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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2023 China's Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) said Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-space exploration. According to the DSEL, the program, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, aims to attract outstanding young scholars from overseas, who have made achievements in the natural sciences, engineering and technology, to come and work in China. Applicants are invited ... read more |
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China Compound Eye facility to monitor asteroids for planetary defenseChongqing, China (XNA) Jan 26, 2023 China plans to use its new China Compound Eye facility in Chongqing to observe asteroids and Earth-like planets hundreds of millions of kilometers away as part of its planetary defense work. The Cho ... more  
Japan and NATO pledge 'firm' response to China, Russia threatsTokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 Japan and NATO must "remain united and firm" in the face of security threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia's war in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Tokyo. ... more  
China angered by new Czech president's Taiwan callPrague (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 China criticised Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Tuesday for holding a telephone call with Taiwan's president and foreign minister the day before. ... more  
TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress in MarchWashington (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify in March to US lawmakers in Washington where the Chinese social media app faces accusations that it is beholden to the Communist Party in Beijing. ... more |
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WTO to weigh in on EU-China spats over Lithuania, patentsGeneva (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 The World Trade Organization will appoint experts to examine two European Union complaints against China over patents and trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania, a Geneva-based trade official said Friday. ... more 
New Czech president vows to boost ties with TaiwanPrague (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday vowed to boost his country's ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island's president and foreign minister. ... more 
Senior US general warns of possible looming war with ChinaWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 - most likely over Taiwan - and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year. ... more  
Beijing has hit 'temporary herd immunity': officialBeijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning. ... more |
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Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea wormDurham UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 Ancient fossils have shed new light on a type of sea worm linking it to the time of an evolutionary explosion that gave rise to modern animal life. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and No ... more  
Chinese national killed in Ethiopia's Oromia regionNairobi (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 A Chinese national was killed in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region, Beijing's embassy in Addis Ababa said on Tuesday, ordering its citizens to evacuate from high-risk areas. ... more  
Kiribati confirms return to strategic Pacific blocSuva, Fiji (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 Kiribati confirmed on Monday it would rejoin the Pacific Islands Forum, returning to the strategic bloc of nations as they grapple with China's push for regional influence. ... more  
China's Sichuan to scrap three-child limit as birth rates dropBeijing (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 Southwest China's Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world's most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis. ... more |
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China resumes issuing visas for Japanese citizensTokyo (AFP) Jan 29, 2023 The Chinese embassy in Tokyo announced Sunday that it would resume issuing visas to Japanese citizens. ... more  
Ai Weiwei launches new exhibit, says still trying to understand studio demolitionsLondon (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 Dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Monday said the Chinese state's razing of his studios still fails to make "any sense" to him, as he launched his first design-focused exhibition, due to open in London in April. ... more 
France extends Covid tests for travellers from ChinaParis (AFP) Jan 28, 2023 France on Saturday said it had extended until February 15 Covid tests for travellers arriving from China due to the "evolving situation". ... more 
China factory output rebounds; IMF lifts 2023 global growth forecastBeijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 China's factory activity expanded in January after months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's second-largest economy stirs back to life after Beijing ended strict Covid curbs. ... more  
EU crafts response to US green tech subsidiesBrussels (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 The EU will present long-awaited proposals on Wednesday to counter sweeping US subsidies on green tech that threaten Europe's industry, already struggling with soaring energy prices and unfair competition from China. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2023 
China's Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) said Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-space exploration.
According to the DSEL, the program, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, aims to attract outstanding young scholars from overseas, who have made achievement ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 
The World Trade Organization will appoint experts to examine two European Union complaints against China over patents and trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania, a Geneva-based trade official said Friday.
The decision was reached during the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting on Friday, the official said on condition of anonymity.
China is the EU's biggest trading partner, and t ... more |
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 Budapest (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
Hungary accused Sweden of "stupidity" Tuesday over an extremist incident in Stockholm that led Turkey to suspend NATO accession talks with the Nordic country and its neighbour Finland.
Turkey and Hungary remain the only members of the 30-nation Western defence alliance to have failed to ratify the membership bids by Sweden and Finland.
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 Brussels (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
Belgium is set to shut down an ageing nuclear reactor on Tuesday that has long caused controversy in neighbouring Germany, despite delaying its overall exit from atomic energy.
The Tihange 2 reactor is the second to be taken offline by Belgium in the last four months as part of a two-decade-old plan to wean itself off nuclear power.
German officials have for years called for the 40-year ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the TeQuantS* project aimed at developing quantum space-to-Earth communications technologies. This contract, part of ESA's ARTES 4.0 Core Competitiveness programme element**, is supported by French space agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Jan 31, 2023
Belgium is set to shut down an ageing nuclear reactor on Tuesday that has long caused controversy in neighbouring Germany, despite delaying its overall exit from atomic energy.
The Tihange 2 reactor is the second to be taken offline by Belgium in the last four months as part of a two-decade-old plan to wean itself off nuclear power.
German officials have for years called for the 40-year ... more |
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 Paris, France (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Researchers in Scotland have developed a tool to help ensure porpoises are not being harmed by the construction of offshore wind farms, which are crucial for scaling up renewable energy globally.
The pile driving required to build offshore turbines can harm or even kill noise-sensitive marine mammals like porpoises, sparking concern among environmentalists.
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 31, 2023  One of the world's biggest solar plants will become fully operational this year in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, months before it hosts UN climate talks, a partner company said Tuesday.
The UAE, a major oil exporter, is spending billions to develop enough renewable energy to cover half of its needs by 2050, and is targeting net-zero domestic carbon emissions by that year.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
The United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world's two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war.
Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and canceling talks but did not accuse Moscow of expanding nuclear warheads beyond agreed l ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
France will ship 12 more Caesar truck-mounted howitzers and fresh air defence equipment to Ukraine to bolster the fight against Russian invaders, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday.
The artillery pieces, adding to 18 already delivered, would be financed from a 200-million-euro ($217-million) pot France set up to fund arms for Kyiv, Lecornu told a Paris press conference with his ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 31, 2023  London's High Court on Tuesday examined the legality of a decision by the UK to renew sales of arms to Saudi Arabia that could be used in the war in Yemen.
The case has been brought by UK-based NGO, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which accuses the government of contributing to breaches of international law and the world's largest humanitarian disaster, which has claimed tens of thousand ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
When it comes to the evolution of mobile robots, it may be a long time before legged robots are able to safely interact in the real world, according to a new study.
Led by a team of researchers at The Ohio State University, the study published recently in the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2022 describes a framework for testing and characterizing ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
US environmental authorities on Tuesday blocked a huge gold and copper mine project in Alaska's pristine salmon-rich Bristol Bay.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move is a victory for environmental activists, the fishing industry and indigenous groups who had been fighting the Pebble mine for two decades.
Citing the Clean Water Act, the EPA said it was blocking the project to " ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 
Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday vowed to boost his country's ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island's president and foreign minister.
President Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Pavel on his win in Saturday's presidential run-off over populist billionaire Andrej Babis.
"I thanked her for her congratulations and I assured her that Taiwan and the Czech Republic sha ... more |
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 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 
Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov was given the rank of Army General on Friday, following in his highly decorated father's footsteps.
The oil and gas rich former Soviet republic has been ruled for more than 16 years by Berdymukhamedov, 41, and his father Gurbanguly who stood down in 2022 and handed power to his son.
Parliaments's decision to give Berdymukhamedov the high mili ... more |
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