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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2022 China has released a new geologic map of the Moon on a scale of 1:2,500,000, the first one in the world, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese scientists from the Institute of Geochemistry of the CAS and other research institutes and universities have created the map based on data from the country's Chang'e project and other data and research findings from international organizations. The map includes 12,341 impact craters, 81 impact basins, 17 rock types, and 14 types ... read more |
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Shenzhou XIV taikonauts to conduct 24 medical experiments in spaceBeijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2022 Taikonauts of the Shenzhou XIV crew will carry out 24 in-orbit medical experiments during their six-month stay in China's space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday. ... more  
China vows 'fight to the end' to stop Taiwan independenceSingapore (AFP) June 12, 2022 China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island. ... more  
'Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow': Japan PM warnsSingapore (AFP) June 10, 2022 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as concerns grow that China could invade democratic, self-ruled Taiwan. ... more  
Australian defence minister introduced to Chinese counterpartSydney (AFP) June 12, 2022 Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed Sunday he was introduced to his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe at Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue, the first such contact between the nations in more than two years. ... more |
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Foreign teachers in Hong Kong govt schools ordered to swear allegianceHong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2022 Foreign English-language teachers working in Hong Kong government schools will need to swear allegiance to the city, officials told AFP on Saturday, as fears grow about the territory's ability to retain educators in the face of increasing restrictions. ... more  
Philippines protests China 'swarming' around disputed reefManila (AFP) June 10, 2022 The Philippines has protested the "illegal" presence of over a hundred Chinese boats around a disputed reef in the flashpoint South China Sea, describing it as a source of regional instability, the government said. ... more 
China, US defence ministers hold talks in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) June 10, 2022 The US and Chinese defence ministers held their first face-to-face talks in Singapore Friday, as the superpowers lock horns over security disputes ranging from Taiwan to contested waters. ... more  
European Parliament warns of China 'genocide' riskStrasbourg, France (AFP) June 9, 2022 There is a serious risk that Chinese authorities could perpetrate a "genocide" against the Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, members of the European Parliament warned Thursday. ... more |
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Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale under BidenTaipei (AFP) June 9, 2022 Taiwan on Thursday welcomed US approval of a $120 million sale of naval equipment that the two allies said would bolster the island's "combat readiness" and ability to work with American forces. ... more  
One dead after fighter jet crashes into homes in central ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 9, 2022 One person has died and two more injured when a fighter jet crashed in central China on Thursday, state media reported. ... more  
Fiji warns it faces 'devastating' climate change threaSingapore (AFP) June 12, 2022 Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than geopolitical tensions, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at a high-level security summit. ... more  
Beijing delays school reopenings after new Covid outbreakBeijing (AFP) June 11, 2022 Most children in Beijing will not return to school next week as originally planned, Chinese officials said on Saturday, after an emerging Covid-19 outbreak prompted authorities to partly reverse a decision to resume in-person teaching. ... more |
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FactWire becomes latest Hong Kong media outlet to closeHong Kong (AFP) June 10, 2022 Investigative news outlet FactWire became Hong Kong's latest media company to close Friday, in another blow to the city's once-vibrant press scene now subdued by a national security law imposed by Beijing to quell dissent. ... more  
Air pollution may increase freezing rain in the Northern HemisphereBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 Freezing rain is a typical weather disaster in winter and early spring over many regions of the world, even tropical areas. It exists as supercooled water (below 0.C) in the air and freezes immediat ... more 
Swathes of Shanghai to be returned to lockdown in testing driveShanghai (AFP) June 10, 2022 Shanghai will impose fresh lockdowns on residents in several city districts this weekend during a mass testing drive, officials said Friday, as President Xi Jinping called for China to stick "unswervingly" to its strict zero-Covid strategy. ... more 
Hong Kong leader delivers defiant swansong speechHong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2022 Hong Kong's leader delivered a defiant final speech to the legislature Thursday, saying she was "not ashamed" of her record despite being set to end her tumultuous term with her approval ratings at an all-time low. ... more  
Russia, China unveil first road bridgeMoscow (AFP) June 10, 2022 Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the West over Ukraine. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2022 
Taikonauts of the Shenzhou XIV crew will carry out 24 in-orbit medical experiments during their six-month stay in China's space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday.
