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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 Tianwen 1, China's historic Mars mission, has accomplished all its preset scientific tasks, according to the China National Space Administration. The administration said on Wednesday that the Tianwen 1 mission orbiter has obtained medium-definition images of the entire planet, marking the completion of its scientific goals. The craft has circled Mars 1,344 times to date and will continue to carry out extended remote-sensing operations and technological tests, according to the administration. ... read more |
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Shenzhou XIII astronauts doing well after returning to EarthBeijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief o ... more  
Americans more than Brits feel threatened by China's rise as a world powerExeter UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 Americans were more likely than people living in the UK to feel threatened by China's growth as a world power, a new survey shows. The research suggests support in both countries for NATO and the UN ... more  
TikTok tells US senators data not shared with Chinese Communist PartyNew York (AFP) July 1, 2022 TikTok sought to reassure US senators this week that it is taking all necessary steps to limit access to users' data from outside the United States, including by employees of its parent company, the Chinese group ByteDance. ... more 
NATO wary of Russian, Chinese 'gains' on southern flankMadrid (AFP) June 30, 2022 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged more support Thursday for countries in Africa and the Middle East as the alliance looks to compete with Russia's and China's growing influence in the regions. ... more |
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Beijing slams NATO over 'completely futile' China warningBeijing (AFP) June 30, 2022 Beijing on Thursday slammed NATO over a "completely futile" warning in which the group said for the first time in a guiding blueprint that China's power challenges the military alliance. ... more  
Hong Kong's blurring border with China a sign of things to comeLok Ma Chau, China (AFP) June 29, 2022 From the hill in northernmost Hong Kong where Jasper Law stood, the border with China was obvious - a narrow river dividing farmlands and fishponds from the gleaming skyscrapers of megacity Shenzhen. ... more 
Chinese leader Xi says Hong Kong 'reborn of fire' as visit to city beginsHong Kong (AFP) June 30, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong had been "reborn of fire" as he arrived Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover, in his first visit since the business hub's democracy movement was crushed. ... more  
Taiwan premier says Hong Kong's freedom and democracy 'have vanished'Taipei (AFP) July 1, 2022 Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan's premier said Friday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the business hub to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain. ... more |
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Beijing slams NATO over 'completely futile' China warning Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2022 Beijing on Thursday slammed NATO over a "completely futile" warning in which the group said for the first time in a guiding blueprint that China's power challenges the military alliance. ... more  
Dozens missing in shipwreck during South China Sea typhoonHong Kong (AFP) July 2, 2022 More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them, officials say. ... more  
'True democracy never started': Hong Kongers react to Xi's speechHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it "reassuring" to terming his stance "delusional". ... more 
John Lee: the former Hong Kong cop Beijing trusts is sworn inHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 John Lee, a former beat cop who became Hong Kong's security chief and played a key role in suppressing democracy protests, became the business hub's new leader on Friday in a ceremony overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ... more |
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Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover anniversaryHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 President Xi Jinping hailed China's rule over Hong Kong on Friday as he led 25th anniversary celebrations of the city's handover from Britain, insisting that democracy was flourishing despite a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent. ... more 
US blasts 'erosion of autonomy' in Hong Kong, 25 years after handoverWashington (AFP) June 30, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday expressed Washington's solidarity with the people of Hong Kong as they experience what he called an "erosion of autonomy" under Chinese rule, and called for their personal freedoms to be restored. ... more 
China accuses New Zealand of 'misguided' accusationsWellington (AFP) July 1, 2022 China accused New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday of making "wrong and thus regrettable" statements that were unhelpful for keeping the two countries' relationship "on the right track". ... more  
Shrimps and worms among first animals to recover after largest mass extinctionBristol UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Researchers studying ancient sea bed burrows and trails have discovered that bottom burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the end-Permian mass extinction. In a new study, ... more  
Chinese airlines buy 292 planes from Airbus for total of $37 bnBeijing (AFP) July 1, 2022 Four Chinese airlines will buy a total of 292 planes from Airbus in a $37 billion windfall for the aviation giant, the carriers said in separate statements Friday. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Division.
