has become the first ship of China's Yuanwang fleet to embrace its 100th mission. Commissioned on May 18, 1995, Yuanwang-3 is a second-generation Chinese space tracking ship. It mainly carries out maritime measurement and control and communication missions for satellites, space ... read more |
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Debris from Chinese rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burning upBeijing (XNA) May 27, 2022 Debris from the last stage of the Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at 5:34 p.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), the China Manned Space Agency said. The vast majority of the ... more  
US, Taiwan launch trade talks in bid to deepen tiesWashington (AFP) June 2, 2022 The United States and Taiwan have launched talks aimed at deepening their trade ties as Washington vies to bolster its influence in the region to counter China. ... more 
China hits out at US-Taiwan trade talksBeijing (AFP) June 2, 2022 China on Thursday said it "firmly opposes" trade talks between the United States and Taiwan after Taipei and Washington announced the launch of a new initiative to deepen economic ties. ... more  
Hong Kong police warn against Tiananmen anniversary gatheringsHong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2022 Hong Kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather on Saturday to commemorate China's Tiananmen crackdown - particularly in the city's Victoria Park, the site of a once annual candlelit vigil. ... more |
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Canada says Chinese jets put pilots 'at risk' in international airspaceOttawa (AFP) June 2, 2022 Canada's military has accused Chinese airforce pilots of unprofessional and risky behavior during their recent encounters in international airspace. ... more  
China says not competing for influence in South PacificPort Vila, Vanuatu (AFP) June 1, 2022 China has insisted it has "no intention to compete" for influence in the South Pacific as foreign minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong again jetted around the region Wednesday on duelling diplomatic charm offensives. ... more  
US warns of new UN sanctions bid if North Korea tests nukesUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 31, 2022 The United States warned Tuesday that it will try again to toughen UN sanctions if North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, after a bid last week was vetoed by China and Russia. ... more 
China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this yearTaipei (AFP) May 31, 2022 China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. ... more |
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China fails to ink security pact with Pacific nationsSuva, Fiji (AFP) May 30, 2022 Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after sharp warnings the proposal would push the region into "Beijing's orbit". ... more  
UN rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machineBeijing (AFP) May 27, 2022 Beijing's propaganda machine has outwitted the UN human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say, leaving the envoy accused of playing a role in whitewashing abuses against minorities in Xinjiang. ... more  
Shanghai Covid curbs drag on despite officials declaring victoryShanghai (AFP) June 2, 2022 Locked in their homes as neighbours celebrate freedom, hundreds of thousands of Shanghai residents are finding the path out of lockdown more complicated than the victory trumpeted by Chinese state media. ... more  
Shallow quake hits Sichuan, southwest ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 1, 2022 A shallow 6.1 magnitude quake struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Wednesday, China's earthquake agency reported, with no immediate reports of damage. ... more |
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China-backed Myanmar rebels call on junta to embrace peace talksYangon (AFP) May 31, 2022 A powerful Myanmar ethnic rebel group with close ties to China called on Tuesday for the junta to engage in dialogue with anti-coup fighters to end 15 months of bloodshed. ... more
Four killed, 14 injured as quakes hit southwest ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 1, 2022 At least four people are dead and 14 others injured after two earthquakes hit southwestern China on Wednesday, state media reported. ... more 
Xi hails 'new atmosphere' in Hong Kong, welcomes next leaderBeijing (AFP) May 30, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Hong Kong's next leader in Beijing, telling John Lee he has the full trust of the central government, state media said Monday. ... more 
Partner concerned for health of journalist detained in ChinaSydney (AFP) June 2, 2022 The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei - detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 - said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired Thursday. ... more  
China's population set to shrink for first time since the great famineMelbourne, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 The world's biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world's population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China's population has swelled from 660 ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022 
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this voyage.
Yuanwang-3 has become the first ship of China's Yuanwang fleet to embrace its 100th mission.
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 Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2022 
China has launched a $120 billion credit line for infrastructure projects, state media reported, as Beijing tries to jump-start its ailing economy, which has been pounded by the country's zero-Covid measures.
Growth has slowed sharply in recent months as the Communist leadership sticks to a strategy of quashing virus clusters with mass tests and lockdowns - forcing factories to halt work an ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 1, 2022 
NATO said Wednesday it will hold talks involving Turkey, Finland and Sweden in hopes of ending Ankara's opposition to the Nordic nations joining the alliance ahead of a summit this month.
