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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 crewed spaceships Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou-17. Tianzhou-6 has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft L ... read more |
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China's space technology institute sees launches of 400 spacecraftBeijing (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 ... more  
Xi, Putin hail ties ahead of 'journey of peace' to MoscowBeijing (AFP) March 20, 2023 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of their alliance as the Chinese leader headed to Moscow for a summit with the internationally isolated Russian president. ... more 
Philippines to announce new bases US soldiers can use: officialsFloridablanca, Philippines (AFP) March 20, 2023 The Philippines and the United States will soon announce the location of four additional military bases in the Southeast Asian country that American soldiers will be allowed to use, officials said Monday. ... more  
Putin, Xi to discuss Ukraine in Moscow visitMoscow (AFP) March 20, 2023 Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were to discuss Beijing's propositions to stop the fighting in Ukraine, as the Chinese leader arrived Monday for a landmark visit with his counterpart in Moscow. ... more |
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Strong quake hits off eastern Malaysia
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Xi, Putin hail ties ahead of 'journey of peace' to Moscow Beijing (AFP) March 20, 2023 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of their alliance as the Chinese leader headed to Moscow for a summit with the internationally isolated Russian president. ... more  
Former Taiwan president Ma to make trip to ChinaTaipei (AFP) March 20, 2023 Taiwan's ex-president Ma Ying-jeou will travel to China next week, his spokesman said Monday, in the first cross-strait visit by a current or former leader of the island in more than 70 years. ... more  
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  
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 |
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Key dates in China-Russia relationsParis (AFP) March 19, 2023 China and Russia had turbulent relations during the Cold War, but over the past decades the two neighbours have pooled forces against the United States and developed economic cooperation. ... more 
Russia's Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classesMoscow (AFP) March 19, 2023 Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early morning and is kept busy until midnight. ... more 
Ukraine watches anxiously as China's Xi visits KremlinWarsaw (AFP) March 20, 2023 Ukraine awaits President Xi Jinping's visit to the Kremlin this week with apprehension, fearing that China may ultimately decide to supply its strategic ally with arms, influencing the outcome of the war. ... more  
Ex-US Marine accused of helping China was lured to Australia: lawyerSydney (AFP) March 20, 2023 The lawyer of an ex-US Marine accused of training China's military on Monday accused Australia of luring him to the country for arrest and eventual extradition to the United States. ... more |
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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 
China says ICC should avoid 'double standards' after Putin warrantBeijing (AFP) March 20, 2023 China on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to avoid what it called "double standards" and respect immunity for heads of state, after the tribunal issued an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges. ... more
'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 |
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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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 Moscow (AFP) March 20, 2023 
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday saying his first state visit to Russia since the Ukraine conflict broke out would give "new momentum" to bilateral ties.
"I am confident the visit will be fruitful and give new momentum to the healthy and stable development of Chinese-Russian relations," he said on the runway of a Moscow airport, according to Russian news agencies.
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 Ankara (AFP) March 18, 2023  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO.
A simultaneous decision by fellow holdout Hungary to schedule a Finnish ratification vote for March 27 means the US-led defence alliance will likely grow to 31 nations within a few months.
NATO's expansion into a country with a 1, ... 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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 Athens (AFP) March 19, 2023 
The Twitter account of Greece's defence minister on Sunday said it had been hit with a cyberattack that saw hundreds of followers blocked.
"We apologise to the followers of Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos," his account said.
"No information or data was extracted" in the attack, it added.
No details were given on the source of the attack.
Google this week said Russian cybe ... 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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 Berlin (AFP) March 14, 2023 
Germany's military has too little of everything and its barracks are "pitiful" with some lacking WiFi and working toilets, despite a planned overhaul following the Ukraine war, a senior MP said Tuesday.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted Berlin to drop its traditionally pacifist stance and announce massive new investments to boost its chronically underfunded, creaking armed forces.
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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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 Sarasota, United States (AFP) March 19, 2023 
With its brilliant sun, white sand and turquoise water, Lido Key Beach would make for a perfect postcard of Florida beaches if it weren't for the dozens of dead fish lying on the shore, killed by a toxic algae bloom known as red tide.
The bloom usually hits Florida's Gulf Coast in the summer, but this year it has come during spring, a time when thousands of American families flock to the Sun ... 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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 Baghdad (AFP) March 19, 2023 
Iran's top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for "protection" of their common border, the Iraqi prime minister's office said, months after Tehran struck Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's north.
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish factions, which Iran has accused of serving Western or Israeli intere ... more |
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