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  Xichang, China (XNA) Feb 27, 2023 Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The "ChinaSat 26" satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted, shipborne and airborne terminals. The launch marks the 463rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket s ... read more |
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China to install new optical telescope on PamirsUrumqi, China (XNA) Feb 27, 2023 China will install a new optical telescope on the Pamirs, which will be the third largest in the country, according to Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ... more  
Galactic Energy to launch rockets from the seaBeijing, China (SPX) Feb 24, 2023 Galactic Energy, a private space company based in Beijing, plans to make its first sea-based launch this summer, which could be the first by a private Chinese firm if successful. ... more  
Ukraine intel chief sees no signs China plans to arm RussiaKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 28, 2023 Ukraine's head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering furnishing arms to Russia, telling US media that he saw no "signs that such things are even being discussed". ... more  
Blinken to meet Asia 'Quad' after China frictionWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions with China, an official said Friday. ... 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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China hails 'all-weather' Belarus ties ahead of Lukashenko visitBeijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 China hailed its "all-weather and comprehensive" strategic partnership with Belarus on Monday, the day before a state visit by President Alexander Lukashenko to Beijing. ... more  
Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace planKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 26, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he would visit China in April, and urged Beijing to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine. ... more  
Taiwan warns aviation authorities after balloon sightingTaipei (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 Taiwan's military said it alerted aviation authorities after spotting a balloon floating in its airspace Friday, one week after the self-ruled island found remnants of what was believed to be a crashed Chinese meteorological instrument. ... more
Biden says he does not 'anticipate' China providing weapons to RussiaWashington (AFP) Feb 25, 2023 US President Joe Biden said Friday that he does not "anticipate a major initiative" from China to provide weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine. ... more |
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Canada bans TikTok on government phones, other devicesOttawa (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 The Canadian government on Monday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection. ... more  
US to increase training forces in Taiwan: reportWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2023 The United States plans to significantly boost the number of American military personnel deployed in Taiwan to help train local forces, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. ... more 
Zelensky says plans to meet China's Xi JinpingKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he was planning to meet China's Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the war in Ukraine. ... more 
Kremlin, on China plan, says no conditions for peace 'at the moment' in UkraineMoscow (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 The Kremlin on Monday acknowledged China's proposal for a political solution in Ukraine but said the conditions for a peaceful resolution of the conflict were not in place "at the moment". ... more |
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CIA chief "confident' China mulling arms for Russia; As Washington ups pressureWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2023 The United States is "confident" that China is considering providing lethal equipment to support the Russian forces invading Ukraine, according to CIA director William Burns. ... more  
Japan to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US: PM KishidaTokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 Japan will purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday, as his government beefs up the country's defences with eyes on threats including China. ... more 
No G20 joint statement after China objections on Ukraine warBengaluru, India (AFP) Feb 25, 2023 G20 finance ministers failed Saturday to adopt a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after China sought to water down references to the Ukraine war. ... more  
Russia in talks with Chinese drone maker on supplies: reportBerlin (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 Russia is in talks with a Chinese drone maker to supply it with self-explosive drones that could be deployed in Ukraine, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Friday. ... more 
Key takeaways from China's Ukraine position paperBeijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 China released a new position paper outlining its stance on the Ukraine conflict on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions with China, an official said Friday.
Blinken will hold the talks with the so-called Quad on March 3 on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in New Delhi, said Donald Lu, the top State Department official on South Asia.
The four will hold ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 
China hailed its "all-weather and comprehensive" strategic partnership with Belarus on Monday, the day before a state visit by President Alexander Lukashenko to Beijing.
Lukashenko, who is visiting at the invitation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has backed Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Lukashenko's three-day visit comes after China ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) Feb 27, 2023  The Czech state-run power group CEZ said Monday it was planning to launch its first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in a decade and another two by 2040.
SMRs are being considered by several European countries including Finland and Sweden, which are seeking to raise energy output amid growing global demand for electricity.
Global energy prices have soared as Russia cut its energy expo ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 
The Canadian government on Monday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection.
TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months over fears about how much access Beijing has to user data.
Effective Tuesday, "the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices ... more |
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Prague (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 The Czech state-run power group CEZ said Monday it was planning to launch its first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in a decade and another two by 2040.
SMRs are being considered by several European countries including Finland and Sweden, which are seeking to raise energy output amid growing global demand for electricity.
Global energy prices have soared as Russia cut its energy expo ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2023 
Solar-thermal technology is a promising environmentally friendly energy harvesting method with a potential role to play in solving the fossil fuel energy crisis.
The technology transforms sunlight into thermal energy, but it's challenging to suppress energy dissipation while maintaining high absorption. Existing solar energy harvesters that rely on micro- or nanoengineering don't have suff ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2023 
Iran's nuclear program is advancing at a "worrisome pace," CIA director William Burns said in an interview broadcast Sunday, following reports Tehran had further enriched uranium.
Iran was last known to have enriched uranium up to 60 percent purity, but a recent Bloomberg News report that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors found uranium enriched to 84 percent, while strongl ... more |
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 Linthicum MD (SPX) Feb 24, 2023 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully moved its first Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor (EMRIS), a new ultra-wideband sensor, into integration and test. Northrop Grumman's sophisticated multifunction sensors, including EMRIS, enable warfighters to accelerate decision timelines and act collectively.
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 Dubai (AFP) Feb 24, 2023 
The United Arab Emirates splashed out billions on arms from home-grown firms at a defence fair in Abu Dhabi this week, underlining a shift away from Western suppliers.
By the end of the five-day show on Friday, the Gulf state had signed more than 50 deals worth $6.3 billion, the official WAM news agency said.
They include at least $5.9 billion signed with local firms at the International ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2023 
OffWorld, a pioneer in AI-powered industrial Swarm Robotic Mining systems on Earth, has expanded to take on space with the establishment of OffWorld Europe. Kyle Acierno, former CEO of ispace U.S. and an international expert in commercial space and lunar exploration, will manage the new division.
OffWorld Europe will focus on developing and deploying modules for the extraction and storage ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 
Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world's waste crisis, experts said Monday.
Even if measures thought to have the greatest potential for reducing plastic consumption are implemented, they would still fail to prevent a substantial rise in plastics production and use, they warned in a report.
A year ago 175 nations agree ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2023 
The United States plans to significantly boost the number of American military personnel deployed in Taiwan to help train local forces, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down by a US warplane earlier this month.
The deployment of between 100 a ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 27, 2023  A Turkish drone attack Monday in northern Iraq killed at least three fighters from the minority Yazidi community affiliated with the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdish officials said.
"A drone from the Turkish army targeted a vehicle" in the region, killing an officer and two combattants from the Yazidi Sinjar Resistance Units, a statement from the Kurdistan region's anti-te ... more |
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