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  Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) ... read more |
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SpaceX postpones mission to put Japanese lander on MoonWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private - and Japanese - lander to the Moon. ... more 
China to complete lunar outpost by 2028Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China will possibly complete the establishment of a lunar research outpost based on two robotic exploration missions by 2028 and send Chinese astronauts to the moon around 2030, according to the chi ... more
China offers intl cooperation opportunity via Chang'e lunar missionsHaikou (XNA) Nov 26, 2022 The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday revealed the international payloads that will piggyback on the Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission, and announced another call for internat ... more  
China's intercontinental drone bomber, the Wing Loong-3Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 29, 2022 China's Chengdu (AVIC) Wing Loong-3 (Pterodactyl-3) medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat air system (UCAS) is a concept drone that could pave the way for intercontinental drone mis ... 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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South Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes approachSeoul (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets Wednesday as six Russian and two Chinese warplanes entered its air defence zone without notice. ... more 
Top China security body calls for 'crackdown' on 'hostile forces' after protestsBeijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2022 China's top security body on Tuesday called for a "crackdown" on "hostile forces" after the country saw protests in major cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding greater political freedoms. ... more  
China's nuclear arsenal to more than triple by 2035: PentagonWashington (AFP) Nov 29, 2022 China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said in a Tuesday report that also highlighted the increasing sophistication of the country's air force. ... more 
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests. ... more |
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Canada police investigating broad China interferenceOttawa (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its "democratic processes," the nation's top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the allegations. ... more  
Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027Tokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2022 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet to increase defence spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, up from a longstanding level of around one percent. ... more  
China successfully reignites rocket engineBeijing (XNA) Nov 29, 2022 China's rocket scientists and engineers have been working on creating reusable rockets for several years and have recently made substantial progress. The latest advance was the successful re-ignitio ... more
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead at 96Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 Jiang Zemin led China through an era of stunning transformation after coming to power in the traumatic aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. ... more |
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Chinese JL-3 nuclear missiles in the South China Sea (and why that matters)Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2022 Experimental Chinese military hardware from all branches of the armed forces was on display during the 2022 air show in Zhuhai. As part of its effort to modernise its regular military forces, China ... more  
China moves to curb and censor rare, nationwide protestsShanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2022 China security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. ... more 
Wordplay, blank signs, music: how China is protesting zero-CovidBeijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2022 Holding up blank pieces of paper, co-opting the national anthem, complicated wordplays: protesters in China are devising a myriad of creative ways to voice dissent against the government and its zero-Covid policy. ... more  
China pledges $100 mn to Cuba, discusses new debt terms: ministerHavana (AFP) Nov 26, 2022 China has donated $100 million to Cuba to help it survive a crippling economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, the island nation's Deputy Prime Minister Alejandro Gil said Saturday. ... more 
Vatican says China bishop appointment violates 2018 dealVatican City (AFP) Nov 26, 2022 The Vatican on Saturday expressed regret at the appointment of a bishop in a diocese in China that the Holy see does not recognise, saying it violated a 2018 deal with Beijing and hinting at political pressure. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022  China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA)
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2022 
China's central bank on Friday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold in reserve for the second time this year, a move that will inject about 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) into the country's flagging economy.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it would lower its reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage points from December 5, bringing the weighted average ratio for financial in ... more |
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 Vatican City (AFP) Nov 26, 2022 
The Vatican on Saturday expressed regret at the appointment of a bishop in a diocese in China that the Holy see does not recognise, saying it violated a 2018 deal with Beijing and hinting at political pressure.
The Vatican last month said it had renewed for the second time the secretive deal allowing both Beijing and the Holy See a say in appointing bishops in China.
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 Niamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 29, 2022 
Prospects for the world's nuclear industry have been boosted by the war in Ukraine and mounting hostility towards climate-wrecking fossil fuels - but Niger, one of the world's biggest sources of uranium, has yet to feel the improvement.
The deeply impoverished landlocked Sahel state is a major supplier of uranium to the European Union, accounting for a fifth of its supplies, and is especial ... more |
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 London (AFP) Nov 24, 2022 
UK government departments were ordered Thursday to stop installing Chinese-made surveillance cameras at "sensitive sites", drawing a strong rebuke from one of the companies targeted.
The move comes with the government moving more forcefully against China and its companies on security grounds. Last week it ordered a Chinese-owned firm to divest most of Newport Wafer Fab, Britain's biggest sem ... more |
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Niamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 29, 2022
Prospects for the world's nuclear industry have been boosted by the war in Ukraine and mounting hostility towards climate-wrecking fossil fuels - but Niger, one of the world's biggest sources of uranium, has yet to feel the improvement.
The deeply impoverished landlocked Sahel state is a major supplier of uranium to the European Union, accounting for a fifth of its supplies, and is especial ... more |
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 Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 
A new research project at Aarhus University aims to develop intelligent, autonomous drones that can fly out to small and large wind farms and scan, detect and report any icing on the blades of the turbines.
The Independent Research Fund Denmark is funding the project with DKK 2.8 million. The project is headed by Associate Professor Erdal Kayacan from the Department of Electrical and Compu ... more |
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 Guildford UK (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 
A 'simple' tweak to perovskite solar cells during the fabrication stage could help to unlock the untold potential of the renewable energy source, claims research from the University of Surrey.
Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) has demonstrated that by precisely controlling the fabrication process, it is possible to regulate and reduce unwanted energy loss in perovskite solar pan ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2022  China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said in a Tuesday report that also highlighted the increasing sophistication of the country's air force.
Washington has identified Beijing as the most consequential challenge to the United States, and the annual report on China's military emphasized improvements to both its nuclear and conventional ... 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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 Jakarta (AFP) Nov 26, 2022 
France's defence minister met his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta on Friday, lauding the close ties between the two countries following an $8 billion fighter jet deal signed earlier this year.
"There is a powerful strategic intimacy that is being born with Indonesia and France," French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu told AFP.
Indonesia placed an order for 42 of France's Rafale ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 
Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. The new work, from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), builds on years of research, including recent studies demonstrating that objects such as a deformable airplane wi ... more |
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 Iquique, Chile (AFP) Nov 25, 2022 
It may be one of the driest places on Earth - a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible.
But Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world.
Mountains of discarded clothing, a graveyard of shoes, and rows upon rows of scrapped tires and cars blight at least three regi ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 28, 2022 
Iran reacted favourably Monday to neighbouring Iraq's decision to redeploy federal guards along its border, after the Islamic Republic launched missile and drone strikes against Kurdish-Iranian groups' bases in northern Iraq.
Since nationwide protests erupted in Iran more than two months ago, Iranian officials have accused exiled Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, and Western powers, of stok ... more |
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