Major General Jing Haipeng, commander of the division, told a news conference at the unit's headquarters in northwestern Beijing on Tuesday tha ... more |
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 Frankfurt (AFP) June 30, 2022 
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said Thursday he was "concerned" about the China policy being pursed by the German government as Berlin seeks to take a harder line on human rights issues.
The response came a month after Berlin denied investment guarantees to VW's operations in Xinjiang, where the Chinese government is accused of leading a crackdown against the Muslim minority.
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 Madrid (AFP) June 30, 2022 
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" accusations from the Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO had "imperial ambitions".
Scholz insisted at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid that the Western military alliance was "not a threat to anyone" and said it was Putin "who has made imperialism the goal of his politics".
Putin on Wednesday hit out at NATO aft ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) June 28, 2022  Swedish energy group Vattenfall said Tuesday it was examining the possibility of building at least two small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to meet the country's rising electricity needs.
Four decades after Swedes voted to phase out nuclear power, the state-owned company said it would conduct a pilot study to examine the conditions for building two SMRs adjacent to the Ringhals nuclear powe ... more |
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 New York (AFP) July 1, 2022 
TikTok sought to reassure US senators this week that it is taking all necessary steps to limit access to users' data from outside the United States, including by employees of its parent company, the Chinese group ByteDance.
The social media company responded by letter Thursday to questions from nine Republican US senators about its data storage and access policies.
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Stockholm (AFP) June 28, 2022 Swedish energy group Vattenfall said Tuesday it was examining the possibility of building at least two small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to meet the country's rising electricity needs.
Four decades after Swedes voted to phase out nuclear power, the state-owned company said it would conduct a pilot study to examine the conditions for building two SMRs adjacent to the Ringhals nuclear powe ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Wind energy contributes significantly to the energy sector's sustainable, low-CO2 transformation. However, the efficiency of wind turbines depends on available wind resources and the technical characteristics of the turbines. Climate change, of all things, is causing the global wind resource to diminish in the 21st century. At the same time, the technical properties of wind turbines are steadily ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
Even with the impressive and continuous advances in solar technologies, the question remains: How can we efficiently collect energy from sunlight coming from varying angles from sunrise to sunset?
Solar panels work best when sunlight hits them directly. To capture as much energy as possible, many solar arrays actively rotate towards the sun as it moves across the sky. This makes them more ... more |
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 Doha (AFP) June 29, 2022 
Iran warned the US to abandon the "Trump method" on Wednesday after the two sides opened indirect talks to revive a nuclear deal that was torpedoed by the former American president.
But Iranian officials said they were hoping for progress in the talks in Qatar, which come after international meetings to return to the deal hit a roadblock.
Iran agreed to curb its nuclear programme in retu ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2022 
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged NATO at an alliance summit in Madrid to "speed up" its delivery of weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks.
"We expect (it to) speed up weapons to Ukraine, we expect (them) to continue to support Ukraine," he told reporters when asked what Ukraine could expect from the gathering.
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 Madrid (AFP) June 29, 2022  Britain pledged another Pounds 1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday to help it fend off Russia's invasion, including air-defence systems and drones.
The fresh funds will bring Britain's total military support to Kyiv since the start of the war in late February to Pounds 2.3 billion, Downing Street said in a statement.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 29, 2022 
Someday, a swarm of cellphone-size robots could whisk through the water beneath the miles-thick icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus, looking for signs of alien life. Packed inside a narrow ice-melting probe that would tunnel through the frozen crust, the tiny robots would be released underwater, swimming far from their mothercraft to take the measure of a new world.
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 Brussels (AFP) July 1, 2022 
Plans to rebuild Ukraine will need to address restoring the country's war-torn ecosystems, the EU Commissioner for the Environment has said.
Virginijus Sinkevicius warned the environmental cost of the conflict was "increasing every day" - and said it could take "generations" to overcome.
Next week, leaders from dozens of countries and international organisations will gather in the Swiss ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) July 1, 2022 
Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan's premier said Friday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the business hub to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.
Xi used the rare trip to hail China's rule over the city and insist it is flourishing after a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent.
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 Madrid (AFP) June 30, 2022  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told Sweden and Finland that he could still block their drives to join NATO if they fail to implement a new accession deal with Ankara.
Erdogan issued his blunt warning at the end of a NATO summit at which the US-led alliance formally invited the Nordic countries to join the 30-nation bloc.
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