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  Jiuquan (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test satellite for probing atmospheric density, were launched by a Lijian-1 carrier rocket at 12:12 p.m. Beijing Time and entered the orbit successfully. The Lijian-1 solid-propellant rocket was independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The mission marked the first flight of Lijian-1. A ... read more |
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China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 back from missionsBeijing (XNA) Jul 27, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 returned to its homeport on Monday morning after completing three maritime monitoring missions. During the 60-day voyage, the vessel has sailed more than ... more 
Researchers: Chinese rocket stage to hit Earth in uncontrolled descentWashington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies. ... more 
China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere under controlBeijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 11:31 a.m. (Beijing Time) Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Most of the spacecraf ... more 
China successfully launches lab to Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2021 China has successfully launched a laboratory to its space station orbiting Earth, the Asian nation's space agency said. ... more |
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China releases images of Martian satelliteBeijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch. Phobos and Deimos are two natural satell ... more  
Xi warns Biden not to 'play with fire' over TaiwanWashington (AFP) July 28, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to "play with fire" over the self-ruled island of Taiwan during a lengthy phone call Thursday that the White House said aimed to steady the superpowers' rocky relationship. ... more 
New Chinese rocket makes debut flightBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 The ZK 1A, a new model of carrier rocket, conducted its debut flight at noon on Wednesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, becoming the country's largest and most powerf ... more 
China says US will 'bear all consequences' if Pelosi visits TaiwanBeijing (AFP) July 27, 2022 China warned Wednesday that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries' leaders. ... more |
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China's space station expanding nation technology base Beijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2022 The Wentian space lab will help to greatly advance scientific research and the development of technology in China, providing a unique platform for experiments that are difficult or impossible to be ... more 
As Pelosi eyes Taiwan trip, US anxious on China red linesWashington (AFP) July 25, 2022 A potential visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stirring alarm in President Joe Biden's administration which fears the trip may cross red lines for China - and that there is no exit path. ... more  
Biden says he expects to call Xi this weekWashington (AFP) July 25, 2022 US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, but is waiting for confirmation. ... more
Taiwan practises repelling Chinese sea invasion in war gamesTaipei (AFP) July 26, 2022 Taiwan simulated intercepting Chinese attacks from the sea in annual war games on Tuesday, with President Tsai Ing-wen hailing the military's "determination" as she watched from onboard a destroyer. ... more |
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Belgium accuses China over 'malicious cyber activities'Brussels (AFP) July 19, 2022 Belgium has urged China to act over what it has described as "malicious cyber activities" by Chinese entities liable to affect security in the EU state. ... more  
Northrop Grumman identifies modern threats during advanced missile flight testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the third captive flight test of its prototype missile development series. The internally funded air-launched missile demonstrates cap ... more 
UK's Sunak vows to get tough on China if he becomes PMLondon (AFP) July 25, 2022 Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to get tough on China if he becomes Britain's next prime minister, calling the Asian superpower the "number one threat" to domestic and global security. ... more  
CIA chief says chaos-hit Sri Lanka made 'dumb bets' on ChinaWashington (AFP) July 20, 2022 CIA chief Bill Burns on Wednesday blamed "dumb bets" on high-debt Chinese investment as a factor in Sri Lanka's economic collapse, saying it should serve as a warning to other nations. ... more 
China slams Taiwan parliament speaker's Lithuania visitVilnius (AFP) July 22, 2022 Beijing on Friday voiced a "strong protest" against Lithuania for welcoming a Taiwanese delegation on a visit, claiming it violated the one-China policy. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 
A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies.
CORDS researchers predict the rocket body re-entry into Earth's atmosphere will happen Sunday based on current projections.
Aerospace plans to host a Twitter discussion Thursday with other ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 20, 2022 
CIA chief Bill Burns on Wednesday blamed "dumb bets" on high-debt Chinese investment as a factor in Sri Lanka's economic collapse, saying it should serve as a warning to other nations.
"The Chinese have a lot of weight to throw around and they can make a very appealing case for their investments," Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum.
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 Washington (AFP) July 25, 2022  US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, but is waiting for confirmation.
Asked whether the long-awaited call would take place this week, Biden said: "That's my expectation, but I'll let you know when that gets set up."
Any potential conversation between the two presidents would come as ties between the two global superpow ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2022  Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukrainian territory, after Russia said Ukraine's troops had fired on the facility.
Ukraine state energy company Energoatom said on social media that Russia had moved over two dozen pieces of military equipment and ammunition into the engine room of the first reactor.
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 Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2022 
The pro-Russian authorities of eastern Ukraine's separatist republics said Friday they had blocked Google, accusing the US giant of promoting "violence against Russians".
"We took the decision to block Google on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic," rebel leader Denis Pushilin said on Telegram, accusing it of promoting "violence against Russians, in particular the people of the Do ... more |
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2022 Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukrainian territory, after Russia said Ukraine's troops had fired on the facility.
Ukraine state energy company Energoatom said on social media that Russia had moved over two dozen pieces of military equipment and ammunition into the engine room of the first reactor.
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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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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, announced that its high-efficiency, radiation-hardened Coverglass Interconnected solar Cell (CIC) assemblies will power the three Lockheed Martin Next Gen OPIR GEO (NGG) satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF).
The NGG program will deliver resilient global missile wa ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) July 29, 2022 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday.
Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test - a move that the United States has warned would provoke a "swift and forceful" response. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Seeking to revolutionize how the Department of Defense (DoD) objectively measures individual warfighter readiness, DARPA's newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to develop a hand-held prediction tool for warfighter physiological states based on molecular biomarkers. The device developed under the Smart Non-invasive Assays of Physiology (SNAP) program would be readily configurable to dive ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Poland signed Wednesday contracts to purchase South Korean weapons including tanks, artillery and fighter jets as the NATO member bordering Russia and Ukraine boosts its defences.
The amount of the contracts, signed at a ceremony in the Polish capital with representatives of Korea Aerospace Industries and Hyundai, was not provided.
"We're drawing lessons from what's happening in Ukraine, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 28, 2021 
Researchers have used artificial-intelligence to predict the structures of 200 million proteins, which cover virtually every known protein on the planet.
The data covers protein strands from nearly 1 million species and was developed by London-based DeepMind, an AI company developed by Google.
The company used an artificial intelligence technique called deep learning to develop i ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Rice University chemical engineers have improved their design for a light-powered catalyst that rapidly breaks down PFOA, one of the world's most problematic "forever chemical" pollutants.
Michael Wong and his students made the surprising discovery in 2020 that boron nitride, a commercially available powder that's commonly used in cosmetics, could destroy 99% of PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2022 
China warned Wednesday that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries' leaders.
Beijing has hit back hard against the United States after reports emerged last week that Pelosi, a Democrat who is second in line to the presidency, could visit the self-ruled island of T ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Rockets hit the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul causing damage but no casualties, Iraqi and Turkish sources said Wednesday.
The overnight fire came after deadly shelling blamed on the Turkish army killed nine civilians last week, prompting anti-Turkish protests in cities across Iraq.
Four rockets hit, causing damage to cars parked in the street nea ... more |
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