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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The Wentian module has been operating stably in orbit for nearly a month, and the Shenzhou-14 crew have been training and preparing for their first EVAs during the mission. Particle radiation is a key threat to the safety of spacecraft and astronauts. The energy pa ... read more |
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China conducts spaceplane flight testBeijing (XNA) Aug 26, 2022 On Friday, China carried out a key flight test of its reusable suborbital spaceplane, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State ... more  
Foreign forces arrive for military drills in eastern RussiaMoscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Soldiers from several countries have arrived in eastern Russia for joint military drills that China will take part in, Russia's defence ministry said Monday, amid tensions between Moscow and Western capitals. ... more  
Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. ... more  
Reusable spaceplane completes key flight testBeijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 China on Friday carried out a key flight test of its reusable suborbital spaceplane, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State- ... more |
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Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. ... more  
Solomon Islands refuses to allow US ship to make port callWashington (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 The Solomon Islands has refused to allow a US Coast Guard cutter to make a routine port call - a further sign of the deteriorating relations between Washington and the Pacific nation, which is pursuing deeper ties with China. ... more
US senator lands in Taiwan for fourth political visit this monthTaipei (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 US Senator Marsha Blackburn landed in Taiwan late Thursday, the fourth visit by an American politician this month and a move bound to rile Beijing, which has staged huge military drills to protest such trips. ... more 
Taiwan fruit, fish farmers feel squeeze of China's sanctionsHualien, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 As a Taiwanese fighter jet screamed over the lush green fields of eastern Hualien county last week, pomelo farmer Mulin Ou sat in his orchard counting the cost of China's latest push to squeeze the island. ... more |
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Taiwan says China drills deepened international solidarityTaipei (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 China's huge military drills around Taiwan have only made allies more determined to visit the island democracy and show solidarity, Taipei's foreign minister Joseph Wu said Friday. ... more  
Long road to UN rights chief's Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 Michelle Bachelet's four years as the UN's human rights chief have been marked by her handling of alleged abuses in Xinjiang and China's treatment of the region's Uyghur minority. ... more 
UN rights chief admits 'tremendous pressure' over Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 The UN rights chief said Thursday she was facing "tremendous pressure" over a long-delayed report on China's Xinjiang region and admitted that she was uncertain when it would appear. ... more 
Taiwan announces plans for record defence budget after China drillsTaipei (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 Taiwan announced plans for a record increase to its defence budget on Thursday after huge military drills by China earlier this month sent tensions between the two to their highest in decades. ... more |
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China's space tracking ship sails for monitoring missionsBeijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 set sail for monitoring missions from its home port on Monday morning, according to China Science Daily. The vessel has prepared for the new missions as ... more
'Not ready': Taiwan reservists stoic but unprepared for China threatTaipei (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 Sitting pensively in a pew at a Taipei church, army reservist Henry Cheng is nonchalant about the Chinese warships and jets circling his island - but he also feels ill-prepared for war. ... more  
Compact QKD system paves the way to cost-effective satellite-based quantum networksHefei, 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 stat ... more
US governor visits Taiwan after China drillsTaipei (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 A US state governor met Taiwan's president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of support following China's military threats towards the self-ruled island. ... more  
US creates Arctic ambassador as Russia, China competition risesWashington (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 The United States said Friday it will create a position of Arctic ambassador to step up diplomacy as Russia and China increase their presence in waters opened up by climate change. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 
The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The Wentian module has been operating stably in orbit for nearly a month, and the Shenzhou-14 crew have been training and preparing for their first EVAs during t ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 
Markets sank Monday and the dollar rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell warned of more interest rate hikes to fight inflation and poured cold water on the prospects of a cut in the new year.
The hefty selling tracked a painful day on Wall Street, where all three main indexes tanked between three and four percent as investors contemplated an extended period of monetary tightening.
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 
Soldiers from several countries have arrived in eastern Russia for joint military drills that China will take part in, Russia's defence ministry said Monday, amid tensions between Moscow and Western capitals.
Servicemen from Kremlin-friendly countries including close ally Belarus, India, Mongolia and Syria will participate in the drills.
The exercises will take place between September 1 ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2022  The US government urged Monday a complete shutdown of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as fighting intensifies in the area and international experts plan an inspection visit.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated calls to create a demilitarized zone around the facility, which was occupied by Russian troops in the early weeks of the six-month-old war and has experi ... more |
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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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Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 The US government urged Monday a complete shutdown of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as fighting intensifies in the area and international experts plan an inspection visit.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated calls to create a demilitarized zone around the facility, which was occupied by Russian troops in the early weeks of the six-month-old war and has experi ... more |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 
Solar panels aren't just for rooftops anymore - some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their monotonous black color could leave onlookers underwhelmed. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created solar panels that take on colorful hues while producing energy nearly a ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 
Israel is waging a "last-minute" offensive to convince its allies to halt talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal with a flurry of diplomatic trips, calls to Western leaders and press briefings.
As the United States responded to Iran's suggestions on reviving the landmark 2015 deal, Israel warned Wednesday of the consequences of going back to the accord.
In 2018, when then US president D ... 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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 Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Robotic arms are typically composed of joints, which help the arm move and perform a task. Each of those joints is capable of either rotating or extending-and the number of such possible independent movements is referred to as the robotic system's degree of freedom. The more joints in the arm, the higher the degree of freedom.
"In general, robotic systems are very high-degree-of-freedom sy ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 27, 2022  Britain's environment minister on Saturday defended government plans to tackle sewage releases into rivers and sea, after opposition parties and environmentalists slammed the measures as insufficient and costly for consumers.
Recent discharges of sewage into popular river and sea bathing areas have prompted widespread horror among the public, as well as alarm over waters shared with the EU. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022  Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island.
In a statement, the US Navy said the passage "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait soared to their highest level in years this month a ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 
Michelle Bachelet's four years as the UN's human rights chief have been marked by her handling of alleged abuses in Xinjiang and China's treatment of the region's Uyghur minority.
Less than a week before she is due to step down, the former Chilean president acknowledged Thursday that she had been under "tremendous pressure" over a long-delayed report on the rights situation in China's far-we ... more |
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