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he would convene senior officials from the three nations in Brussels in the coming days "to ensure that we make progress on the applications of Finland and Sweden to ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 24, 2022 
Framatome recently inked a new agreement with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB for long-term nuclear fuel supply. Under this contract, awarded on May 3, Framatome will continue to secure fuel deliveries of ATRIUM 11 through 2034, to Forsmark 3 nuclear reactor, operated by Vattenfall in Sweden.
"Framatome is an ideal partner to supply nuclear fuel for Forsmark 3," says Ove Nilsson, head of Vatten ... more |
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 The Hague (AFP) June 1, 2022 
Police in 11 countries have taken down a mobile phone scam dubbed FluBot that spread around the world via fake text messages, Dutch and EU police said on Wednesday.
Dutch cybercops led an operation in May targeting the malware, which infects Android phones using texts which pretend to be from a parcel firm or which say a person has a voicemail waiting.
Hackers would then steal bank detai ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) May 24, 2022
Framatome recently inked a new agreement with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB for long-term nuclear fuel supply. Under this contract, awarded on May 3, Framatome will continue to secure fuel deliveries of ATRIUM 11 through 2034, to Forsmark 3 nuclear reactor, operated by Vattenfall in Sweden.
"Framatome is an ideal partner to supply nuclear fuel for Forsmark 3," says Ove Nilsson, head of Vatten ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
Rotor blades are one of the most important components of a wind turbine. They can be up to 70 metres long and weigh between 15 and 20 tonnes. In order to operate wind turbines more efficiently in the future and also to be able to use them in locations that are less wind-intensive, even larger and at the same time lighter blades are needed. The German Aerospace Center is working with partners fro ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
This work is led by Prof. Qingbo Meng, Prof. Dongmei Li (Institute of Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Hongshi Li (Nankai University). Interfacial stability and open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells have been mainly limited by defect states in perovskite films.
Here, aiming at outstanding interfacial passivation, Prof. Meng's team have investigated the reconfigura ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) June 1, 2022 
Iran warned Wednesday it would respond to any "unconstructive actions" taken by the UN atomic watchdog after the agency reported traces of nuclear material at undeclared sites in the Islamic republic.
Iran and the UN agency agreed in March on an approach to resolve the issue of the nuclear material found at Marivan, Varamin and Turquzabad - sites that had not been declared by Iran as having ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) May 30, 2022 
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called for increased military spending in light of the security threat posed by Russia as Spain marked 40 years since joining NATO.
"The war in Ukraine has opened the eyes of European society, including in Spain," said Sanchez at a commemorative event at Madrid's Teatro Real attended by King Felipe VI and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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 Paris (AFP) June 1, 2022  Many of the weapons being sent to Ukraine will eventually wind up in criminal hands in Europe and beyond, Interpol's chief warned Wednesday, urging countries to start scrutinising arms-tracking databases.
"The high availability of weapons during the current conflict will result in the proliferation in illicit arms in the post-conflict phase," Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock said. ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) May 27, 2022 
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot - and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab.
Just a half-millimeter wide, the tiny crabs can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn and even jump. The researchers also developed millimeter-sized robots resembling inchworms, crickets and beetles. Although the research is exploratory a ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) June 1, 2022 
Global leaders this week mark 50 years since the United Nations held its first environment conference, as the world faces intensifying climate disasters and war in Ukraine that threatens to overshadow efforts to slow global warming.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), born out of the original 1972 Stockholm conference, said the anniversary meeting in the Swedish capital takes place "am ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2022 
China on Thursday said it "firmly opposes" trade talks between the United States and Taiwan after Taipei and Washington announced the launch of a new initiative to deepen economic ties.
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and tries to keep it isolated on the world stage, bristling at any attempt to treat the self-governing democracy as an independent nation.
"China always op ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 27, 2022  Beijing's propaganda machine has outwitted the UN human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say, leaving the envoy accused of playing a role in whitewashing abuses against minorities in Xinjiang.
Michelle Bachelet's long-planned trip this week has taken her to the far-western region where Beijing is accused of imprisoning over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, forc ... more |
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