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Satellite junk no threat to space station crewMoscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 24, 2011 Russian Mission Control has dismissed NASA's prediction that the three astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) may need to take shelter inside Russian space capsules on Wednesday morning due to a piece of a defunct Chinese weather satellite flying past. NASA expected that the 10-cm (4-inch) piece of space junk would fly perilously close to the ISS, saying the object may come within 850 meters (2,800 ft) of the space station. "There is no threat of collision between the ISS a ... read more |
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  Partners Agree on Funding for Design of Square Kilometre Array Seven national governmental and research organizations have announced the formation of the SKA Organization, an independent, not-for-profit company established to formalize relationships with intern ... more | .. |
  15 patents granted for Chinese space docking technology China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) on Tuesday conferred 15 patent certificates to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), developer of the docking mechanism for China's ... more | .. |
  Shenzhou-8 brings German SIMBOX experiments safely back to Earth On 17 November at 19:38 local time (12:38 CET), the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-8, carrying the German SIMBOX experiment, landed on schedule in the Gobi desert in Inner Mongolia, completing a succes ... 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 navy to carry out Pacific exercises China has said it will conduct "routine" naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean, in the week after a major diplomatic campaign by US President Barack Obama to assert the United States as a Pacific power. ... more | .. |
  Perry says China's communists doomed, lack virtue Texas governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry slammed China's communist leaders Tuesday, predicting they were destined for the "ash heap of history" and not running a "country of virtues." ... more | .. |
  West coast log, lumber exports in first 9 months of 2011 surpass 2010 totals Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in the first three quarters of 2011 already surpass the total exports of 2010 according to the U.S. Forest Service's P ... more | .. |
  China to offer social security to Tibetan clergy China will start paying pensions to monks and nuns in its Tibetan areas, the official Xinhua news agency said Thursday, after a run of self-immolations by Buddhist clergy protesting religious repression. ... more |
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  6,000 evacuated after China chemical plant blast Around 6,000 people were evacuated Thursday after an explosion at a chemical plant near the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, state media reported. ... more | .. |
China state TV gets new boss: Xinhua Beijing on Thursday named a new head of the government-run China Central Television (CCTV) network, state media reported, a month after the Asian giant said it wanted to increase its soft power abroad. ... more | .. |
Chinese state newspaper urges against 'revolt' China is edging closer to democracy partly because of the Internet but should avoid the deadly social unrest seen in countries such as Egypt, a state-run newspaper said in an editorial Thursday. ... more | .. |
  New evidence of interhuman aggression and human induced trauma 126,000 years ago The study of a cranium of an East Asian human from the late Middle Pleistocene age from Maba, China, brings to the fore evidence that interhuman aggression and human induced trauma occurred 126,000 ... more |
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  China to look to Africa for food: study China will increasingly look to Africa over the next decade as the world's most populous nation seeks to ensure it has sufficient food supplies, according to a study published Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Oil mixed as poor German bond sales, China data weigh Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Thursday as European economic giant Germany saw poor bond sales and China's manufacturing data sank to a 32-month low, analysts said. ... more | .. |
  1,000 strike at Apple supplier in China: rights group About 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a rights group said, the latest in a string of labour disputes in the country. ... more | .. |
  China eases lending restrictions for small banks China's central bank said Thursday it has eased lending restrictions on more than 20 small banks nationwide, as it seeks to channel more funds to cash-strapped private firms and the farming sector. ... more |
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Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant
Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China
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Rich trade between China, Latin America on solid footing Latin America's rich trade ties to China, worth a total 180 billion dollars a year, are on solid enough ground that even a mild recession in China would not seriously undercut them, analysts said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China eye 'crisis' plan to avoid sea disputes Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba asked China's Premier Wen Jiabao to agree to set up a "crisis management mechanism" aiming to avoid conflict over disputed waters, reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices sink on poor Chinese data, eurozone tension Oil prices tumbled on Wednesday as traders worried about slumping manufacturing activity in top global energy consumer China, and new tensions over the impact of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. ... more | .. |
  China overtakes US as top smartphone market: study China has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest smartphone market by volume although the US still leads in terms of revenue, a market research firm said Wednesday. ... more |
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China manufacturing hits 32-month low: HSBC China's manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 32 months in November, banking giant HSBC said Wednesday, renewing fears the Asian powerhouse is losing steam amid global economic woes. ... more | .. |
China to top world in e-commerce by 2015: report China, already home to the world's largest online population, is likely to replace the United States as the biggest e-commerce market by 2015, according to new research. ... more | .. |
China willing to play role in Libya's reconstruction China said Wednesday it was willing to play a "constructive role" in rebuilding Libya, as it welcomed the establishment of a new government after the overthrow of strongman Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
China manufacturing hits 32-month low: HSBC China's manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 32 months in November, banking giant HSBC said Wednesday, renewing fears the Asian powerhouse is losing steam amid global economic woes. ... more |
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SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, orbiter makes on target splashdown
Arianespace to launch Exotrail's Spacevan on Ariane 6
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 Tiangong-1 orbiter enters long-term operation management Chinese orbiter Tiangong-1 has entered into long-term operation management in space after docking twice with the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8, a committee in charge of the orbiter's management dut ... more | .. |
 China plans major effort in pursuing manned space technology China will endeavor unremittingly in its pursuit of manned space technology, a senior space program official said Friday at a press briefing detailing the nation's first-ever space docking. On ... more | .. |
  Taiwan opposition candidate vows peace with China The opposition candidate in Taiwan's presidential elections tried to ease fears Tuesday that a victory for her would lead to more tensions with China, saying she would seek peace with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Three-way US-China drills possible: Australia Defence Minister Stephen Smith Tuesday said Canberra would seriously consider trilateral military training with the United States and China following the announcement of a US troop buildup in Darwin. ... more |
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  US diplomat tells China to act responsibly in Africa The top US diplomat for Africa said Tuesday that China should act responsibly on the continent as it buys up African oil, gas and minerals to fuel its booming economy. ... more | .. |
 Fans strip off in support of Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei fans have again rallied behind the outspoken Chinese artist after he revealed he is being investigated on pornography charges - by posting naked pictures of themselves online. ... more | .. |
  China to call for extension of Kyoto at climate talks China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, said Tuesday it will push at next week's climate talks for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, which requires rich nations to reduce their emissions. ... more | .. |
  Researchers pinpoint date and rate of Earth's most extreme extinction It's well known that Earth's most severe mass extinction occurred about 250 million years ago. What's not well known is the specific time when the extinctions occurred. A team of researchers from No ... more |
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