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  Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan 34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 9:38 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. The Yaogan 34 03 satellite, carried by a Long March 4C rocket, successfully entered its planned orbit. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. It was the 450th flight mission of th ... read more |
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US wants China to 'use its influence' on North KoreaBangkok (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 The United States will ask China, North Korea's primary ally, to help rein in Pyongyang after it tested a missile that could hit the US mainland, an official said Friday. ... more  
China, Russia seek 'might makes right' world: US defense chiefHalifax, Canada (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 China and Russia seek a world where force is used to resolve disputes, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Saturday, vowing that the United States will continue defending humanitarian principles and international law. ... more 
Xi, Kishida meet as North Korea fires missileBangkok (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 The leaders of China and Japan held their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after North Korea fired the latest in a record missile blitz that has sent nuclear fears soaring. ... more  
Galactic Energy carries out fourth successful launchJiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 Galactic Energy, a private carrier rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fourth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Wednesday afternoon to deploy five Earth-observation satellites into orbit. ... 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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China attacking Taiwan a 'mistake' like Russia in Ukraine: top US generalWashington (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 The Pentagon's top general warned Wednesday that any Chinese attack on Taiwan would be a strategic mistake as bad as Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Macron urges China to play 'greater mediation role' on UkraineNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged China to play a "greater mediation role" to help avoid an escalation of the Ukraine war, a day after talks with his Chinese counterpart. ... more 
Xi, Kishida to meet as N. Korea fires missileBangkok (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 The leaders of China and Japan will hold their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after North Korea fired the latest in a record-breaking missile blitz that has sent nuclear fears soaring. ... more 
Xi, Kishida to meet as N. Korea fires missileBangkok (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 The leaders of China and Japan will hold their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after North Korea fired the latest in a record missile blitz that has sent nuclear fears soaring. ... more |
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Beloved panda gifted by China to Taiwan diesTaipei (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties died on Saturday, after suffering a spate of seizures, Taipei Zoo said. ... more  
China records first Covid death since MayBeijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2022 China reported its first death from Covid-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures to eliminate infections. ... more  
Wildlife summit could upend Hong Kong's shark fin tradeHong Kong (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 Hong Kong's controversial shark fin trade may face its biggest shakeup in years if conservationists get their way in securing tighter regulations at an international wildlife conference in Panama. ... more 
Chinese cities cancel mass Covid tests in easing of measuresBeijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 Multiple Chinese cities have cancelled routine mass Covid tests this week, days after Beijing announced limited relaxations of its strict zero-Covid policy which raised hopes of China's eventual reopening. ... more |
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Xi, Harris call for open channels in latest US-China meetingBangkok (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris called for open communication during a brief meeting on Saturday, days after his extensive talks with President Joe Biden aimed at keeping tensions in check. ... more  
China's Tencent wins first game licence in 18 monthsBeijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 China has granted tech giant Tencent its first licence for a video game in 18 months, ending a dry spell that had threatened its position as the world's top game maker. ... more  
Chinese spy jailed for 20 years for economic espionageWashington (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 A Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court Wednesday for stealing technology from US and French aerospace firms, the Justice Department said. ... more  
UK orders Chinese-owned firm to sell most of chip makerLondon (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 The UK government on Wednesday ordered a Chinese-owned company to divest most of Britain's biggest semiconductor maker, in a move likely to antagonise Beijing. ... more 
China new home prices see sharpest decline in over seven yearsBeijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 Prices of new homes in China saw their sharpest decline for seven years in October, data showed Wednesday, as the real estate sector was battered by a debt crisis and a slowing economy. ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 
Galactic Energy, a private carrier rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fourth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Wednesday afternoon to deploy five Earth-observation satellites into orbit.
The CERES 1 Y4 rocket blasted off at 2:20 pm at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and soon placed the Gaofen 03D08, 03D51, 03D52, 03D53 and 03D54, five optical ... more |
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 Budapest (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called EU sanctions against Russia "a step towards war" on Friday, describing the bloc's Russia policy as dangerous.
Orban has sought to take a neutral position since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, refusing to send Kyiv military aid and opposing an 18-billion-euro EU support package for Ukraine.
Although Budapest didn't block EU sanctions agains ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 
Russia said on Friday it was strengthening positions on the Crimean peninsula, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Kyiv's forces reclaim territory in the neighbouring Kherson region.
"Fortification work is being carried out on the territory of Crimea under my control with the aim of guaranteeing the security of all Crimeans," the Moscow-appointed governor of the region, Sergei Aksyonov, said on ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 
The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.
The White House said the assistance was part of its Net Zero World Initiative, a project launched at last year's Glasgow climate summit in which the United States partners with the p ... more |
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 Mumbai (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 
Hunched over laptops in small office cubicles, a group of Indian fact-checkers is on the frontlines of a war against misinformation, braving online abuse and legal threats.
India has the world's largest number of certified fact-checking organisations, but many feel outnumbered and outgunned in a country with hundreds of millions of internet users and a climate of growing religious intoleranc ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) Nov 19, 2022
The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.
The White House said the assistance was part of its Net Zero World Initiative, a project launched at last year's Glasgow climate summit in which the United States partners with the p ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
Nine countries including Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan joined an international alliance Tuesday at the UN COP27 climate summit, to encourage the development of offshore wind power.
The Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA), established to "remove barriers" to the energy, was set up by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy Council ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 
Organic solar cells are an emerging technology with a lot of promise. Unlike the ubiquitous silicon solar panel, they have the potential to be lightweight, flexible, and present a variety of colors, making them particularly attractive for urban or facade applications. However, continued advancements in device performance have been sluggish as researchers work to understand the fundamental proces ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Nov 19, 2022  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of Pyongyang's newest intercontinental ballistic missile with his daughter in tow for the first time, state media reported Saturday.
Declaring he would meet perceived US nuclear threats with nukes of his own, Kim supervised the launch on Friday of the black-and-white missile, which the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said was the Hwas ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday gave the green light for Britain to join a project to speed the movement of troops around Europe, as the West frets about the threat from Russia.
"Russia's war against Ukraine has further demonstrated that being able to move troops and military equipment swiftly across Europe and beyond is essential for our security," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
The United States will provide air defense systems and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine as part of a new $400 million security assistance package, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.
With "Russia's unrelenting and brutal air attacks on Ukrainian civilian and critical infrastructure, additional air defense capabilities are critical," Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told journa ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 
All component-level tests are complete on DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal is to enable inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital funct ... more |
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 Naxos, Greece (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 
On the Greek island of Naxos, two divers reeled in not the catch of the day but a jumble of cable, rope, fishing nets and old clothes from the seafloor.
They are part of a dozen-strong team from Aegean Rebreath, marine conservationists who for the past five years have sought to preserve the azure waters that attract millions of holidaymakers every summer.
On a bright winter's day, they ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 
The Pentagon's top general warned Wednesday that any Chinese attack on Taiwan would be a strategic mistake as bad as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"I think it would be unwise, it would be a political mistake, a geopolitical mistake, a strategic mistake, similar to what the strategic mistake is that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has made in Ukraine," said US Joint Chiefs Chairman General ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
Iran launched new cross-border missile and drone strikes Monday against Iraq-based Kurdish opposition groups it accuses of stoking unrest at home, killing at least one person according to local authorities.
Iran has been rocked by almost two months of protests sparked by the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, after her arrest by the notorious morality police for allegedly breach ... more |
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