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'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday nightParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa. ... more  
Australia to deploy fleet of underwater strike dronesSydney (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Australia said Wednesday it will deploy a US$1.1 billion fleet of "Ghost Shark" underwater attack drones to bolster its firepower in a "threatening" regional landscape. ... more  
Pacific Island leaders back 'ocean of peace' at fraught summitHoniara (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Pacific Island leaders issued a call for an "ocean of peace" on Wednesday, urging respect for their sovereignty at a summit clouded by China's alleged meddling and great power competition in the strategically vital region. ... more  
China planning for a trillion-dollar deep space economy by 2040Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 The global deep space economy could expand into a trillion-dollar market by 2040, with growth centered on energy, internet, tourism, and cultural creativity, according to insights shared at the thir ... more |
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North Korea's Kim tells Xi hopes to 'steadily develop' ties: KCNABeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 North Korea's Kim Jong Un told China's President Xi Jinping that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations, state media said Friday, after the two leaders met in Beijing. ... more  
Trump tells Europe to put economic pressure on China over UkraineWashington (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 US President Donald Trump urged European countries Thursday to put economic pressure China because of its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. ... more  
Beijing sanctions Japan lawmaker for remarks on Taiwan, islandsBeijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 China on Monday announced its first ever sanctions against an individual Japanese lawmaker, targeting China-born Hei Seki for "spreading fallacies" on issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and disputed islands, prompting a protest from Tokyo. ... more  
Rights advocates demand UN press China on abuses in XinjiangGeneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Uyghurs and rights advocates on Tuesday decried lame global action over a damning 2022 UN report detailing torture and sweeping abuses in China's Xinjiang region. ... more |
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Google to obey South Korean order to blur satellite images on mapsSeoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government's demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms. ... more |
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AI giant Anthropic expands restrictions on Chinese entitiesSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said it was expanding restrictions on Chinese entities to include subsidiary companies and organisations based overseas, citing national security risks in an industry first. ... more  
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali juntaAbidjan (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more  
Hong Kong legislature to vote on same-sex partnerships billHong Kong (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples, as fears grow in the LGBTQ community that even this narrow equality bid could be sunk by conservative pro-Beijing voices. ... more
China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summitWellington (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation. ... more |
 
Killing Hong Kong's Lai would strengthen democracy message, son saysWashington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said. ... more  |
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China to impose temporary duties on EU porkBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 China said Friday it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses as Brussels vowed to protect its producers. ... more  
China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffsBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Beijing chided the use of "economic pressure" on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump suggested he would hike tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to stifle Moscow's funding for its war in Ukraine. ... more 
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globallyNairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated on Tuesday, ranks 15th in the world for power generation with a capacity of 5,150 megawatts (MW), according to the US-based Global Energy Monitor. ... more  
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air amid AI race and tariff pressuresSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to prove it can keep pace in the generative AI race. ... more |
 
Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin: US officialWashington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil - if the EU takes similar moves - to hit at revenue Moscow needs for the war in Ukraine, a US official told AFP Tuesday. ... more 
Delegation of US lawmakers to travel to ChinaWashington (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 US Democratic Representative Adam Smith will lead a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers on a visit to China, a House Armed Services Committee staff member said on Tuesday. ... more 
China's top diplomat to visit Austria, Slovenia and PolandBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 China's top diplomat will this week begin a series of visits to Austria, Slovenia and Poland, Beijing said Wednesday, as regional concerns of spillover in the Russia-Ukraine war heighten. ... more 
China says consumer prices fell in August at fastest rate since FebruaryBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Consumer prices in China fell last month at their fastest rate in six months, official data showed Wednesday, a sign of persistent deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
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Cambodia opens $2bn Chinese-built airportCambodia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 A $2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. ... more 
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more  
Germany's VW, China's BYD face off at Munich auto showMunich, Germany (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Europe's top car manufacturer Volkswagen presented a series of more affordable electric vehicles Monday as Chinese EV titan BYD said it would start producing a cut-price model on the continent. ... more 
China says 'firmly opposes' Trump's blacklistBeijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Beijing on Monday said it "firmly opposes" US President Donald Trump's decision to create a blacklist of countries Washington says unjustly detain Americans, which his administration has said could include China. ... more |
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Sweden's Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plansKiruna, Sweden (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Sweden's indigenous Sami fear they will lose their livelihood and culture if plans go ahead to mine a large rare earths deposit located on their traditional reindeer grazing grounds in the far north. ... more |
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China says trade grew in August, but below forecastsBeijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 China's exports missed expectations but expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in August, official data showed Monday, with falling US shipments offset by a jump in those to Southeast Asia and Europe. ... more 
Most EU carmakers on track to meet emission targets: studyBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study released Monday showed. ... more 
China criticises Australia, Canada warships in Taiwan StraitBeijing Sept 6, 2025 China said Saturday that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticising their presence in the sensitive waterway as "causing trouble". ... more  
Europe bets on supercomputer to catch up in AI raceJulich, Germany (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Europe's fastest supercomputer Jupiter was inaugurated Friday in Germany with Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying it could help the continent catch up in the global artificial intelligence race. ... more |
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