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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  
Philippines expands US access to military basesManila (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 The United States and the Philippines announced a deal Thursday to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise. ... more  
India hikes defence budget 13% with an eye on ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 India announced a double-digit increase in its annual defence budget Wednesday with an eye on its increasingly assertive geopolitical rival China, with which it shares a tense and disputed northern border. ... more  
SKorea, US stage air drills in response to NKorea threatsSeoul (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 South Korea and the United States staged joint air drills featuring an American strategic bomber and stealth fighter planes in response to threats from North Korea, the Yonhap news agency said, drawing an angry rebuke Thursday from Pyongyang. ... more |
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China's Xi condemns Pakistan mosque attackBeijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 China's President Xi Jinping strongly condemned an attack at a mosque in neighbouring Pakistan, state media reported Wednesday, after rescue work ended with the death toll at 101. ... 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 
Canada moves to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugeesOttawa (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return. ... more |
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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  
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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 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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 Golden CO (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense's Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF), ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 
Boeing has been awarded a $1.6 billion contract to provide guidance subsystem support for US Minuteman III Intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base in the state of Utah, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2039, the Department of Defense said in a statement.
The Minuteman III, which has been in service for 50 y ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 
Excitement around ChatGPT - an easy to use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay or computer code upon request and within seconds - has sent schools into panic and turned Big Tech green with envy.
The potential impact of ChatGPT on society remains complicated and unclear even as its creator Wednesday announced a paid subscription version in the United States.
Here is a closer look at wh ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
China's President Xi Jinping strongly condemned an attack at a mosque in neighbouring Pakistan, state media reported Wednesday, after rescue work ended with the death toll at 101.
The suicide blast on Monday in Peshawar struck inside a police compound as hundreds of officers gathered for afternoon prayers.
The city's police chief said Tuesday that the attack was revenge for the force's f ... more |
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