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  Nottingham UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2023 New research has uncovered that pollen preserved in 250 million year old rocks contain compounds that function like sunscreen, these are produced by plants to protect them from harmful ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation. The findings suggests that a pulse of UV-B played an important part in the end Permian mass extinction event. Scientists from the University of Nottingham, China, Germany and the UK led by Professor Liu Feng from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology have developed a new method ... read more |
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Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contra ... more  
Report says Hong Kong's cardinal Zen met Pope FrancisHong Kong (AFP) Jan 7, 2023 A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal who has criticised the Vatican's dealings with China received a private audience with Pope Francis on Friday, according to the Jesuit-run America Magazine. ... more  
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China's tech dreams grounded by regulatorsBeijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2023 Jack Ma, the unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba and the totem of China's entrepreneurial brilliance, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire. ... more  
China invokes Germany's 'painful' past, slams MPs' visit to TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Jan 9, 2023 China Monday invoked Germany's "painful" history in slamming a Taiwan visit by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Berlin, in an apparent reference to the country's wartime record. ... 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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China says 'firmly opposes violent attack' on Brazil government buildingsBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2023 China Monday said it "firmly opposes the violent attack" on government buildings in the Brazilian capital, after hundreds of supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country's Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court. ... more  
China ends quarantine for arrivals; As Germany discourages visting ChinaBeijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2023 China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. ... more  
Mother says China protester released after 30 days' detentionBeijing (AFP) Jan 6, 2023 An LGBT activist who was detained last month after some of China's biggest protests in years was released on bail this week, their mother said, but 11 more demonstrators remain in custody. ... more 
US Navy warship transits through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, in a move likely to anger Beijing. ... more |
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China not in 'space race', industry insiders sayBeijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2023 All of China's activities in outer space are intended for the country's social, economic and technological development rather than for a "space race" with other nations, according to insiders in Chi ... more
German MPs, minister due in Taiwan as tensions with China spikeBerlin (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 Germany will send a high-ranking parliamentary delegation to Taiwan next week, an MP told AFP on Thursday, followed by the first ministerial visit in two decades in moves certain to spark tensions with China. ... more 
China, Philippines vow 'friendly' handling of maritime spatsBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Beijing and Manila on Wednesday vowed to resolve maritime disagreements through consultation, during a visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the Chinese capital amid heightened tensions over the hotly disputed South China Sea. ... more 
Ex-NATO chief says Europe 'too naive' on China's Taiwan threatsTaipei (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 European powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, including being prepared to unleash painful economic sanctions and train Taiwanese troops, the former head of NATO said Thursday. ... more |
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China sets multiple records in space duringBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023 For China's space sector, 2022 was a year of substantial progress and remarkable new records. China completed more than 60 space launches this year, a record high. Among these missions, 53 wer ... more  
Latest launch marks 64th mission for China in 2022Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, completing the busiest year in terms of launch numbers for the country's space ... more 
Sanctions-hit Huawei says back to 'business as usual'Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Friday it had returned to "business as usual" despite US sanctions as it estimated annual revenues to remain flat for 2022. ... more 
China's air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022Taipei (AFP) Jan 2, 2023 China's warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone nearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy. ... more 
Philippines' Marcos vows to 'strengthen' China ties on Beijing tripBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday he hoped to strengthen ties with Beijing on his first state visit to China since taking office. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report.
The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Jan 9, 2023 
Chinese tourists bounded back into Thailand on Monday after Beijing eased travel rules, welcomed at Bangkok's main airport by officials with flowers and gift bags.
The Southeast Asian kingdom was heavily reliant on visitors from China pre-pandemic, with Chinese travellers accounting for roughly 30 percent of its tourists.
Thailand's economy has been battered by Covid-19 and the current ... more |
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 Salen, Sweden (AFP) Jan 8, 2023 
Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.
"Turkey has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but it also says that it wants things that we can't, that we don't want to, give it," Ulf Kristersson said during a security conference also attended by NATO ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 
Award recognizes work carried out in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers to secure America's stockpile.
A multi-laboratory team including researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received the 2021 Defense Programs Award of Excellence from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 
Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Friday it had returned to "business as usual" despite US sanctions as it estimated annual revenues to remain flat for 2022.
A leading supplier of telecom gear, smartphones and other advanced equipment, Huawei was hammered during a crackdown by the administration of previous US president Donald Trump over cybersecurity and espionage concerns.
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Lemont IL (SPX) Jan 05, 2023
Award recognizes work carried out in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers to secure America's stockpile.
A multi-laboratory team including researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received the 2021 Defense Programs Award of Excellence from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
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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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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 
A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel-entirely powered by solar energy-has been a dream for researchers for decades. Now, EPFL chemical engineer Kevin Sivula and his team have made a significant step towards bringing this vision closer to reality.
They have developed an ingenious yet simple system that combines semiconductor-based technology with novel elec ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 3, 2023 
The killing of a top Iranian general three years ago in a US drone strike will be avenged, President Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Tuesday at a commemoration attended by thousands.
Then-US president Donald Trump ordered the strike which assassinated General Qassem Soleimani, 62, on January 3, 2020.
Soleimani commanded the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guar ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 5, 2023  With its pledge of light tank deliveries for Ukraine, France is betting Kyiv is capable of using modern Western armoured vehicles to push forward against Russian invaders.
President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Paris would hand over French-built AMX-10 RC light tanks to Ukraine, a step forward from tank deliveries to date from Ukraine's allies which have mostly been Soviet-era leftove ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 23, 2022 
Japan on Friday approved a 114 trillion yen ($839 billion) budget for the year ahead, including record defence spending after a major security strategy overhaul announced this month.
The fiscal 2023 budget approved by the cabinet includes 6.8 trillion yen ($51 billion) for the defence ministry, up approximately 30 percent from last year.
It comes a week after the government approved a ne ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 09, 2023 
When deep learning models are deployed in the real world, perhaps to detect financial fraud from credit card activity or identify cancer in medical images, they are often able to outperform humans.
But what exactly are these deep learning models learning? Does a model trained to spot skin cancer in clinical images, for example, actually learn the colors and textures of cancerous tissue, or ... more |
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 Balikpapan, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 6, 2023 
The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Located in eastern Borneo - the world's third-largest island - Nusantara is set to replace sinking and polluted Jakarta as Indonesia's political centre by late 2024.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 
An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, in a move likely to anger Beijing.
The guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon "conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Jan. 5 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law," the Navy said in a statement.
"Chung-Hoon's transi ... more |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 
Mourners gathered Thursday in Iraqi Kurdistan for the politically charged funeral of activist Emine Kara, one of three Kurds killed in a December attack in Paris.
Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging a decades-long insurgency against Turkey, were among the dozens at the procession in Sulaimaniyah, an AFP correspondent said.
Kara, a veteran of the fight ag ... more |
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