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  Toowoomba, Australia (SPX) Aug 08, 2022 In the past week alone, we've seen two separate incidents of space debris hurtling back to Earth in unexpected places. On Saturday there was the uncontrolled re-entry of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket over Malaysia. Yesterday outlets reported on some spacecraft parts that turned up in regional New South Wales - now confirmed to be from a SpaceX Crew-1 mission. As the space industry grows, it's safe to say such incidents will only become more frequent - and they could pose a risk. But how muc ... read more |
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Reusable experimental spacecraft put into orbitBeijing (XNA) Aug 08, 2022 China launched a Long March 2F carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gobi Desert early on Friday morning, sending a reusable experimental spacecraft into orbit, ... more  
China receives data from newly launched ecosystem monitoring satelliteBeijing (XNA) Aug 08, 2022 China has received data from its newly launched terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite, scientists in charge of receiving the satellite data said. The satellite was carried into spa ... more 
Wentian's small mechanical arm completes in-orbit testsBeijing (XNA) Aug 08, 2022 The small mechanical arm mounted with Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, has successfully completed in-orbit tests, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). With ... more  
Taiwan holds military drill as China accused of preparing invasionFenggang Township, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 9, 2022 Taiwan held an artillery drill Tuesday simulating defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games. ... more |
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EU submits a 'final text' at Iran nuclear talksVienna (AFP) Aug 8, 2022 The European Union submitted a "final text" at talks to salvage a 2015 deal aimed at reining in Iran's nuclear ambitions and Tehran said Monday it was reviewing the proposals. ... more 
China drills reveal plans for Taiwan blockade: expertsBeijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2022 Beijing's largest-ever exercises around Taiwan have offered key clues into its plans for a gruelling blockade in the event of a war to take the self-ruled island, and revealed an increasingly emboldened Chinese military, experts told AFP. ... more  
Biden to host White House Pacific island summitNuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Aug 6, 2022 US President Joe Biden will host Pacific island leaders at the White House in September, a senior American diplomat said Saturday, deepening a regional charm offensive to counter growing Chinese influence. ... more
China holds fresh military drills around TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2022 China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... more |
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US warns Pacific islands of struggle against coercive regimesHoniara (AFP) Aug 7, 2022 A top US diplomat warned Pacific Islands of a new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes Sunday, as she visited the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Battle of Guadalcanal. ... more
Taiwan crisis: what we've learned so farBeijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2022 China's live-fire drills around Taiwan - which saw vessels encircle the democratically ruled island - have offered an unprecedented insight into how Beijing may conduct a military campaign against its neighbour. ... more 
As Beijing rages over Taiwan, mood on China's streets mutedBeijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2022 China's thunderous response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit brought cross-Strait tensions to their highest level in years and sparked an outpouring of nationalist zeal online, but the mood on the streets in mainland China is a little more circumspect. ... more  
China ends working with US on multiple issues; Sanctions PelosiBeijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2022 China on Friday said it was cancelling several defence meetings and suspending key climate talks with the United States after a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan this week. ... more |
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Taiwan and China: What are the median line and ADIZ? Taipei (AFP) Aug 5, 2022 China's enormous military drills encircling Taiwan to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has focused global attention on a flashpoint region. ... more
Pelosi says US will 'not allow' China to isolate Taiwan; As Taipei issues blockade warningsTokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2022 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the United States will "not allow" China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the self-ruled island infuriated Beijing. ... more 
China fires missiles around Taiwan, sparking US condemnationPingtan, China (AFP) Aug 4, 2022 China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force condemned by Washington as a gross overreaction to Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island. ... more
Taiwan condemns 'evil neighbour' China over war drillsTaipei (AFP) Aug 5, 2022 Taiwan blasted its "evil neighbour next door" on Friday after China encircled the island with a series of huge military drills that were condemned by the United States and other Western allies. ... more 
Chinese fighter jets and warships crossed median line, says TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Aug 5, 2022 Taipei's military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the median line that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing's latest military drills "highly provocative". ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 08, 2022 
The small mechanical arm mounted with Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, has successfully completed in-orbit tests, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
With the support of the ground team, the small mechanical arm has completed a series of in-orbit function and performance tests. All indexes performed well, achieving expected results, said the CMSA.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 4, 2022 
Asian markets on Thursday tracked a Wall Street rally fuelled by healthy economic and earnings data, while traders kept a wary eye on Chinese military drills around Taiwan.
Oil extended the previous day's sell-off, that came on the back of fresh signs of weakening demand in the United States. That followed major producers announcing a small increase in output.
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2022  The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Senate voted 95 to 1 in favor of the two Nordic countries' accession, making the United States the 23rd of the 30 NATO countries to formally endorse it so far, after Italy approved it earlier Wednesday and Fr ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 
The situation is "volatile" at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which fell under Russian control in March during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the international nuclear agency said Tuesday.
Located on the Dnipro river in southeastern Ukraine, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been under Russian control since the early weeks of Moscow's invasion, though it is still being ope ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 8, 2022 
The United States placed sanctions Monday on Tornado Cash, a leading "crypto mixer" for transactions in virtual currency that US officials describe as a hub for laundering stolen funds, including by North Korean hackers.
The Treasury said Tornado Cash had been used to transfer at least $96 million of funds stolen in June from crypto exchange service Harmony Bridge, and another $7.8 million o ... more |
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2022
The situation is "volatile" at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which fell under Russian control in March during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the international nuclear agency said Tuesday.
Located on the Dnipro river in southeastern Ukraine, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been under Russian control since the early weeks of Moscow's invasion, though it is still being ope ... 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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 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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 Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 9, 2022  An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. A live feed from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Khayyam satellite from the Russia-controlled Baikonur cosmodrome at the scheduled time of 0552 GMT. ... 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.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2022 
What's the difference between deep space and the deep sea? For a robot, the answer is: not much. Both environments are harsh and demanding, and, more importantly, both are far removed from the machine's operator.
That's why a team of roboticists from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston decided to apply their expertise to designing a shape-changing submersible robot that will cut costs f ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 8, 2022 
Eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese, but a new study by scientists released Monday showed chips and sugary drinks also have a very low environmental impact.
Scientists analyzed some 57,000 products sold in supermarkets in Britain and Ireland, in a large study published by the scientific journal PNAS.
The researchers, who hope that their stud ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Aug 4, 2022  China sent 22 fighter jets across the "median line" running down the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, Taipei's defence ministry said in its latest briefing on large-scale military drills conducted by Beijing's forces.
The Ministry of National Defense said "air defense missile systems" were deployed to track the jets and radio warnings were broadcast, according to an update on its website.
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 
Human Rights Watch said Wednesday it wants the UN Human Rights Council to launch an investigation into alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region, as a report by the UN rights chief looms.
The council "should establish an independent expert body to investigate those abuses", Lucy McKernan, HRW's acting director in Geneva, told reporters.
"And given the scale and severity of those abuses, ... more |
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