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  Beijing (XNA) Feb 20, 2023 A China-Europe joint space mission, Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), has successfully completed a satellite-rocket test, according to the National Space Science Center (NSSC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). A Chinese satellite team from the SMILE mission recently traveled to the European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a prototype satellite-rocket joint test, completing the interface docking, satellit ... read more |
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China releases Chang'e-4 payloads' scientific datasetsBeijing (XNA) Feb 20, 2023 China has released a new batch of datasets from the payloads installed on the Chang'e-4 probe on the official website of the Lunar and Planetary Data Release System. The datasets include 3,991 ... more  
Why China's military support for Russia would be a 'game changer'Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 The United States has said China is "considering providing lethal support" for Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more  
China accuses Biden of 'saying one thing, doing another' over balloon spatBeijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 China on Wednesday accused Joe Biden of "saying one thing and doing another" in a direct rebuke of the US president's decision to shoot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon this month. ... more  
Ukraine cautious on Chinese 'peace plan'Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 Ukraine's foreign minister expressed cautious interest Tuesday in China's ideas for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, but warned it must respect Kyiv's territorial integrity. ... more |
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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 Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning Three killed in Austria Alps avalanches: police |
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UN Security Council 'silence' on N. Korea missiles 'dangerous', US saysUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 The United States on Monday denounced a "dangerous" lack of action by the UN Security Council on North Korea's missile launches, accusing - but not naming - China and Russia of having "forced" the body "into silence." ... more  
Taiwan 'to bolster' military ties with United StatesTaipei (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb "authoritarian expansionism", President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers. ... more 
Senior Pentagon official visits Taiwan: reportWashington (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 A top US defense official has arrived in Taiwan on a rare visit, the Financial Times reported Friday, a trip bound to further enflame Washington-Beijing tensions over the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon. ... more 
Paraguay leader says ditching Taiwan would be 'historic mistake'Taipei (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 Paraguay's outgoing leader on Saturday warned his successor against making a "historic mistake" by ditching Taiwan in favour of China as he wrapped up a visit to the island. ... more |
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S.Africa's navy stages controversial exercises with China, RussiaJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 South Africa was Friday to embark on a 10-day joint military exercise with Russia and China along its eastern coast coinciding with the one year anniversary of the Kremlin's onslaught on Ukraine. ... more
China says deeply concerned over 'out of control' Ukraine conflictBeijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 China's foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the conflict in Ukraine, which is "intensifying and even getting out of control". ... more 
Chinese delegation gets 'warm reception' in rare visit to TaipeiTaipei (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 The first Chinese delegation to visit Taiwan since the pandemic enjoyed a "warm reception", the opposition-led Taipei city government said on Monday. ... more 
EU warns China supplying Russia arms would be 'red line'Brussels (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday warned China against providing Russia weapons for its war on Ukraine, after Beijing dismissed US allegations that it was considering sending arms. ... more |
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US general warns China biggest threat in spaceMunich, Germany (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 Space has "fundamentally changed" in a just a few years due to a growing arms race, a US general said, singling out China as the "most challenging threat", followed by Russia. ... more  
Regions in US, China most at risk for climate damage: reportParis (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 Major industrial and economic centres in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable regions in the world to the increasingly destructive power of climate change-driven weather extremes, according to a comprehensive analysis Monday. ... more  
US first lady to visit Namibia, Kenya in push to boost African tiesWashington (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 US First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week, senior administration officials said Tuesday, as the White House seeks an economic partnership with Africa contrasting Chinese investment and food shortages caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Japan bids farewell to four pandas returning to ChinaTokyo (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week, with some visitors shedding tears. ... more  
China's Baidu says revenue fell 1 percent in 2022Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 Chinese search giant Baidu reported Wednesday that revenue fell by one percent in 2022, after a gruelling year that hit tech-sector profits and slowed the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023 
Multiple engineering experiments are currently underway, or poised to begin, at a cabinet on China's space station which is in a near-Earth orbit. These experiments aim to acquire know-how that can support more experimental possibilities and human survival in outer space.
