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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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Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over USWashington (AFP) Feb 3, 2023 The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat. ... more  
Ukraine lawmaker calls on US to target China, India energy purchasesWashington (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 A senior Ukrainian lawmaker called Wednesday for the United States to impose secondary sanctions on China and India if they keep buying Russian energy, urging total solidarity against Moscow's invasion. ... more  
Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dockHong Kong (AFP) Feb 3, 2023 The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins on Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. ... more  
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 |
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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 
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 |
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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 
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  
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 |
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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  
Mexico invites foreign investment in clean energy transitionPuerto Penasco, Mexico (AFP) Feb 3, 2023 Mexico welcomes investment by all countries in its clean energy projects, its foreign minister said on Thursday, launching a diplomatic charm offensive amid international concerns over controversial power reforms. ... more  
Starbucks profit rises despite hit from China; As markets drift lowerNew York (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 Starbucks reported higher quarterly profits Thursday, fueled by solid North American growth that compensated for continued weakness in China due to Covid-19 restrictions. ... 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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 
Markets were mixed Thursday, with investors unable to maintain an early rally despite a strong lead from Wall Street fuelled by hopes the Federal Reserve's campaign of interest rate hikes could be close to an end.
Tech firms led a surge in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 on Wall Street after the central bank unveiled its forecast quarter-point increase in borrowing costs but also noted progress in br ... 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.
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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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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2023 
Astronauts from NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency stepped out from the International Station to begin a spacewalk early Thursday to complete work started by another work team almost two weeks ago - part of a project to upgrade the station's power generation systems.
NASA's Nicole Mann and JAXA's Koichi Wakata were tasked with finishing work on a mounting platform on one of th ... more |
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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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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
Humans are less forgiving of robots after multiple mistakes-and the trust is difficult to get back, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Similar to human co-workers, robots can make mistakes that violate a human's trust in them. When mistakes happen, humans often see robots as less trustworthy, which ultimately decreases their trust in them.
The study examines four strate ... 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 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.
Beijing is trying to keep Taiwan isolated on the world stage and opposes countries having official exchanges with Taipei.
It claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary.
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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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