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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2023 Scientists have proposed several objectives for a future international lunar research station, including moon-based Earth observation and lunar resource utilization, the China Science Daily reported on Friday. Zou Yongliao, head of the lunar and deep space exploration division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the goals at a recent national space conference. China plans to establish a basic model for a lunar research station based on two planned exploration missions by 2028, and s ... read more |
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China's Long March 11 rocket conducts 16 consecutive successful launchesBeijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2023 China's Long March 11 carrier rocket has successfully carried out 16 consecutive launches as of Wednesday, according to its developer. A Long March 11 rocket on Wednesday evening sent the Shiy ... more  
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  
BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fearsLondon (AFP) March 20, 2023 The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears. ... more  
German minister begins first cabinet-level trip to Taiwan in 26 yearsTaipei (AFP) March 21, 2023 Germany's education minister on Tuesday inked a technological cooperation deal with Taiwan, kicking off the first cabinet-level German visit to the island in 26 years. ... 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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Ukraine conflict to dominate Putin, Xi talksMoscow (AFP) March 21, 2023 Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China's proposals on the fighting in Ukraine. ... 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 
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 
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 |
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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  
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  
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  
Japanese PM in India with an eye on trade, ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) March 20, 2023 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. ... more |
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'No other option': Russia's unequal economic marriage with ChinaMoscow (AFP) March 19, 2023 Russia has found itself in an unequal relationship with China since intensifying its pivot toward Beijing after the assault on Ukraine. ... 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 
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 
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  
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 |
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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 19, 2023 
Russia has found itself in an unequal relationship with China since intensifying its pivot toward Beijing after the assault on Ukraine.
Since Western countries imposed sanctions on Moscow, bilateral trade between the two neighbours has reached a record $190 billion and the proportion of Russian foreign trade carried out in yuan has gone from 0.5 percent to 16 percent.
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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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 Paris (AFP) March 20, 2023  Russia delivered enriched uranium to France on Monday in a move the NGO Greenpeace described as "scandalous" following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
A cargo ship unloaded cylinders of uranium from Russia at the French port of Dunkirk on Monday morning, according to an AFP journalist.
Greenpeace said the delivery confirmed France's dependence on the Russian nuclear industry, which is not ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 20, 2023 
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears.
The British broadcasting giant reported that it sent staff a message on Sunday saying: "We don't recommend installing TikTok on a BBC corporate device unless there is a justifie ... more |
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Paris (AFP) March 20, 2023 Russia delivered enriched uranium to France on Monday in a move the NGO Greenpeace described as "scandalous" following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
A cargo ship unloaded cylinders of uranium from Russia at the French port of Dunkirk on Monday morning, according to an AFP journalist.
Greenpeace said the delivery confirmed France's dependence on the Russian nuclear industry, which is not ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) March 20, 2023  European Union ministers agreed Monday on a two-billion-euro plan to raid their own arsenals and jointly purchase desperately needed artillery shells for Ukraine.
Meeting in Brussels, defence and foreign ministers backed an initiative that aims to provide Ukraine with one million shells in the next 12 months as well as replenish EU stocks.
Kyiv has complained that its forces are having ... 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.
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) March 21, 2023 
There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil.
So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean.
Santos first found the plastic rocks in 2019, when s ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 16, 2023  Honduras has decided to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, describing it as an economic necessity.
If completed, that means Taiwan would be recognised by just 13 nations, marking the latest victory in Beijing's long-running campaign to isolate the island on the world stage.
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At the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, Mao Z ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 20, 2023  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani will visit Turkey on Tuesday for talks including on scarce water resources and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a government source said.
Sudani is set to meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his first visit to Iraq's northern neighbour since he came to power in October, an adviser to the head of the Iraqi government told AFP, s ... more |
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