The Space Basic Experiment Cabinet mounted on the country's space lab module Mengtian is carrying its first group of fi ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 
Asian markets sank Wednesday following hefty losses on Wall Street as still-strong economic data fanned expectations that US interest rates will go higher and stay there longer than expected.
Traders are now awaiting the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting hoping for an idea about officials' views on how much and how far to lift borrowing costs.
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 
China's foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the conflict in Ukraine, which is "intensifying and even getting out of control".
China has sought to position itself as a neutral party on the war in Ukraine, while maintaining close ties with its strategic ally Russia.
Beijing has pledged to publish a proposal aimed at finding a "political solution" to end ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
As nuclear power has gained greater recognition as a zero-emission energy source, the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program has taken notice.
Two years ago, LGO began a collaboration with MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) as a way to showcase the vital contribution of both business savvy and scientific rigor that LGO's dual-degree graduates can offer this ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 
A Spanish court approved Friday the extradition to the United States of a British man suspected of hacking the Twitter accounts of leading public figures including presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
Police arrested Joseph James O'Connor in July 2021 in the southern city of Estepona which is home to a large number of Britons.
He faces multiple charges in connection with the July 2020 ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Feb 17, 2023
As nuclear power has gained greater recognition as a zero-emission energy source, the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program has taken notice.
Two years ago, LGO began a collaboration with MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) as a way to showcase the vital contribution of both business savvy and scientific rigor that LGO's dual-degree graduates can offer this ... more |
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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a lightweight technology which uses flying devices including kites and gliders to harvest power from the atmosphere. To maximise the energy they extract, these devices need to precisely control their orientations to account for turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
Through new research published in EPJ E, Antonio Celani and colleagues at the Abdus Salam Internatio ... more |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications-computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells-is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, it is expensive to mine and to purify.
Perovskites-a family of materials nicknamed for their crystalline structure-have shown extraordinary promise in recent years as a f ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 
Russia's step back from a key arms control treaty is a blow to efforts to cap nuclear stockpiles, but does not immediately heighten the risk of nuclear war, experts said Tuesday.
President Vladimir Putin's announcement that he was halting cooperation under the New START treaty should be understood as another attempt to put pressure on Western countries supplying Ukraine with weapons and mone ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2023  The US Army on Friday announced the award of a nearly $1 billion contract to increase production of 155 mm artillery rounds that are being used in large quantities by Ukraine.
General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems and American Ordnance LLC will compete for individual orders of the rounds under the $993.7 million contract, the Army said in a statement.
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 
Russia showed up in force Monday at an arms fair in the United Arab Emirates, displaying combat-tested weapons up for export, including rifles and air defence systems.
At an isolated pavilion at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, Moscow's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said it had more than 200 full-scale models of armament, ammunition and military gear.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2023  Researchers at Cornell University have developed and are testing an artificial intelligence tool that can track online conversations in real time, alerting a person before conversations get too heated.
Named ConvoWizard, the AI tool can "detect when tensions are escalating and nudge users away from using incendiary language," the university said in a statement Tuesday.
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 Oxford (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
A new paper in Annals of Botany, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that watching nature documentaries makes people more interested in plants, potentially provoking an involvement in botany and ecology.
Some 40% of plant species are under threat of extinction. Plants that are not directly useful to humans are particularly vulnerable. People often do not recognize how important ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 
The first Chinese delegation to visit Taiwan since the pandemic enjoyed a "warm reception", the opposition-led Taipei city government said on Monday.
The three-day visit by the delegation from Shanghai, which began on Saturday, is part of a series of recent exchanges that have taken place as Taiwan gears up for elections in 2024.
Beijing claims the democratic island as part of its territ ... more |
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 London (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 
The governor of Xinjiang, sanctioned by the US over the Chinese region's treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority, is believed to have cancelled his controversial trip to the UK, the Foreign Office said Tuesday.
Erkin Tuniyaz was due to visit this week, and set to meet with Foreign Office officials in a move that sparked anger among UK lawmakers.
But a ministry spokesperson said Tuesday t ... more |
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