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  Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration. The rocket blasted off at 2:31 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province and soon placed the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit 705 kilometers above the ground, the administration said in a news release. The satellite is equipped with ... read more |
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AIR scientists design digital ionosonde for Meridian Space Weather Monitoring ProjectBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Designed for the "Meridian Space Weather Monitoring Project-II", five digital ionosondes have been installed and start operation at the observatories of this Project, according to the Aerospace Info ... more 
New rocket successfully takes to outer spaceBeijing (XNA) Dec 08, 2022 Kuaizhou 11, the newest model of carrier rocket developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, carried out its first successful flight on Wednesday morning, lifting an experimental satellit ... more  
Australia, Japan to pursue 'more complex' joint military drillsTokyo (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 Australia and Japan will pursue opportunities for "more complex" joint military exercises, Canberra's defence minister said Friday after talks with his Japanese counterpart and the countries' foreign ministers in Tokyo. ... more 
High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair tiesWashington (AFP) Dec 11, 2022 The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden to repair frayed relations. ... 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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Two Chinese 'police stations' uncovered in GermanyBerlin (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 China has set up at least two "police stations" in Germany, authorities have confirmed, sparking fresh concern about the overseas centres that critics say are used to harass dissidents. ... more  
Taiwan premier slams China over fresh import bansTaipei (AFP) Dec 11, 2022 Taiwan's premier on Sunday accused China of violating international trade rules and "discriminating" against the island after it halted more Taiwanese imports. ... more  
With eye on Washington, Saudi courts closer China tiesRiyadh (AFP) Dec 10, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Saudi Arabia this week made clear just how quickly ties are intensifying during a period of geopolitical realignment, despite warnings from the White House. ... more  
Nations step up space cooperationBeijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficienc ... more |
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Amnesty Canada blames China for 'sophisticated' hackOttawa (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 The Canadian arm of rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it had been hit by what it termed a "sophisticated digital security breach" that it believed was sponsored by China. ... more 
US House passes defense bill with billions in Taiwan aidWashington (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a defense spending bill that includes up to $10 billion in military grant assistance for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. ... more  
UN rights chief vows to keep focus on Xinjiang abusesGeneva (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 The new UN rights chief said Friday he would follow up on bombshell findings by his predecessor of serious rights abuses and possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang region. ... more  
NSTIC OTA delivers accelerated hypersonic weapons testingSummerville SC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Pentagon leadership has sent a clear signal that the Department of Defense (DoD) must accelerate hypersonic weapon system development activities to counter rapid expansion of hypersonic capabilities ... more |
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Canada raises concern over police radio deal linked to ChinaMontreal (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday expressed dismay as he vowed to review a contract awarded to a Beijing-linked firm to supply and maintain federal police radio equipment. ... more  
China's ruling party lauds late leader Jiang Zemin as Hu reemergesBeijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 Sirens wailed across China as the Communist Party eulogised late leader Jiang Zemin Tuesday, hailing him as a patriot who "dedicated his life" to the country. ... more 
China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts return safely, accomplishing many "firsts"Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022 Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after accomplishing many "firsts" during their six-month space station mission. Shenzhou- ... more 
China's deep space exploration laboratory eyes top talents worldwideBeijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory, which started operation in June this year, is recruiting top talents from around the world, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on ... more 
US, Australia invite Japan to step up troop rotationsWashington (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China's rapid military advances. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.
According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over "serious human rights abuse" in Tibet, including alleged torture and killings of prisoners and forced sterilization.
The United States blocked any US assets and criminalized transactions with Wu Yingjie, who was China's boss in Tibet from 2016 to 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, China's police chief in the Himalayan re ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
China has set up at least two "police stations" in Germany, authorities have confirmed, sparking fresh concern about the overseas centres that critics say are used to harass dissidents.
The German set-ups do not have fixed offices and are overseen by private individuals from the Chinese diaspora, according to the interior ministry.
"Chinese authorities have no executive powers on (Germa ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
Ukraine on Friday accused Russian troops of detaining two senior employees at the occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, after a "brutal beating".
Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine soon after invading the country in February.
"Yesterday ... the Russian military broke into the premises of the social programmes department and... severel ... more |
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 Montreal (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday expressed dismay as he vowed to review a contract awarded to a Beijing-linked firm to supply and maintain federal police radio equipment.
The half-million dollar contract for a radio frequency filtering system to prevent eavesdropping went to Canada's Sinclair Technologies, which is controlled by China's Hytera Communications.
The Shenz ... more |
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 9, 2022
Ukraine on Friday accused Russian troops of detaining two senior employees at the occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, after a "brutal beating".
Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine soon after invading the country in February.
"Yesterday ... the Russian military broke into the premises of the social programmes department and... severel ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2022 
Nearly 10 percent of today's electricity in the United States comes from wind power. The renewable energy source benefits climate, air quality, and public health by displacing emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants that would otherwise be produced by fossil-fuel-based power plants.
A new MIT study finds that the health benefits associated with wind power could more than quadruple ... more |
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 Louisville CO (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Sierra Space, a leading space company building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth, reports that the company won a significant space defense contract with Maxar. Under the agreement, Sierra Space will provide revolutionary solar power solutions and production capability.
This contract will support a constellation of 14 satellites that use Maxar' ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 
Nine people will face the death penalty in Iran over the assassination of one of the country's top nuclear scientists, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed when his car was ambushed on a highway outside Tehran in November 2020, in an attack Iran blamed on its regional arch-foe Israel.
The nine defendants were charged with "corruption on earth" and collusion with Isra ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated a new multifunction, converged sensing capability for the U.S. Government. The new "all-in-one" sensor capability rapidly closes the Observe, Orient, Decide and Act (OODA) loop by integrating four critical mission capabilities: sense, effect/jam, inject and communicate.
The demonstration, conducted at PAX River Military Ins ... more |
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 Vilnius (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
The Baltic states vowed on Friday to raise their defence spending to three percent of gross domestic product (GDP), amid security worries stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
All three nations have been NATO members since 2004 and form a part of the Western defence alliance's eastern flank.
"We will increase our defence investment towards three percent of GDP," Latvian Prime Minis ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
Its promoters reckon it is revolutionising human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions.
Regulators in Europe and North America are worri ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
University of California scientists have a new way to demonstrate which neighborhoods returned to pre-pandemic levels of air pollution after COVID restrictions ended.
Vehicle emissions are the biggest source of carbon dioxide in Southern California's air. As people drove their cars far less in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the pandemic, there was a major drop in CO2 on regional highways. A ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Dec 6, 2022 
A group of Australian lawmakers has landed in Taiwan, Taipei's foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday, defying warnings from Beijing over the visit at a time of rising tensions over the self-ruled island.
"There is a group of bipartisan members of the parliament from Australia currently visiting Taiwan. They are already here," ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou told reporters.
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 Geneva (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
The new UN rights chief said Friday he would follow up on bombshell findings by his predecessor of serious rights abuses and possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang region.
Volker Turk, who took over as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in October, said the report released by Michelle Bachelet on August 31 was "very important".
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