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  Beijing (XNA) Oct 27, 2022 For astronauts, staying cool and comfortable on China's Tiangong space station is no problem. The station orbits Earth in about 90 minutes at an altitude of 400 km. It experiences large fluctuations in temperature, ranging from 150 degrees Celsius when the station is exposed to the sun to minus 100 degrees Celsius when over the night side of the planet. So how to protect station residents from extreme heat and cold during their six-month stay in orbit? The answer lies in several thermal control designs ... read more |
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Mengtian space lab to undergo final tests before launchBeijing (XNA) Oct 26, 2022 China's Mengtian space lab module and its carrier - a Long March 5B rocket - were moved to a service tower on Tuesday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, a ... more  
China completes test of vacuum liquid oxygen-methane rocket engineBeijing, ChinaBeijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2022 China has completed a test of its largest-thrust vacuum liquid oxygen-methane engine, which was designed for use on a commercial rocket, the engine maker said Thursday. Developed by the Chines ... more  
Chang'e-5 samples reveal how young volcanism occurred on the MoonBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 24, 2022 A new study led by Prof. CHEN Yi from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) provides an answer to the question of how young volcanism occurred on the Mo ... more 
China's deep space exploration laboratory recruits young talentsBeijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory launched campus recruitment, aiming to attract more young talents to devote themselves to the country's deep space exploration, according to the China Natio ... more |
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Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response
Spanish judge moves to try ex-govt leader over deadly 2024 floods Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official Strong quake hits off eastern Malaysia Italian alpinist found dead in Swiss avalanche Morocco flood evacuees mark muted Ramadan away from home Rescuers recover final body after deadly California avalanche Afghanistan quake causes no 'serious' damage, injuries: official Kabul shakes as 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan Strong earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan: AFP journalists |
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US sees 'acute threat' from Russia, but says China is main challengeWashington (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the "acute threat" posed by Moscow, but China is the most consequential challenge for the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday. ... more  
Forgotten Uyghurs locked up in Thailand face 'hell on earth'Bangkok (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back. ... more 
Xi says China, US must 'find ways to get along'Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 President Xi Jinping said China and the United States must "find ways to get along" to safeguard world peace and development, state media reported Thursday, as he embarks on his precedent-breaking third term in power. ... more 
China to invest in major space programsBeijing (XNA) Oct 25, 2022 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor, will continue to invest in major space programs such as the manned lunar missions and the development of a super- ... more |
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Vatican renews 2018 deal with China allowing Beijing to choose bishopsVatican City (AFP) Oct 22, 2022 The Vatican said Saturday it had renewed a secretive 2018 deal with Beijing allowing China to choose bishops on the mainland and then have Rome approve them. ... more  
Blinken says China has rejected status quo on TaiwanWashington (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China has rejected the longstanding status quo on Taiwan, reiterating an assessment that Beijing is speeding up its timeline to take the island. ... more  
Five Indian soldiers killed in chopper crash near China borderNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 22, 2022 Five Indian army soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed near the country's disputed border with China, the defence ministry said Saturday - the second such fatal accident in the region this month. ... more 
Biden, Sunak agree to support Ukraine, stand up to China: White HouseWashington (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 US President Joe Biden and Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed in talks Tuesday to work together to support Ukraine and stand up to China, the White House said. ... more |
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Taiwan expects greater China pressure after Xi cements power: FMTaipei (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 Beijing will step up efforts to pick off Taiwan's last remaining allies after Xi Jinping secured a third term in power, as Chinese officials up the ante to show loyalty to the president, Taipei's foreign minister said Wednesday. ... more 
Taiwan hosts democracy activists from Hong Kong, Russia and IranTaipei (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 The threat posed by authoritarian regimes is a "wake-up call for democrats worldwide", Taiwan's leader said Tuesday, as she opened a meeting of global activists that included fugitive Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law. ... more  
Germany eyes allowing smaller Chinese stake in Hamburg port: govt sourceBerlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 Berlin is nearing an agreement to allow a Chinese firm to take a smaller than planned stake in a Hamburg container terminal to overcome Chancellor Olaf Scholz's opposition to an all-out ban, a government source said Tuesday. ... more  
Chinese 'police stations' in Canada under investigationOttawa (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 Canadian federal police said Thursday they are investigating reports that China has set up illegal police stations in the North American nation and harassed Chinese expatriates. ... more  
Taiwan invites Chinese veterinary experts as beloved panda nears deathTaipei (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 Chinese veterinary experts have been invited to Taiwan, zoo officials said Friday, for a rare visit between the two sides after a male panda that symbolised an era of warmer ties was moved into end of life care. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 26, 2022 
China's Mengtian space lab module and its carrier - a Long March 5B rocket - were moved to a service tower on Tuesday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a brief news release that prelaunch preparation work is underway at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island prov ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
Berlin is nearing an agreement to allow a Chinese firm to take a smaller than planned stake in a Hamburg container terminal to overcome Chancellor Olaf Scholz's opposition to an all-out ban, a government source said Tuesday.
