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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2023 China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday afternoon at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert, placing four meteorological satellites in orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. The State-owned company said in a release that the solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 5:09 pm from its launch vehicle and then placed four satellites in the Tianmu 1 meteorological observation network into their preset orbit. The mission marked the ... 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  
'Nixon in China': an opera with fresh relevanceParis (AFP) March 24, 2023 Opera rarely feels like a topical medium but modern classic "Nixon in China" is growing in popularity and offering a pointed reminder of how much geopolitics has shifted in the past 50 years. ... more 
Japan urges China to release citizen held in BeijingTokyo (AFP) March 27, 2023 Japan's government urged China on Monday to release a Japanese man detained in Beijing this month for allegedly breaking domestic laws. ... more  
Threat of US ban surges after TikTok lambasted in CongressWashington (AFP) March 24, 2023 A US ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country's most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day after the brutal grilling of its CEO by Washington lawmakers from across the political divide. ... 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 says does not ask firms for foreign data as TikTok row growsBeijing (AFP) March 24, 2023 China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States. ... more  
Honduras and China establish diplomatic ties in blow to TaiwanBeijing (AFP) March 26, 2023 China and Honduras began formal diplomatic relations on Sunday, with Taiwan accusing Beijing of using "coercion and intimidation" to lure away its few remaining allies. ... more  
Biden says China 'hasn't yet' delivered arms to RussiaOttawa (AFP) March 24, 2023 US President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed China has not sent arms to Russia after President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine. ... more  
N. Zealand raises concerns with China over rights, TaiwanBeijing (AFP) March 25, 2023 New Zealand has raised concerns with China over human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan, Wellington's foreign minister told AFP in an interview Saturday. ... more |
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Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S. China SeaBeijing (AFP) March 23, 2023 The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to "leave" waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as "false" by American forces. ... more  
Australia, China hold 'professional' defence talksSydney (AFP) March 23, 2023 China and Australia held defence talks focused on regional security issues, officials said Thursday, just days after Beijing condemned Canberra's plan to deploy a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. ... more 
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot raceBeijing (AFP) March 22, 2023 Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions. ... more  
Biden widens net in new democracy summit as Russia, China concerns growWashington (AFP) March 27, 2023 The United States on Tuesday opens its second Summit for Democracy with its eyes firmly on the rest of the world, seeking a united front against authoritarianism as Russia attacks Ukraine and as China launches a diplomatic offensive. ... more |
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Strict rules constrain first Hong Kong protest in two yearsHong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2023 Hong Kong's first protest against a government policy in about two years went ahead on Sunday, but under strict rules including a cap on numbers and a requirement that everyone wear an identifying number tag. ... more 
Blinken seeks US funds for UN culture agency to counter ChinaWashington (AFP) March 22, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Congress to agree to $150 million to rejoin the UN culture agency UNESCO, saying the US absence was letting China write rules on artificial intelligence. ... more  
China lifts temporary ban on Brazilian beef ahead of Lula visitBrasilia (AFP) March 23, 2023 China's government on Thursday lifted a ban on Brazilian beef just days before the South American country's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Beijing on an official visit, Brazil's agriculture ministry said. ... 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  
Dust storms cause air pollution spike across north ChinaBeijing (AFP) March 22, 2023 Air pollution soared in Beijing on Wednesday as the Chinese capital was hit by a huge sandstorm, and dust also shrouded other parts of the country in a sickly orange haze. ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) March 24, 2023  French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen would accompany him on an upcoming visit to China.
Macron is set to travel to China early next month for talks with President Xi Jinping, as Western leaders are urging Beijing to pressure Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Macron said after a summit of EU leaders in Brussels that he had asked v ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 27, 2023 
Japan's government urged China on Monday to release a Japanese man detained in Beijing this month for allegedly breaking domestic laws.
Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that Tokyo's embassy in Beijing was informed "this month that a Japanese man in his fifties was detained in Beijing for breaking China's domestic laws."
He gave no details on the man's identit ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) March 25, 2023 
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Saturday he would travel to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant next week, warning of the "precarious" situation there.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which Russia captured a year ago, has been subject to frequent shelling in the area.
Grossi will be travelling to the plant for the second time since Moscow invaded Ukraine "to assess first-hand ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 24, 2023 
A US ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country's most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day after the brutal grilling of its CEO by Washington lawmakers from across the political divide.
But the Biden administration will have to move carefully in denying 150 million young Americans their favorite platform over its links to China, especially after a previou ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) March 25, 2023
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Saturday he would travel to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant next week, warning of the "precarious" situation there.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which Russia captured a year ago, has been subject to frequent shelling in the area.
Grossi will be travelling to the plant for the second time since Moscow invaded Ukraine "to assess first-hand ... 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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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2023 
Photosynthesis is the motor of all life on Earth. Complex processes are required for the sunlight-powered conversion of carbon dioxide and water to energy-rich sugar and oxygen. These processes are driven by two protein complexes, photosystems I and II. In photosystem I, sunlight is used with an efficiency of almost 100%. Here a complex network of 288 chlorophylls plays the decisive role. A team ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 26, 2023 
Kyiv said on Sunday it was seeking an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council to counter Russia's "nuclear blackmail" after President Vladimir Putin announced his country would station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus.
Putin said the deployment was similar to moves from the United States, which stores such weapons in bases across Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 27, 2023 
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce and deliver 1500 StormBreaker smart weapons, which are air-to-surface, network enabled weapons that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using its multi-effects warhead and tri-mode seeker.
"Having StormBreaker in the warfighter's arsenal provides unprecedented capability against moving targe ... 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.
On T ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control.
The advanced brain-computer interface was developed by Distinguished Professor Chin-Teng Lin and Professor Francesca Iacopi, from the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT, in collaboration with the A ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 25, 2023 
Toothpaste tabs plunk into a jar. Maple syrup flows viscously from a spout. Dishwasher powder crunches under the tip of a metal scoop. The chorus of consumer goods lacks one familiar sound: the crinkle of plastic wrap.
At Mason & Greens in Washington, the lack of packaging is the point - the small shop selling household goods and groceries is among dozens of zero-waste refill stores sprouti ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 26, 2023 
China and Honduras began formal diplomatic relations on Sunday, with Taiwan accusing Beijing of using "coercion and intimidation" to lure away its few remaining allies.
China's announcement of the move came shortly after Tegucigalpa said it had officially severed ties with Taipei.
"The two governments have decided to recognise each other and establish diplomatic relations at the ambassad ... more |
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 Jurm, Afghanistan (AFP) March 22, 2023 
At least 13 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region appeared Wednesday to have dodged the mass casualties usually associated with a tremor of such scale.
The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centred near Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan, but the depth of 187 kilometres (116 miles ... more |
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