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  Beijing (XNA) Sep 06, 2022 Chinese astronomers have released the world's first collection of large-field X-ray maps of the sky, captured by a small satellite put into orbit last month. The Wide-field X-ray Telescope, launched into orbit on July 27 by a solid-propellant-fuelled rocket, is the first large-field X-ray imaging telescope, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of China. After a four-day in-orbit observation, the telescope obtained X-ray images and the energy spectra of many celestial bodies in ... read more |
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China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts carry out spacewalkBeijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 Two astronauts on board China's Tiangong space station successfully completed a six-hour spacewalk Friday, the national human spaceflight agency said. ... more 
Chinese scientist advocates int'l cooperation in space scienceBeijing (XNA) Sep 02, 2022 A thousand people may have a thousand answers as to why we explore space. For 64-year-old Chinese scientist Wu Ji, exploring space has a more self-reflective meaning. "When one enters space, o ... more  
Study of Sample Brought Back by Chang'e-5 Unveils Formation of Nanophase Iron on the MoonKunming, Chinaw (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 By studying lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe, researchers found reliable evidence of disproportionation origin of nanophase iron on the moon, according to a study published on Natu ... more 
Duo undertake 7-hour spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Sep 05, 2022 Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou XIV mission have carried out their first spacewalk, also known as an extravehicular activity, which finished early on Friday morning, according to the China Manned ... more |
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Rocket to carry Mengtian space lab module arrives at launch siteWenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022 A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, t ... more 
Where to land on the Moon?Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 It was 1972 when the last humans landed on the Moon. The Apollo programme was discontinued thereafter. But interest in the Moon has been rekindled. With China having landed a robot - and raised its ... more 
Chang'e-5 reveals an intermediate stage in space weathering process of lunar soilsBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 This study is conducted by a joint team from Chinese Academy of Sciences. They use aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and scanning ... more  
Bolstering Asia ties, Putin watches military drills with ChinaUssuriysk, Russia (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries, as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of Western sanctions. ... more |
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Solar-powered high-altitude drone makes maiden flightBeijing (XNA) Sep 05, 2022 The country's leading aircraft maker, Aviation Industry Corp of China, carried out the maiden flight of what it calls China's first large, fully solar-powered drone on Saturday, the State-owned cong ... more  
China launches new test satellites via Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocketJiuquan (XNA) Sep 06, 2022 China sent two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Tuesday. The CentiSpace 1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou 1A carr ... more  
French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China's war drill threatsTaipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 A group of French lawmakers landed in Taipei on Wednesday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... more
Putin attends military exercises with Chinese forces: KremlinMoscow (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several other Russia-friendly countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told local news agencies. ... more |
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Taiwan says Chinese military drone entered air defence zoneTaipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 Taiwan said a Chinese military reconnaissance drone entered its air defence zone on Monday, the latest incursion as relations between the two neighbours remain tense. ... more 
US approves $1.1 billion in arms for Taiwan, angering ChinaWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of "counter-measures." ... more  
China accuses US of 'tens of thousands' of cyberattacksBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launching "tens of thousands" of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data, including from a public research university. ... more
China's No. 3 leader to visit Russia next weekBeijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest-ranking Communist Party politician to travel to the country since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Drought causes Yangtze to shrinkParis (ESA) Sep 06, 2022 A record-breaking drought has caused parts of the Yangtze River to dry up - affecting hydropower, shipping routes, limiting drinking water supplies and even revealing previously submerged Buddhist s ... more |
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 Wenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022 
A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency said Saturday.
The rocket will undergo final assembly and testing together with the Mengtian lab module, which arrived earlier.
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
China's export growth slowed significantly in August, customs authorities said Wednesday, as economic uncertainty is exacerbated by strict Covid-19 lockdowns across the country.
The weakness in trade comes as global demand for Chinese products weakens with energy prices soaring and the United States facing the threat of recession.
At the same time the domestic property sector - which ac ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 
Moscow-installed authorities in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson suggested that plans for a referendum on joining Russia had been delayed but insisted a vote would take place.
Kherson and the southern region of Zaporizhzhia have been largely under Russia's control since the first weeks of Moscow's invasion in February. They are now being forcefully integrated into Russia's economy. ... more |
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 Novooleksandrivka, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 
The "physical integrity" of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine has been "violated", the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said after a visit on Thursday.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi led a team of inspectors to the Russian-controlled plant that has been frequently shelled in recent weeks raising fears of a nuclear incident.
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
One of the classified documents seized by the FBI at former US president Donald Trump's Florida residence described the nuclear capabilities and military defenses of a foreign power, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
The newspaper, citing unnamed sources familiar with the case, said that some of the documents found in Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence were so highly classified that only the p ... more |
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Novooleksandrivka, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 1, 2022
The "physical integrity" of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine has been "violated", the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said after a visit on Thursday.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi led a team of inspectors to the Russian-controlled plant that has been frequently shelled in recent weeks raising fears of a nuclear incident.
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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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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 07, 2022 
A relatively new kind of semiconductor, layered atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the way that leaves move energy from the sun over relatively long distances before using it to fuel chemical reactions. The approach may one day improve the efficiency of solar cells.
"Energy transport is one of the crucial steps for solar energy harvesting and conversion in solar cells," said Bin Liu, ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
The US military will test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the Pentagon announced, in the second such practice operation of the country's nuclear defense in less than a month.
"There will be an operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early tomorrow morning, September 7, from Vandenberg Sp ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed a demonstration of a sovereign, fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) proposed solution supporting the Australian Defence Force.
Performed to the AIR6500 Program Office in the Department of Defence, the demonstration showcased the JABMS product solution and the modular, open systems architecture leveraging ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
Russia is buying potentially millions of artillery shells and rockets from communist North Korea to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday.
"Our sense is you could include literally millions of rounds, rockets and artillery shells," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
Kirby, citing declassified US intelligence, stressed ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 
The physics of walking for multi-legged animals and robots is simpler than previously thought. That is the finding described by a team of roboticists, physicists and biologists in the Sept. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in a paper titled "Walking is like slithering: a unifying, data-driven view of locomotion."
"This is important because it will allow robot ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
Ducks contaminated by mercury pollution are significantly more likely to get bird flu, a study found Wednesday, pointing towards another way that human-driven changes to the natural world increase the risk of viruses spreading.
Bird flu rarely infects humans but persistent outbreaks in the US and UK among other countries have led to millions of poultry being culled so far this year.
Wild ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
A group of French lawmakers landed in Taipei on Wednesday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Democratic Taiwan exists under constant threat of an invasion by authoritarian China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day - by force if necessa ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2022  A court in Iran has sentenced to death two gay rights activists on charges of promoting homosexuality, campaigners said Monday, urging pressure from the international community to stop the implementation of the verdicts.
The two women, Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Chubdar, 24, were sentenced to death by the court in the northwestern town of Urmia, the Hengaw Kurdish rights organisat ... more |
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