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  Washington DC (UPI) Jul 5, 2021 The Chinese government hit back on Tuesday at the head of the American space program over remarks he made in an interview that suggested Beijing is seeking to militarize the moon. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson criticized China in the interview with German newspaper Bild and said there should be concern about Chinese efforts to explore the moon. "We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon and saying: 'It's ours now and you stay out.'" Nelson said according to Newsweek. / ... read more |
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Blinken to meet China, shun Russia, at G20 talks in BaliWashington (AFP) July 5, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a rare meeting with China's foreign minister seeking to contain tensions, but will shun his Russian counterpart at a conference in Bali this week, officials said Thursday. ... more  
US senators call for close look at TikTokSan Francisco (AFP) July 6, 2022 Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok. ... 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 
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 |
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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  
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarianBeijing (AFP) July 3, 2022 The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family. ... more  
Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in ChinaBeijing (AFP) July 6, 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. ... more  
Developers let Chinese farmers pay for homes with watermelonsBeijing (AFP) July 3, 2022 Struggling developers in China have started taking payment for homes in watermelons, peaches and other agricultural produce, state media reported Sunday, as they attempt to lure buyers deterred by a property market slump. ... more |
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China mulls dipping into pork reserves to rein in costsBeijing (AFP) July 5, 2022 Chinese authorities said Tuesday they could dip into pork reserves and ordered suppliers to slaughter more pigs in a bid to rein in the cost of the staple meat, after prices soared by almost a third year-on-year. ... more  
12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck: officialBeijing (AFP) July 4, 2022 Twelve bodies have been found following a shipwreck in the South China Sea over the weekend that left the crew of 30 missing, Chinese authorities said Monday. ... more 
1.7 million locked down in China's Anhui provinceBeijing (AFP) July 4, 2022 China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to Covid-19. ... more 
China urges Myanmar junta to hold talks with opponentsBeijing (AFP) July 3, 2022 China's foreign minister called for Myanmar's junta to hold talks with its opponents Sunday during his first visit to the country since the 2021 coup that plunged it into turmoil. ... more |
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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 
US received hundreds of requests to retain China tariffsWashington (AFP) July 5, 2022 The US government has received more than 300 requests as of Tuesday to retain the tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by former president Donald Trump. ... more 
Asia stocks drop, euro stuck at 20-year low on recession fearHong Kong (AFP) July 6, 2022 Equities fell in Asia on Wednesday and the euro remained stuck at a 20-year low as recession fears continued to flow through trading floors, though oil bounced slightly after the previous day's painful losses. ... more 
India raids offices of Chinese smartphone maker VivoMumbai (AFP) July 5, 2022 Chinese smartphone maker Vivo said Tuesday it was "cooperating with authorities" in India after reports investigators raided dozens of its offices on suspicion of money laundering. ... more 
Hacker claims major Chinese citizens' data theftBeijing (AFP) July 5, 2022 A hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now selling the information online. ... 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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 Washington (AFP) July 5, 2022 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a rare meeting with China's foreign minister seeking to contain tensions, but will shun his Russian counterpart at a conference in Bali this week, officials said Thursday.
Blinken will arrive Thursday in the Indonesian resort island for talks of foreign ministers of the Group of 20, the club of major economies that still includes Russia - despi ... more |
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 Paris, France (AFP) July 5, 2022  NATO has no current plans to send troops to Sweden and Finland once they complete the membership process launched this week, the defensive alliance's deputy chief told AFP Tuesday.
"We don't plan to have an additional presence in either country, they have formidable national forces. They're capable of defending themselves," Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said in a telephone interview ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
Framatome was recently awarded a contract to provide full system decontamination at Bruce Power Units 3 and 4 as part of their Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. Adapting unique chemical decontamination technology developed globally, Framatome will localize it for use by its Canadian teams in the country's CANDU reactors. The chemical process is undergoing qualification at Canadian Nucle ... 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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Paris, France (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Framatome was recently awarded a contract to provide full system decontamination at Bruce Power Units 3 and 4 as part of their Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. Adapting unique chemical decontamination technology developed globally, Framatome will localize it for use by its Canadian teams in the country's CANDU reactors. The chemical process is undergoing qualification at Canadian Nucle ... 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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 Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
An international collaboration led by Kobe University researchers has successfully developed a nanosheet-laminated photocatalytic (*1) membrane that demonstrates both excellent water permeance and photocatalytic activity. The membrane's photocatalytic properties make it easier to clean as irradiating the membrane with light successfully reduces fouling (*2). They developed this membrane by lamin ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 5, 2022 
The window for an agreement to bring Iran back into compliance with a nuclear deal along with the US is closing, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Tuesday.
"If we want to conclude an agreement, decisions are needed now. This is still possible, but the political space to revive the JCPOA may narrow soon," he tweeted.
The JCPOA is the 2015 nuclear deal under which Iran commit ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 1, 2022 
The Pentagon announced Friday $820 million in additional weapons and ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts.
The 14th package of armaments for Ukraine forces includes two air defense systems, more ammunition for the Himars precision rocket launchers the US began supplying in June, up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, and four ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 5, 2022 
Russia on Tuesday claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market.
Speaking in televised remarks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had received more than 28,000 tonnes of military cargo so far, and some of the Western weapons were appearing in the Middle East.
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 Manchester UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester as part of an ambitious R and D programme to help the UK maintain its leadership in automatation technologies,
These new AI-powered machines will be designed to think and act for themselves in some of the most hazardous and toughest places on Earth - and beyond. These robots will be challenged to carry out ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 3, 2022 
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies - with uncertain implications.
Images of plastic pollution have become familiar: a turtle suffocated by a shopping bag, water bottles washed up on beaches, or the monstrous "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" of floating detritus.
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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.
The two nations dropped their history of milita ... more |
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