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An atlas of the Milky WayBonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2011 It may not be much use to hitchhikers through the galaxy, but it is extremely valuable to astronomers: the new radio atlas of the Milky Way. After almost ten years of work, researchers at the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have completed their investigation into the polarised radio emission in the galactic plane. The atlas is based on observations undertaken with the 25-metre radio telescope in the Chinese city of Urumqi and shows an area of 2,200 square degrees of the sky. ... read more |
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  Time Limits for Tiangong The launch date for Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory, has been the subject of much confusion in recent months. It seems that a launch is not too far away, and could appear within a week. ... more | .. |
 Chang'e-2 moon orbiter travels around L2 in outer space China's second moon orbiter, the Chang'e-2, has arrived in outer space about 1.5 million km away from Earth and is now orbiting the second Lagrange Point (L2), where gravity from the sun and Earth b ... more | .. |
 China State media says Tiangong 1 to launch in early Sept According to an unnamed source in a position of authority in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the remarkable Chinese unmanned space module Tiangong 1 will be launched soon. However, because th ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  China joins antimatter search China has joined the hunt for antimatter with a pair of anti-neutrino detectors deep in a hillside near Hong Kong, particle physicists said. ... more | .. |
  China tightens security in restive Xinjiang China has banned pigeon flying and tightened airport security in the run-up to an international trade fair in Xinjiang after a series of deadly attacks in the restive region, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Fossil Discovery Represents New Milestone in Early Mammal Evolution A well-preserved fossil discovered in northeast China provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today's mammal species--the placental mammals. According to a paper publi ... more | .. |
  China jails more Tibetan monks, US concerned A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced two more Tibetan monks to jail time over a self-immolation protest at their monastery, as the United States voiced concern and urged Beijing to address grievances. ... more |
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  China tycoon to buy part of Iceland: FT A Chinese tycoon wants to buy a huge tract of land in Iceland for a $100 million (70 million euro) eco-tourism project that will include a golf course, the Financial Times said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Nanmadol hits China's coast Tropical Storm Nanmadol lashed China Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of boats back to harbour and causing the cancellation of dozens of flights, officials and state media said. ... more | .. |
 China urges end to 'cancer' of online rumours China's state news agency called on Internet sites Tuesday to stop the "cancer" of online rumours, in the latest sign of official unease over the rising popularity of social networking sites. ... more | .. |
Rights groups criticise China for jailing monk Rights activists on Tuesday criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight, with one calling his prosecution "purely political". ... more |
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  US slaps duties on 'subsidized' Chinese steel wire The United States on Tuesday hit Chinese exporters of steel wire with up to 253 percent duties for allegedly unfair subsidies they receive from the government. ... more | .. |
  Philippine leader flies to China Philippine President Benigno Aquino flew to China late Tuesday, aides said, on a mission to secure billions of dollars in business deals as the two sides look to move beyond a territorial row. ... more | .. |
 China approves Citic Securities for HK listing Citic Securities, China's biggest broker by market value, has received government approval for a listing in Hong Kong, the company said in a statement Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China pulls 19 from flooded mine in rare rescue Rescue workers on Tuesday saved 19 miners from a flooded Chinese mine where they had been trapped for a week, state media said, in a rare good-news story for an industry in which thousands die each year. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  China's nuclear power risky? By settling for cheap technology, China has "vastly increased" the risk of a nuclear accident, claim diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, The Guardian newspaper reports. ... more | .. |
 Bank of America to sell shares in China's CCB Troubled US financial giant Bank of America said Monday it would sell roughly half of its 10 percent stake in China Construction Bank for about $8.3 billion in cash. ... more | .. |
  China expands bank reserve rules: Xinhua China has expanded the deposits that lenders must keep in reserve with the central bank as it struggles to curb inflation, the state Xinhua news agency reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 Sinopec first-half net profit rises 12% Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner, has reported a 12 percent gain in net profit for the first half this year, thanks to strong growth in the world's second largest economy. ... more |
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China blocks Europe moves to free money for Libya: envoys China has held up moves by Britain, France and Germany to get a UN sanctions committee to release five billion dollars of frozen Libyan assets to buy emergency aid, diplomats said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Kim returns to N. Korea after Russia, China visits North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il returned to Pyongyang on Saturday, state media said, after a week-long visit to Russia and China where he expressed a willingness to return to six-party nuclear talks. ... more | .. |
China road accident kills 18: state media Eighteen people were killed and 16 others injured when a van carrying migrant workers slammed into a trailer truck parked alongside a north China highway early Sunday, state press reported. ... more | .. |
  Emerging powers call for extending climate deal Brazil, South Africa, India and China said Saturday that November's UN climate talks should aim to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding global deal to cut greenhouse gases. ... more |
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Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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 China considers legalising secret detentions China is considering changes to its criminal law that human rights activists said Saturday would effectively legalise the forced disappearance of dissidents. ... more | .. |
  UN agency warns on mutant bird flu in China, Vietnam The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday warned about a new mutant strain of the deadly bird flu H5N1 virus in China and Vietnam, saying there could be a "major resurgence" of the disease. ... more | .. |
 China's Sina warns bloggers to ignore rumours A popular Twitter-like service in China has contacted millions of users warning them to ignore false reports, in a sign of growing official unease over the rise of social networking sites. ... more | .. |
Taiwan deploys 50,000 troops as typhoon hits Taiwan deployed more than 50,000 troops on Monday and evacuated thousands of people as Typhoon Nanmadol pummelled some of the island's most densely populated areas. ... more |
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China jails Tibetan monk for 11 years: Xinhua A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan lama to 11 years in prison on Monday over the death of a fellow Buddhist monk who set himself alight in March, the state Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  Fire breaks out at China refinery: Xinhua A major fire broke out Monday at a refinery in northeast China owned by state-owned oil giant PetroChina, the official Xinhua news agency reported, in the latest disaster to hit the country's oil industry. ... more | .. |
 Discovery of a 160-million-year-old fossil represents a new milestone in early mammal evolution A remarkably well-preserved fossil discovered in northeast China provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today's mammal species-the placental mammals. According to a p ... more | .. |
  New genome sequence could improve important agricultural crops An international team of scientists, funded in the UK by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has sequenced the genome of a Chinese cabbage variety of a plant called B ... more |
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