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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2023 Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday. Gu Mingkun, a senior rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the country's leading rocket maker, said at a news conference that the baseline model of the Long March 9 will be a large, three-stage rocket about 110 meters tall. It will have a liftoff weight of about 4,000 metric tons ... read more |
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Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boomDali, China (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion. ... more  
New explanation for Jupiter's two massive asteroid swarmsAbu Dhabi UAE (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 An international team of scientists including NYUAD researcher Nikolaos Georgakarakos and others from the US, Japan, and China led by Jian Li from Nanjing University, has developed new insights that ... more  
China powers up satellite payloads for gamma-ray burst observationBeijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2023 The four payloads on three satellites that were sent into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Jan 15 have been powered up for preliminary testing, acco ... more  
Chinese, European Mars probes help examine atmosphere near sunShanghai (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 In an "almost-out-of-service" period in 2021, China's Tianwen-1 orbiter, along with Mars Express of the European Space Agency, helped solar scientists know more about what happens near the sun. ... 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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Crop seeds, microbial strains tested in China's two space missions unveiledBeijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2023 The China Manned Space Agency on Friday unveiled a detailed list of crop seeds and microbial strains on board the Shenzhou XIV and Shenzhou XV manned spaceships. More than 1,300 pieces of crop ... more  
Zelensky writes letter to invite Xi for 'dialogue'Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks which was handed over in Davos to the Chinese delegation, his wife Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday. ... more 
Philippines' Marcos says South China Sea 'keeps him up at night'Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday that tension in the disputed South China Sea "keeps him up at night", but his country was committed to peace despite Beijing's territorial claims. ... more  
Taiwan presidential contender warns against appeasing ChinaTaipei (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Appeasing China will not bring peace, Taiwan's vice-president said Wednesday, days after he was elected head of the ruling party in a move that makes him a prime presidential contender at the next election. ... more |
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China launches 14 new satellitesTaiyuan, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2023 China successfully launched a Long March-2D rocket on Sunday, sending 14 new satellites into space. The rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi prov ... more  
Carrier rockets place four satellites into orbitXichang, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2023 China launched two carrier rockets on Friday to place four satellites into orbit. A Long March 2C rocket blasted off at 2:10 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan pr ... more 
Blinken to pay long-awaited China visit on February 5-6Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Beijing on February 5-6, a US official said Tuesday, confirming a long-awaited trip aimed at keeping high tensions in check between the world's two largest economies. ... more  
China's space industry hits new heightsBeijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station. ... more |
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Taiwan to allow women into reservist training for first time Taipei (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 Taiwan's military announced plans Tuesday to include women in its reservist training for the first time this year, as the island tries to bolster its forces against threats from China. ... more  
Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drillTokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 Japan and India began their first joint fighter jet exercise on Monday near Tokyo as the countries upgrade defence and security ties with an eye on China's growing military might. ... more  
China launches 3 new satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2023 China on Friday launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket, placing three satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 3 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest ... more  
China releases report on remote sensing monitoring for global ecologyBeijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2023 China's Ministry of Science and Technology issued a 2022 annual report on the remote sensing monitoring of the global ecological environment on Tuesday in Beijing. The report contains two topics of ... more  
Xi 'concerned' over Covid cases in China's countrysideBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 
China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station.
After traveling for 15 months in low orbit, about 400 kilometers above the Earth, Tianhe, the space station's core module, received its first long-term companion - the Wentian lab module - in late Ju ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Asian markets rose Wednesday to maintain their strong start to the year, with Tokyo soaring and the yen tumbling after the Bank of Japan decided against further tweaking monetary policy.
Weak earnings from banking titan Goldman Sachs, a jobs warning by Microsoft, and a plunge in manufacturing data highlighted the bumpy road ahead for the United States, the world's top economy, despite optimi ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks which was handed over in Davos to the Chinese delegation, his wife Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday.
Zelensky has repeatedly sought to make contact with Xi since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year in the hope that Beijing will use its influence over Russian leader Vladimir ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Tokyo's High Court upheld on Wednesday the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, again clearing them of professional negligence over the 2011 disaster.
A court official told AFP the trio's appeal had been dismissed in the only criminal trial to arise from the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Activists supporting the prosecut ... more |
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 Trondheim, Norway (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 
The more-than 1.2 million km of fibre-optic cables that criss-cross the planet carry the world's phone calls, internet signals and data. But this summer, researchers published the eerie sounds of blue and fin whales detected by a fibre-optic cable on the west coast of Svalbard - a first.
Now the researchers want to eavesdrop on an even larger beast - the Earth itself.
Combining the w ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 18, 2023
Tokyo's High Court upheld on Wednesday the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, again clearing them of professional negligence over the 2011 disaster.
A court official told AFP the trio's appeal had been dismissed in the only criminal trial to arise from the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Activists supporting the prosecut ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2023 
Harish Krishnamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has been selected by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine as an early-career research fellow in the Offshore Energy Safety track. He and four other fellows will "contribute to the understanding, management and reduction of syst ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
Solar power is becoming an increasingly important source of energy worldwide. At present, photovoltaic systems are predominantly being used in Germany. For sunny countries, solar tower power plants are a valuable addition. They store heat and can generate electricity at any time - even when the sun is not shining. The new highlight images from the German TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X radar satellites ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
There is no good place to be when a nuclear bomb goes off. Anything too close is instantly vaporized, and radiation can pose a serious health threat even at a distance. In between, there is another danger: the blast wave generated by the explosion, which can produce airspeeds strong enough to lift people into the air and cause serious injury.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, resear ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said he had "very good and positive signals" that new weapons would be announced for Ukraine at a meeting of the country's Western allies in Germany on Friday.
The former heavyweight boxer has been at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week as part of a large Ukrainian delegation that is lobbying for more financial aid and modern weapons.
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 Rabat (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
Morocco's army said Tuesday it had agreed with Israel to strengthen military cooperation including in intelligence and cybersecurity, following defence meetings in Rabat.
The two countries "agreed to further strengthen cooperation and expand it to other areas, including in intelligence, air defence and electronic warfare," the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces said in a statement.
The announce ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2023 
The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay or even a line of software code.
Tesla tycoon Elon Musk was an early investor in OpenAI and Microsoft is reported to be in talks to up an initial investment of $1 billion to $10 billion in a goal to challenge Google's world-dominating ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Chile's government on Wednesday torpedoed a controversial billion-dollar mining project due to be built near a nature reserve that is home to a rare species of penguin.
Environmentalists had criticized the proposed open-pit mine and port project in the north of Chile close to the National Humboldt Penguin Reserve due to its potential ecological impact on a unique area known for its natural d ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Appeasing China will not bring peace, Taiwan's vice-president said Wednesday, days after he was elected head of the ruling party in a move that makes him a prime presidential contender at the next election.
William Lai, 63, is seen as a likely successor to President Tsai Ing-wen, who is barred from running again after her second four-year term ends in May 2024.
Lai has been more outspoke ... more |
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 Darra Adamkhel, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 
When the din of Pakistan's most notorious weapons market becomes overwhelming, arms dealer Muhammad Jahanzeb slinks away from his stall, past colleagues test-firing machine guns, to read in the hush of the local library.
"It's my hobby, my favourite hobby, so sometimes I sneak off," the 28-year-old told AFP after showing off his inventory of vintage rifles, forged assault weapons and a menac ... more |
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