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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 15, 2021 Scientists in China have announced that they've detected what may be signals from an alien civilization using the world's largest radio telescope, but warned they could be just radio interference. Science and Technology Daily, the official newspaper of China's Ministry of Science and Technology, reported Tuesday that the team of scientists from Beijing Normal University identified two groups of "suspicious" signals in 2020 and a third this year. Professor Zhang Tongjie said the signals w ... read more |
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China's lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moonBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum, an ancient mare basalt whose name translates to "Ocean of Storms," may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water. C ... more  
China's deep space exploration laboratory starts operationBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday. Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of ... more 
China releases new geologic map of MoonBeijing (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 Institu ... more  
West pledges more arms for Ukraine, as Russia and China renew tiesLysychansk, Ukraine (AFP) June 15, 2022 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged European allies to step up arms shipments to Ukraine on Wednesday, as Russia and China renewed their mutual support in the face of Western sanctions. ... more |
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China vows support for Russia, drawing US ireBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China's support on Russian "sovereignty and security" - leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up "on the wrong side of history". ... 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  
Countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang 'abuses'Geneva (AFP) June 14, 2022 Dozens of countries voiced concern Tuesday at alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region, and demanded that the UN rights chief publish a long-delayed report on the rights situation there. ... more
Xi tells Putin China to keep backing Russia on 'sovereignty, security'Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call Wednesday that Beijing would keep backing Moscow on "sovereignty and security", according to state media. ... more |
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Taipei refutes China's claim Taiwan Strait is 'not international waters'Taipei (AFP) June 14, 2022 Taipei on Tuesday condemned China for saying the Taiwan Strait is not international waters, and accused Beijing of trying to endanger regional peace with its territorial claim over it. ... 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  
World headed for new era of nuclear rearmament: SIPRIStockholm (AFP) June 12, 2022 The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. ... more  
Keeping China fed as inflation surges brings risk for commodity pricesBeijing (AFP) June 14, 2022 Bedevilled by high fuel and fertiliser costs, along with a labour crisis driven by Covid-19 restrictions, China risks a smaller autumn harvest that could supercharge demand for commodities just as the world can afford it least. ... more |
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Bloomberg News says 'encouraged' by reported bail for detained China stafferBeijing (AFP) June 14, 2022 Bloomberg News said Tuesday it was "encouraged" to learn that Chinese authorities had apparently released its employee Haze Fan on bail, more than a year after she was detained on suspected national security violations. ... more 
China's middle class looks to flee as Covid policies biteBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh Covid rules decimated his business, upended his son's education and left his country out of step with the rest of the world. ... more  
China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protestBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 Authorities in central China allegedly used the country's powerful Covid tracking system to stop an anticipated protest, state media reported, sparking furious condemnation online on Wednesday. ... more 
Hong Kong school quarantine request hints at Xi handover visitHong Kong (AFP) June 13, 2022 A Hong Kong primary school is looking for pupils to spend a week in hotel quarantine ahead of next month's handover anniversary, fuelling speculation a strict "closed-loop" system will allow Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit. ... more 
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions over 'ferocious' bar clusterBeijing (AFP) June 13, 2022 Beijing started a new round of mass testing in its most populous downtown district on Monday after a rapidly spreading outbreak linked to a bar saw Covid rules tightened again in the capital. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital city of Anhui.
It has completed various preparatory work and entered a new stage of substantial operation and c ... more |
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 Moscow (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.
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe in northern China.
The construction of the bridge was completed two years ago but its inauguration was postponed due to ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Russia on Tuesday said it was blacklisting 49 UK citizens, including defence officials and prominent reporters and editors from the BBC, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
London has been one of the most vocal supporters of Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.
"The British journalists on the list are involved in the deliberate dissemination of fal ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) June 15, 2022 
The start of energy production at Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has been postponed from September to December due to repair work, operator TVO said Wednesday.
The French-developed European Pressurised Reactor model was designed to relaunch nuclear power in Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe, and was touted as offering higher power and better safety.
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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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Helsinki (AFP) June 15, 2022
The start of energy production at Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has been postponed from September to December due to repair work, operator TVO said Wednesday.
The French-developed European Pressurised Reactor model was designed to relaunch nuclear power in Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe, and was touted as offering higher power and better safety.
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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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 Sydney (AFP) June 15, 2022 
Fossil fuel giant BP revealed Wednesday it was taking a 40.5 percent stake in an Australian energy project being billed as one of the world's largest renewable power stations.
BP said it would operate the $36 billion "Asian Renewable Energy Hub", an array of solar and wind facilities sprawled over 6,500 square kilometres (2,509 square miles) of Australia's sparsely populated west coast.
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 Tehran (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Iran on Tuesday said it still believes that negotiations can succeed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, despite a recent rebuke from the UN nuclear watchdog.
Tehran last week condemned as "unconstructive" a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency to censure the country for failure to cooperate over its nuclear programme.
It also disconnected some of its cameras at ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 15, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday there was an "urgent need" to step up arms deliveries to Ukraine, but warned it took time to adapt Kyiv's forces to modernised heavy weapons.
Around 50 alliance members and partners are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's desperate pleas for more hardware as it struggles to hold back Russia's onslaught in the east of the country.
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 Washington (AFP) June 15, 2022 
US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington's support for Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
The package of $1 billion worth of arms includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems that Ukraine is al ... more |
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 Pompeii, Italy (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Under the amused gaze of many tourists, a robot dog wanders the ancient stone alleys of Pompeii's famous archaeological park.
Meet Spot, a friendly, yellow-and-black remote-controlled creature with a gangly gait who looks like a dog crossed with an insect - all wrapped up in a robot's body.
Spot's current mission at Pompeii is to inspect hard-to-access areas of the sprawling ruins, to ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
Across South Asia, the average person would live five years longer if levels of fine particulate matter met World Health Organization standards, according to a report from the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute.
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 Taipei (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Taipei on Tuesday condemned China for saying the Taiwan Strait is not international waters, and accused Beijing of trying to endanger regional peace with its territorial claim over it.
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by Beijing, which views the self-ruled democratic island as part of its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if necessary.
The narrow waterway that ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Dozens of countries voiced concern Tuesday at alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region, and demanded that the UN rights chief publish a long-delayed report on the rights situation there.
"We continue to be gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," Paul Bekkers, the Dutch ambassador to the UN in Geneva, told the UN Human Rights Council.
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