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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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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 
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 |
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India, China troops begin disengaging from border area: New DelhiSrinagar, India (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 India and China began pulling back soldiers from a friction point along their border Thursday, New Delhi's defence ministry said, following a two-year standoff with sporadic deadly clashes. ... more  
US launches Asia economic forum to counter ChinaLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 The United States began a series of meetings with ministers from the Asia-Pacific in Los Angeles on Thursday at an economic summit aimed at countering China's growing influence in the region. ... more 
China, Australia eye first leaders' meeting in yearsSydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 China and Australia could hold top-level talks for the first time since 2017, with senior figures from both countries this week signalling a willingness to break the years-long impasse. ... more  
China warns UN cooperation 'in danger' after Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 China's ambassador in Geneva warned Friday that Beijing's cooperation with the UN rights office was "in danger" after it published a report listing serious abuses in the Xinjiang region. ... more |
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Xi and Putin to meet in Uzbekistan next week: RussiaBeijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian diplomat said Wednesday, in what would be the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic. ... more  
French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China's war drill threatsTaipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan 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 
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  
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 |
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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 
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 |
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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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 Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 
The United States began a series of meetings with ministers from the Asia-Pacific in Los Angeles on Thursday at an economic summit aimed at countering China's growing influence in the region.
The two-day event is the first face-to-face meeting between members of the new Indo-Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework (IPEF), an initiative launched in May by US President Joe Biden.
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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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 Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
Germany's decision to keep two atomic plants on standby through the winter amid a power crunch has exposed cracks in the government and unleashed criticism from economic and energy experts.
The major u-turn in government policy was made after a second stress test to assess Germany's energy security as Russia reduces gas supplies to Europe.
Germany's three remaining nuclear plants were se ... more |
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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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Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 7, 2022
Germany's decision to keep two atomic plants on standby through the winter amid a power crunch has exposed cracks in the government and unleashed criticism from economic and energy experts.
The major u-turn in government policy was made after a second stress test to assess Germany's energy security as Russia reduces gas supplies to Europe.
Germany's three remaining nuclear plants were se ... 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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 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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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
The sharp rise in gold prices has driven a surge of illegal mining in Brazil, much of it in the Amazon rainforest, according to a study published Tuesday.
Gold output in Brazil, the world's 14th-biggest producer last year, has soared since the coronavirus pandemic pushed international prices to record highs.
Of the 112 tonnes of gold produced in Brazil last year, at least seven percent w ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan 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.
The trip came as Taiwan held two days of live fire drills on a strategic island that lies between its coast and China.
Taiwan is under constant threat of an invasion by China, which cla ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 
China's ambassador in Geneva warned Friday that Beijing's cooperation with the UN rights office was "in danger" after it published a report listing serious abuses in the Xinjiang region.
"We cannot conduct cooperation as if nothing happened, when we were hurt by this exercise," ambassador Chen Xu told reporters in a virtual briefing organised by the ACANU association of UN correspondents. ... more |
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