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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2023 The China Academy of Space Technology has developed and successfully launched a total of 400 spacecraft with its Tianhui 6 twin satellites sent into space on Friday morning. The two satellites were launched onboard a Long March 4C carrier rocket and will be used for geographic mapping, land resource survey, and scientific experiments, among others. The CAST, affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has witnessed the launch of its 400th spacecraft. It is also th ... read more |
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China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts to return in JuneBeijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2023 China's Shenzhou-15 crew is scheduled to return to Earth in June, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Sunday. The space station combination is operating steadily, and the Shenzhou-15 ast ... more  
Putin, Xi to usher 'new era' in ties during Moscow visitMoscow (AFP) March 17, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader President Xi Jinping will sign accords ushering in a "new era" of ties in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Friday. ... more  
First German minister to visit Taiwan in 26 years: ministryBerlin (AFP) March 17, 2023 German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will travel to Taiwan next week, Berlin said Friday, as the first cabinet member to visit in 26 years in a move set to spark tensions with China. ... more  
US says Chinese call for Ukraine ceasefire would aid 'Russian conquest'Washington (AFP) March 17, 2023 The United States opposes Chinese calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, saying this would simply consolidate "Russian conquest" and allow the Kremlin to prepare a new offensive, a White House spokesman 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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Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from USSydney (AFP) March 17, 2023 Australia said a deal to buy 220 US Tomahawk cruise missiles was essential for keeping "adversaries at bay" Friday, as Canberra ratchets up defence spending to counter growing Chinese military clout. ... more  
China says US 'suppressing' TikTok after ban ultimatumBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2023 China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on Thursday, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban. ... more 
Myanmar ethnic rebel alliance asks China to help diffuse coup crisisYangon (AFP) March 16, 2023 An alliance of China-backed Myanmar ethnic rebels on Thursday called for Beijing's help to diffuse the bloody post-coup crisis that is ravaging the country. ... more 
TikTok confirms US urged parting ways with ByteDance to dodge banSan Francisco (AFP) March 16, 2023 TikTok confirmed Wednesday that US officials have recommended the popular video-sharing app part ways with its Chinese parent ByteDance to avoid a national ban. ... more |
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'One China': Beijing's diplomatic push to isolate TaiwanTaipei (AFP) March 16, 2023 Honduras has decided to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, describing it as an economic necessity. ... more  
Russia begins naval drills with China, IranMoscow (AFP) March 15, 2023 Russia said Wednesday it had started naval exercises with China and Iran in the Arabian Sea as it seeks to shore up ties with Beijing and Tehran. ... more  
Xi mediation offer spurred Iran deal talks: Saudi officialRiyadh (AFP) March 15, 2023 Chinese leader Xi Jinping approached Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler last year about Beijing serving as a "bridge" between the kingdom and Iran, jump-starting talks that yielded last week's surprise rapprochement, a Saudi official said Wednesday. ... more  
Taiwan unveils portable attack drone as China tensions riseTaichung, Taiwan (AFP) March 14, 2023 Taiwan unveiled its first portable attack drone on Tuesday, an unmanned aerial vehicle similar to a US model used in Ukraine's fight against Russia, as China steps up military pressure on the island. ... more |
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Honduras to establish diplomatic ties with ChinaTegucigalpa (AFP) March 15, 2023 Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, President Xiomara Castro said Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan. ... more  
Doctor who exposed China's 2003 SARS cover-up dies at 91Beijing (AFP) March 15, 2023 The doctor who exposed China's cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003 has died aged 91, his family confirmed on Wednesday. ... more  
Security Council renews UN S.Sudan mission for one yearUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 16, 2023 The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to extend for another year its mission in South Sudan, the world's youngest state, which is undertaking a fragile peace process but remains plagued by post-civil-war violence. ... more 
Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle inDoha (AFP) March 15, 2023 China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling debts. ... more 
US arrests Chinese tycoon who backed Trump advisor BannonNew York (AFP) March 15, 2023 A Chinese tycoon wanted in China and closely tied to president Donald Trump's former political advisor Steve Bannon was arrested in New York Wednesday and charged with bilking some $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2023 
China's Shenzhou-15 crew is scheduled to return to Earth in June, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Sunday.
The space station combination is operating steadily, and the Shenzhou-15 astronauts are in good condition, said the CMSA.
