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  Beijing (XNA) Dec 18, 2022 China launched a Long March 11 carrier rocket early on Friday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor. The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and soon placed the Shiyan 21 satellite into its preset orbit, the company said in a news release. The satellite is tasked with demonstrating new space technolog ... read more |
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Chang'e 5 samples suggest exploitable water resources on the moonBeijing (XNA) Dec 14, 2022 By studying lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e 5 mission, Chinese scientists found that lunar soil grains retain more solar wind-implanted water at the middle latitude region than previously tho ... more  
China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activityBloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonaut ... more 
China launches two space experiment satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022 China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C ... more  
China's FAST telescope reveals unprecedented details of Milky WayBeijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022 The vast space between billions of stars in the Milky Way is not empty, but filled with thin interstellar medium. Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), or the ... more |
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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 Deadly California avalanche search to go through weekend |
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Australia's top diplomat makes first China trip in yearsSydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 Australia's top diplomat will visit China on Tuesday, the first such trip by an Australian foreign minister in four years and a sign of further thawing ties. ... more  
DOD Official: Norms Must be Established in SpaceWashington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 Last week, the United Nations approved a resolution calling on nations not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent antisatellite missile tests. The United States agreed to the resolution, while China ... more  
Russia announces joint naval drills with ChinaMoscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 Moscow announced Monday that several of its warships were participating in naval exercises starting this week with Beijing's navy, as Russia and China deepen ties amid pressure from the West. ... more 
Japan approves major defence overhaul, warning of China threatsTokyo (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to its security. ... more |
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China tightens regulation of online commentsBeijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 China began applying new rules governing online comments on Thursday, further threatening freedom of expression in a move authorities said was aimed at protecting national security. ... more  
Google says does not change search results after Hong Kong anthem rowHong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 Google said Thursday it does not manipulate search results, after Hong Kong's government said the tech giant had refused its demand to bury a popular protest song. ... more  
China protests shine light on limits of Uyghur solidarityShanghai (AFP) Dec 14, 2022 Their deaths in a fire triggered China's biggest protests in generations, but few people seemed to know the victims were Uyghur families torn apart by Beijing's crackdown in Xinjiang. ... more 
India accuses China of trying to 'change status quo' on borderNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 13, 2022 India's defence minister Tuesday accused China of trying to "unilaterally change the status quo" on their disputed Himalayan border last week when clashes left troops on both sides injured. ... more |
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Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threatsTokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2022 Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China. ... more
Key points of Japan's new defence strategyTokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2022 Japan will soon outline plans to drastically expand its defence capabilities over the next five years in response to threats from China and nuclear-armed North Korea. ... more  
Countries agree historic deal to protect natureMontreal (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 Countries approved a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity summit early Monday. ... more  
China reports first Covid deaths since hardline policy easedBeijing (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 China on Monday reported its first deaths from Covid-19 since loosening its hardline containment policy, as hospitals and crematoriums struggle with an outbreak authorities say is impossible to track. ... more 
China megacity says people with symptomatic Covid can work 'as normal'Beijing (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China's largest cities can now go to work "as normal", state media reported Monday, a dramatic reversal in a country where a single case could previously send thousands into lockdown. ... more |
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts - the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, China's recently completed space station, called Tiangong, which means "heavenly palace" in Mandarin. The three ta ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 
Asian markets fell on Monday as traders weighed the prospect of a global recession caused by central bank moves to fight inflation.
Equities took a turn south last week after monetary policymakers around the world signalled that while price rises appeared to be stabilising, more work would be needed to get them under control.
All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower Frid ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Dec 19, 2022 
Sweden's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of an exiled Turkish journalist, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership.
There were "several hindrances" to sending back former editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, Bulent Kenes, who Turkey accuses of being involved in a 2016 attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the court said.
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 
Welding problems will require a further six-month delay for France's next-generation nuclear reactor at Flamanville, the latest setback for the flagship technology the country hopes to sell worldwide, state-owned electricity group EDF said Friday.
The delay will also add 500 million euros to a project whose total cost is now estimated at around 13 billion euros ($13.8 billion), blowing past ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 
Jamie Rubin, a former State Department spokesman and veteran commentator, will return to the US government as an envoy to fight disinformation, a rising concern of Washington, it was announced Friday.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Rubin as special envoy and coordinator of the State Department's Global Engagement Center, which is tasked with analyzing and countering disinformation. ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
Welding problems will require a further six-month delay for France's next-generation nuclear reactor at Flamanville, the latest setback for the flagship technology the country hopes to sell worldwide, state-owned electricity group EDF said Friday.
The delay will also add 500 million euros to a project whose total cost is now estimated at around 13 billion euros ($13.8 billion), blowing past ... 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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 Incheon, South Korea (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Clean, sustainable energy solutions are essential to meet the ever-increasing energy demands of the human population. High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality.
In this regard, solution-processed copper indium gallium sulfur diselenide solar cells (CIGSSe) solar cells have generated significant interest owing to their exce ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul on December 15 and 16 for the third U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn led an interagency U.S. delegation.
The ROK delegation was jointly led by Kwon Hyun-joon, Dire ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 
The Czech defence ministry said Friday it had signed a deal with France to buy another 10 Caesar howitzer cannons on top of 52 it had agreed to buy earlier.
The Czech Republic, a NATO member since 1999, will buy the 10 howitzers made by France's Nexter Systems for 1.77 billion korunas ($77.5 million).
The value of the entire supply of 62 howitzers is 10.3 billion korunas ($451 million), ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2022  Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.
The policies, to be outlined in three defence and security documents as soon as Friday, will reshape the defence landscape in a country whose post-war constitution does not even officially recognise the mi ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 14, 2022 
RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has made a minority investment in autonomous solutions company EpiSci. The investment aligns with Raytheon Technologies' longstanding leadership in the development of advanced autonomous technologies and will help drive the growth of EpiSci's Tactical AI technology.
"EpiSci is a leader in rapidly deployable, hardwa ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Dec 13, 2022 
An auction for development rights to an eastern Indonesian archipelago of more than 100 islands has been delayed until January, Sotheby's said, days after backlash broke out over the sale.
The Widi Reserve is part of the Coral Triangle, the most biodiverse marine area on Earth, which passes through six countries, including the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
The r ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Dec 13, 2022 
China sent a record 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan's air defence zone, Taipei said Tuesday, just days after Beijing banned more Taiwanese imports in the latest sign of deteriorating ties.
Democratic Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day.
Beijing has ramped up military, diplomatic ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 16, 2022 
Pakistan's foreign minister called India's prime minister the "Butcher of Gujarat" after his counterpart accused his country of being the "epicentre of terrorism" as the nuclear-armed neighbours engaged in a war of words Thursday at the United Nations.
The rivals have strained political ties, especially over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which was split between the two during Partition. ... more |
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