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  Hefei, China (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 Researchers report an experimental demonstration of a space-to-ground quantum key distribution (QKD) network using a compact QKD terminal aboard the Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 and four ground stations. The new QKD system is less than half the weight of the system the researchers developed for the Micius satellite, which was used to perform the world's first quantum-encrypted virtual teleconference. The demonstration represents an important step toward practical QKD based on constellations of sma ... read more |
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China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellitesJiuquan (XNA) Aug 09, 2022 China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 pm (Beijing Time) Aug 9, 2022 from the laun ... more  
Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota portColombo (XNA) Aug 18, 2022 China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment purposes. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, Sri Lankan governm ... more 
Shenzhou XIV astronauts to conduct their first spacewalk in coming daysBeijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts will conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time in the next few days, China Media Group reported on Saturday. The three-member crew has been wo ... more 
Harvest from heavenly breedingBeijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 When China's Shenzhou-14 spaceship returns to Earth late this year, it will bring home some unusual packages - brewer's yeast grown in space. It will be part of the harvest of a 6-month-long b ... more |
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Chinese commercial carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 completes ground testsBeijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 China's new carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3), designed for commercial use, has completed large-scale ground tests, its developer said on Thursday. The rocket was developed by the China Roc ... more  
Indonesia leader says Putin and Xi to attend G20 summit: reportJakarta (AFP) Aug 19, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the upcoming Group of 20 summit, the leader of host nation Indonesia said in an interview published Friday. ... more  
Forced labour, possible 'enslavement' in China's Xinjiang: UN expertGeneva (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity". ... more 
High-ranked Japan and China officials hold seven-hour talksTokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for seven hours of talks that covered topics including Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, a Japanese government official said Thursday. ... more |
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US, Taiwan to launch formal trade talks in autumnWashington (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 The United States and Taiwan announced on Wednesday objectives for trade negotiations set for the early autumn in another step to boost ties even as tensions soar with China over the self-ruled island. ... more 
China to send troops to Russia for joint military drillsBeijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing's defence ministry said. ... more  
Taiwan shows off most advanced fighter jet after China drillsHualien, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Taiwan displayed on Wednesday its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake of China's unprecedented military drills around the island. ... more  
US tests ICBM after Ukraine, China-linked delaysWashington (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 The United States successfully tested a long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Tuesday after twice postponing the launch to avoid stoking tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, the Air Force announced. ... more |
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German fighter jets to make debut in Indo-PacificBerlin (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Thirteen German military aircraft were on their way to Australia on Tuesday as Germany looks to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China. ... more 
Putin lashes out at US over Ukraine, TaiwanMoscow (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. ... more
Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concernsHambantota, Sri Lanka (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 A Chinese research vessel bristling with antennas and communication gear docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities. ... more
'No use worrying': Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threatKinmen, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Visiting Taiwan's tiny Kinmen Islands last week, Joseph Lin practised standing up on his paddleboard, drifting across from the Chinese city of Xiamen, where days earlier fighter jets had screamed overhead. ... more 
US commander says China missile fire over Taiwan must be contestedSingapore (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 China's recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that has to be contested, a top US military commander said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 
China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts will conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time in the next few days, China Media Group reported on Saturday.
The three-member crew has been working and living in orbit for 70 days since they were sent into space onboard the Shenzhou XIV spaceship and entered China's space station.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 19, 2022 
Markets drifted on Friday as investors tried to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for lifting interest rates to fight inflation, with mixed data and differing opinions by bank officials providing little clarity.
A two-month rally from June lows appears to have run out of steam this week, with downward pressure coming after minutes from the Fed's most recent meeting showed it was determined ... more |
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 Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threw Turkey's support behind Ukraine and warned of the danger of "another Chernobyl" disaster erupting at a nuclear power plant held by invading Russian forces.
The Turkish leader met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Lviv just two weeks after flying to Sochi for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two sides p ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 14, 2022  Kyiv and Moscow have exchanged blame for fresh shelling around Europe's largest nuclear facility, which is in Russia's control and has come under fire repeatedly in the past week.
The Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces since March, and Kyiv has accused Moscow of basing hundreds of soldiers and storing arms there.
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 Helsinki (AFP) Aug 9, 2022 
Finland's parliament said Tuesday its website came under cyber attack, as the Nordic country applies for NATO membership following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
"A denial of service attack is taking place against the parliament's external website," parliament said in a statement.
The attack began around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT), slowing down or completely denying access to the site.
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 Kyiv and Moscow have exchanged blame for fresh shelling around Europe's largest nuclear facility, which is in Russia's control and has come under fire repeatedly in the past week.
The Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces since March, and Kyiv has accused Moscow of basing hundreds of soldiers and storing arms there.
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 
The European Union (EU), China and the United Kingdom (UK) operate the largest number of offshore wind farms in the world. This information is the result of an analysis of satellite data by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). The researchers used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to determine not only the number and locations of the plants, but also the devel ... more |
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 Daegu, South Korea (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 
The DGIST (President Kuk Yang) Thin Film Solar Cell Research Center (Chairman Gang Jin-gyu) worked with Professor Kim Se-yoon of the Department of New Material Engineering at Kyungnam University (President Park Jae-gyu) to investigate the cause of pore formation, a problem in CZTS thin-film solar cells, which are eco-friendly general-purpose thin-film solar cells. It was announced on the 12th (T ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 
North Korea on Sunday criticised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his "dangerous words" after he called for the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of Pyongyang during a visit to Seoul.
Guterres, who was in South Korea on a two-day visit, expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation, calling it a "fundamental objective to bring peace, security and stabilit ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction sensor successfully detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously during a recent live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. G/ATOR successfully tracked each target immediately after launch and passed relevant information in real time to intercept numerou ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 15, 2022 
President Vladimir Putin on Monday promoted Russian weapons to his foreign allies, saying they had all been tested on the field of battle.
"We are ready to offer allies and partners the most modern types of weapons - from small arms to armoured vehicles and artillery, combat aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles," Putin said in televised remarks at the opening of a military forum outside M ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 05, 2022 
Giving our hardware sight has empowered a host of applications in self-driving cars, object detection, and crop monitoring. But unlike animals, synthetic vision systems can't simply evolve under natural habitats. Dynamic visual systems that can navigate both land and water, therefore, have yet to power our machines - leading researchers from MIT, the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology ( ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 
Polish firefighters said Tuesday they had recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, deepening concerns of an environmental disaster.
"We'd never had an operation of this scope on a river before," said Monika Nowakowska-Drynda from the national firefighter press office.
She confirmed that around 100 tonnes (220,500 pounds) of dead fish had b ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2022  The United States and Taiwan announced on Wednesday objectives for trade negotiations set for the early autumn in another step to boost ties even as tensions soar with China over the self-ruled island.
The negotiations would cover a variety of areas, including agriculture, digital trade, good regulatory practices and removing trade barriers, the Office of the US Trade Representative said in ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity".
Beijing has been accused of detaining over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, as well as carrying out forced sterilisa ... more |
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