China will launch three space missions for the space station application and development this year, including the cargo craft Tianzhou-6 and the cre ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2023 
More than a million artworks were put up for auction for the first time in 2022 despite a gloomy global economy, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The report by France-based analysts Artprice also confirmed a near-total collapse in the previous year's craze for NFTs - the blockchain tokens that prove ownership of digital artworks - whose sales fell 94 percent to $13.9 million.
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 London (AFP) March 18, 2023 
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably defined the best and worst of his decade in power.
Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, without a UN mandate and in defiance of some of the biggest demonstrations ever se ... more |
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 Wilmington NC (SPX) Mar 16, 2023 
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) reports that its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has achieved a significant pre-licensing milestone in Canada with the completion of phases one and two of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) Vendor Design Review (VDR) process.
"The BWRX-300 is the first SMR technology to have completed two phases of the CNSC's VDR process," Sean Sexstone, Ex ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 16, 2023  China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on Thursday, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban.
It came as the UK announced a security ban on the video app on government devices, in line with action by Washington and Brussels.
Britain joins the US and EU in taking an incre ... more |
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Wilmington NC (SPX) Mar 16, 2023
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) reports that its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has achieved a significant pre-licensing milestone in Canada with the completion of phases one and two of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) Vendor Design Review (VDR) process.
"The BWRX-300 is the first SMR technology to have completed two phases of the CNSC's VDR process," Sean Sexstone, Ex ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 6, 2023 
Most workers on Britain's offshore rigs want energy firms taken into public ownership to help fairly fund the transition to net zero, a survey showed Monday.
The poll, contained in a report by environmental campaigners and trade unions, quizzed more than 1,092 workers across the sector in England and Scotland.
The report, entitled "Our Power: Offshore Workers' Demands for a Just Energy T ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 16, 2023 
The EU on Thursday announced plans to push the bloc's businesses to produce more clean technology in Europe to challenge state-backed competition from the United States and China.
Brussels told European industries producing green technologies, such as solar and wind energy, that obtaining permits and manufacturing will be made easier under plans accused by some as protectionism.
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 Seoul (AFP) March 17, 2023  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed Friday.
The launch on Thursday - Pyongyang's second ICBM test this year - involved a Hwasong-17 missile, the official Korean Central News Agency reported, adding that it was fired in response to ... more |
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 Zaragoza, Spain (AFP) March 13, 2023 
Ukrainian soldiers wrap up this week a four-week training course in Spain on how to operate the Leopard 2 tanks Western allies have agreed to deliver to help Kyiv fight Russian forces, the Spanish ministry said Monday.
The 55 Ukrainian trainees arrived mid-February in Spain and are scheduled to fly to Poland on Wednesday as they start to make their way back to Ukraine and the frontline, mini ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 13, 2023  Britain on Monday detailed plans to bolster military and security spending to confront the "epoch-defining challenge" posed by China while also countering Russia, as London updated its strategic foreign and defence policy.
In a "refresh" of the so-called Integrated Review, the UK government identified "the threat posed by Russia to European security" as the most pressing short- to medium-ter ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 12, 2023 
Advances in artificial intelligence are coming so hard and fast that a museum in San Francisco, the beating heart of the tech revolution, has imagined a memorial to the demise of humanity.
"Sorry for killing most of humanity person with smile cap and mustache," says a monitor welcoming a visitor to the "Misalignment Museum," a new exhibit on the controversial technology.
The pieces in th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2023 
Just six countries had "healthy" air quality levels last year, as air pollution surged across the globe.
Only Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland and New Zealand, met the World Health Organization's air quality guidelines, according to IQAir, a company that tracks air quality.
Seven territories in the Pacific and Caribbean also met the threshold, which calls for an aver ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) March 17, 2023  German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will travel to Taiwan next week, Berlin said Friday, as the first cabinet member to visit in 26 years in a move set to spark tensions with China.
A ministry spokesman told reporters Stark-Watzinger would make a two-day visit to the democratic island state which China sees as part of its own territory.
"The aim of the visit is to bolster ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) March 16, 2023 
Five people including members of a rebel Kurdish group often targeted by Turkey have been killed in a helicopter crash in northern Iraq, authorities said Thursday, noting the cause was unknown.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) - which Ankara considers a terrorist organisation - told AFP it was "investigating" the crash, without confirming or denying deaths among its ranks or whether the h ... more |
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