These space medical experiments are mainly designed to study how the weightless environment and spaceflights affect taikonauts, said Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 11, 2022 
International Labour Organization members decided Saturday to send a mission to China amid allegations of discrimination against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region.
The ILO's main annual assembly adopted a committee finding to send a "technical advisory mission" to China to "assess the situation", stopping short of a higher-level investigation, as reques ... more |
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 Bucharest (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Nine Central and Eastern European countries on Friday asked NATO to strengthen its eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The meeting of the leaders of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia was held in the Romanian capital Bucharest less than three weeks ahead of a NATO summit meeting in Madrid.
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 Paris (AFP) June 9, 2022 
French prosecutors are investigating claims that officials at a nuclear power station covered up incidents of malfunction at an ageing plant, a source close to the probe told AFP on Thursday.
The move follows a legal complaint filed by a whistleblower, a former engineer at the Tricastin power station in the southeast of the country.
In his complaint to police in October 2021 targeting nu ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2022 
China will offer citizens as much as $15,000 in cash for reporting threats to "national security", state media reported, in Beijing's latest move to whip up fears of external foes.
Citizens offering information that leads to the discovery of "acts endangering national security" could be rewarded as much as 100,000 yuan, depending on their role in preventing or solving a case, according to th ... more |
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Paris (AFP) June 9, 2022
French prosecutors are investigating claims that officials at a nuclear power station covered up incidents of malfunction at an ageing plant, a source close to the probe told AFP on Thursday.
The move follows a legal complaint filed by a whistleblower, a former engineer at the Tricastin power station in the southeast of the country.
In his complaint to police in October 2021 targeting nu ... 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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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Ball Aerospace to manufacture the Solar Array Panel (SAP) to power NASA's Global Lyman-Alpha Imager of Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) mission spacecraft planned to launch in 2025. GLIDE is a heliophysics mission intended to study variability in Earth's atmosphere.
The SAP will utilize SolAero by Rocket Lab's high-efficiency, radiation-hardened, qua ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 10, 2022 
A flare-up in tensions between the UN nuclear monitor and Iran this week has left US President Joe Biden in an increasingly tight jam.
The US leader opened his presidency with a pledge to return to the 2015 international agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons, after predecessor Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from it.
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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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 Washington (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say.
Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's army and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and other weapons not interchangeable with those of neighbors ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
From action heroes to villainous assassins, biohybrid robots made of both living and artificial materials have been at the center of many sci-fi fantasies, inspiring today's robotic innovations. It's still a long way until human-like robots walk among us in our daily lives, but scientists from Japan are bringing us one step closer by crafting living human skin on robots. The method developed, pr ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) June 9, 2022 
A massive spill of an unknown substance in the Baltic Sea has been detected off Sweden, the coast guard said Thursday, adding that it was probably a type of biofuel.
Covering a surface area of 77 square kilometres (30 square miles) in both Swedish and Finnish waters, the spill was detected on Wednesday in the Bothnian Sea.
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 Taipei (AFP) June 9, 2022 
Taiwan on Thursday welcomed US approval of a $120 million sale of naval equipment that the two allies said would bolster the island's "combat readiness" and ability to work with American forces.
Self-ruled, democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of its territory to be retaken one day - by force if necessary.
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 9, 2022  There is a serious risk that Chinese authorities could perpetrate a "genocide" against the Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, members of the European Parliament warned Thursday.
It was not the first time that members of the EU assembly in Strasbourg spoke out against crimes against the Uyghurs, but it comes as Washington is also sharpening its tone.
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