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  Beijing (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 Shiyan 19 satellite into space, marking the rocket's 16th successful launch since it was put into service in 2015, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. A four-stage solid launch vehicle, the Long March 11 carrier rocket is ... read more |
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Scientist reveals goals for future lunar research stationBeijing (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 ... 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  
China diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for USWashington (AFP) March 22, 2023 Few expect Chinese President Xi Jinping's diplomacy to yield breakthroughs on the Ukraine war. But in Washington, there are fears Beijing may succeed elsewhere - in winning credibility on the world stage. ... more 
Poland slams 'dangerous' Russia-China 'axis'Warsaw (AFP) March 22, 2023 Poland's prime minister on Wednesday branded the China-Russian alliance "dangerous" after Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up a three-day visit to Moscow. ... 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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US dismisses China mediation on Ukraine as not 'impartial'Washington (AFP) March 22, 2023 The United States said Tuesday it does not see China as capable of being an impartial mediator between Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine. ... more  
Russia 'dancing to China's tune' on Taiwan, says TaipeiTaipei (AFP) March 22, 2023 Taiwan on Wednesday condemned Beijing and Moscow for a joint statement that called the self-ruled island an "inalienable" part of China, accusing Russia of "dancing to China's tune". ... more  
China must listen to Ukraine on peace plan: NATO chiefBrussels (AFP) March 21, 2023 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday urged Beijing to take into account Ukraine's conditions for peace with Russia, as China's President Xi Jinping met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. ... more  
China boosts South Pacific influence with Solomons port dealSydney (AFP) March 22, 2023 A state-backed Chinese company has won a contract to develop a key port in Solomon Islands, a major victory in Beijing's quest to gain a strategic toe-hold in the South Pacific. ... more |
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Xi departs Russia after 'new era' summit with PutinMoscow (AFP) March 22, 2023 Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the fighting in Ukraine. ... 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 
Taiwan president to visit Latin American allies with stops in USTaipei (AFP) March 21, 2023 Taiwan's president will visit diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize next week while also making stopovers in the United States, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as it aims to shore up ties in Latin America. ... 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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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 
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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 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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 New 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.
India and Japan along with the United States and Australia make up the Quad alliance, which positions itself as a bulwark against China's growing assertiveness in Asia under President Xi Jinping.
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 Moscow (AFP) March 22, 2023 
Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the fighting in Ukraine.
The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen a partnership which has grown closer since Putin launched an offens ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) March 21, 2023 
NATO chief Jens Stoltberg warned Tuesday that allies are not boosting defence expenditure fast enough in the face of Russia's attack on Ukraine, as the number of countries hitting a key spending target fell.
After Moscow's seizure of the Crimea peninsula in 2014, NATO's 30 members pledged to try to increase their spending to two percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2024.
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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 21, 2023 
Taiwan's president will visit diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize next week while also making stopovers in the United States, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as it aims to shore up ties in Latin America.
Tsai Ing-wen will depart Taiwan on March 29 for the 10-day trip, stopping in New York and Los Angeles while en route to and from the central American countries, according to t ... 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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