Chinese shipping giant Cosco had sought a 35-percent stake and the deal would have automatically gone ahead despite opposition from several German ministries if an "emer ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the war in Ukraine was part of Russia's wider struggle against Western domination, and warned that the world is probably entering the "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II.
The Russian leader showed no sign of backpedalling on the eight-month-old invasion of Ukraine, and indeed painted the current situation as part of the decline of ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2022 
French labour unions and state electricity group EDF said on Friday a weeks-long strike at several of the country's nuclear power plants would be lifted after a pay deal was reached.
The strike, launched on September 13, threatened to delay efforts to bring over half of France's nuclear reactors back online, just as the country is facing potential power restrictions and shortages from Russia ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 
Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday, prompting the government to admit the nation's cyber safeguards were "inadequate".
This was the latest in a series of hacks targeting millions of people that have brought Australian companies' lax approach to cyber security into sharp relief.
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Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2022
French labour unions and state electricity group EDF said on Friday a weeks-long strike at several of the country's nuclear power plants would be lifted after a pay deal was reached.
The strike, launched on September 13, threatened to delay efforts to bring over half of France's nuclear reactors back online, just as the country is facing potential power restrictions and shortages from Russia ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 
The US Interior Department announced plans on Tuesday to offer leases for the first offshore wind energy platforms in the Pacific Ocean.
An offshore wind energy lease sale will be held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on December 6, the department said.
The leases will be to build floating offshore wind energy platforms in areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off central a ... more |
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 Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Oct 24, 2022 
Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) are a new class of organic semiconductors, and have recently demonstrated great potential for solar fuel production. They are generally formed from the ordered p-p stacking of molecular layers, and usually possess periodic columnar p-arrays that can facilitate the interlayer charge transfer. Furthermore, the ordered assembly of organic buildi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Wednesday he saw little scope to restore a nuclear deal with Iran, pointing to the clerical leadership's conditions, as major protests roil the country.
"Right now I don't see a near-term prospect for that moving forward," Blinken said of the 2015 deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2022 
As Ukrainian soldiers regain ground in Ukraine, they are capturing military vehicles and weapons abandoned by fleeing Russians, turning some against the invading army, analysts say.
Russia and its neighbour mostly use similar Soviet-era equipment, so Ukrainians often do not need major training to use any left behind.
Russia has seized chunks of Ukrainian territory since invading in late ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz heralded Thursday a new era in his country's overt security ties with Turkey after a decade-long rupture, marked by a whirlwind visit to Ankara.
Gantz's one-day trip to the powerful NATO member came two months after Israel and Turkey renewed diplomatic ties.
"For over a decade there were no formal security ties," Gantz said, following meetings with Tu ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 25, 2022 
NASA's Mars rovers strive for groundbreaking scientific discoveries as they traverse the Martian landscape. At the same time, the crews operating the rovers do all they can to protect them and the billions of dollars behind the mission. This balance between risk and reward drives the decisions surrounding where the rovers go, the paths they take to get there and the science they uncover.
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 Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 27, 2022 
Pollution in Africa's fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives and avert billions of dollars in damage, a report said Thursday.
"Air pollution (in African cities) is high and rising, it's rising pretty quickly," said Desmond Appiah, Ghana director at the Clean Air Fund, a British NGO which published the study. "It is a silent k ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China has rejected the longstanding status quo on Taiwan, reiterating an assessment that Beijing is speeding up its timeline to take the island.
His remarks came after Chinese President Xi Jinping secured a historic third term and Taiwan predicted intensifying pressure on the diplomatic front.
Blinken said that the four-decade stat ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.
China has been accused of grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang against the Uyghurs dating back to at least the 1990s, with the United States branding Beijing's treatment of the mostly Muslim minority a "genocide".
A damning UN report release ... more |
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