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ISS Orbit Raised to Avoid Collision with Space JunkMoscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 31, 2012 Specialists of Russia's Mission Control Center raised the orbit altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Sunday to prevent a possible collision with a Chinese satellite fragment, a spokesman for the Center said. "The maneuver was performed using Zvezda service module engines," the spokesman said. The altitude of the ISS orbit was raised by 1.7 kilometers to 391.6 kilometers, he said, adding that the maneuver lasted 64 seconds. NASA earlier reported on its ... read more |
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  Putin declines to host China's future premier: report Vladimir Putin has refused to host a top Chinese official tipped to become China's next prime minister due to his busy agenda ahead of polls putting a strain on bilateral ties, a newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Row breaks out over Chinese donation to Cambridge A row has broken out at Cambridge University over a Pounds 3.7 million (4.4 million euro, $5.8 million) donation by a Chinese foundation, amid fears it is linked to the Chinese government. ... more | .. |
  China recruiting 8,000 police for restive Xinjiang Authorities in China's volatile Xinjiang region plan to recruit 8,000 extra police officers, a government official said Tuesday, as they beef up security in the remote area. ... 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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  N. Korea restricts Chinese currency in markets: reports North Korea has banned the use of China's yuan and other foreign currency in its markets, saying this was part of the last instructions of late leader Kim Jong-Il, according to a Seoul-based aid group. ... more | .. |
  Rebel China village takes first step in democratic vote Villagers in China whose rebellion against local officials last year grabbed the headlines kicked off a key process on Wednesday that will see them hold their first-ever open, democratic elections. ... more | .. |
 Unwilling to upset China, West holds back on Tibet The international community is treading warily on the Tibetan issue, reluctant to antagonise an increasingly powerful China with whom it has growing economic and diplomatic ties, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 China steps up surveillance of Tibetan monasteries A top official in Tibet's capital has ordered authorities to dispatch police to monasteries and step up security after violent clashes in Tibetan-inhabited areas left at least two dead. ... more |
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Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use
Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms
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 Netherlands demands China explain award ban The Netherlands said Tuesday that it had requested China explain why police barred the daughter of disabled activist Ni Yulan from leaving Beijing to collect a rights award on her mother's behalf. ... more | .. |
  Chinese media blast officials over toxic river Chinese media on Wednesday blasted local officials for poor supervision after industrial waste in a southern river threatened the drinking water for millions of people. ... more | .. |
  Truckloads of Chinese rice enter N. Korea: activist Long convoys of Chinese lorries laden with rice were seen entering North Korea after Beijing reportedly agreed to provide major food aid to Pyongyang's new regime, a South Korean activist said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong paper runs ad insulting mainland 'locusts' A group of Hong Kongers published a newspaper ad Wednesday insulting mainland Chinese as "locusts", amid seething resentment over rising mainland influence in the southern city. ... more |
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 Overgrazed grasslands tied to locust outbreaks While residents of the United States and much of Europe think of locust plagues as biblical references, locust swarms still have devastating effects on agriculture today, especially in developing co ... more | .. |
  China subsidizing auto parts exporters: US industry A US industry and union coalition accused China Tuesday of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto-parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million US jobs. ... more | .. |
  All 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed China said Wednesday that 25 Chinese workers kidnapped by Egyptian Bedouins demanding the release of their Islamist relatives had been released. ... more | .. |
  China's manufacturing rises again in January China's manufacturing activity improved in January despite weaker demand for exports, official figures showed Wednesday, raising hopes the world's second-largest economy is heading for a soft landing. ... more |
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Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weather
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters
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  China expects WTO action over rare earths: report China is bracing for renewed calls to ease its rare earths controls after the World Trade Organization ruled Beijing's limits on key raw material exports broke trade rules, the China Daily said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China lodges protest with Sudan over workers capture China on Tuesday lodged a formal protest with Sudan over the capture of 29 Chinese workers by rebels, after dispatching a team to the African nation to help secure their release. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong warns of first-quarter contraction Hong Kong's economy could shrink in the first quarter of 2012 due to weak export markets, before rebounding to post growth of 1.0-3.0 percent over the year, the finance secretary said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China to launch database to curb property speculation China plans to launch a housing database linking 40 major cities, which analysts said Tuesday would close a loophole in ownership restrictions and lay the groundwork for a nationwide property tax. ... more |
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 Taiwan to open trade offices in China Taiwan plans to open up semi-official trade offices in six cities in China in the next two months, which authorities said Tuesday was a sign of closer economic links with the mainland. ... more | .. |
 Malaysia says to rule soon on rare earths plant A government ruling on whether Australian miner Lynas would be given the go-ahead for a controversial rare earths processing plant was expected within days, Malaysia's trade minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China sends team to Sudan, demands release of workers China on Tuesday called for the immediate release of 29 Chinese workers held by Sudanese rebels, as it dispatched a team to the African nation to help defuse the situation. ... more | .. |
 China targeting US auto parts sector: industry A US industry and union coalition accused China Tuesday of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million US jobs. ... more |
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 Euro crisis to top agenda of Merkel's visit to China The eurozone debt crisis, Iran and Syria will be among the topics up for discussion when German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a two-day trip to China this week, government sources said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Daughter of China activist says barred from taking prize The daughter of disabled activist Ni Yulan said Tuesday police grabbed her at the airport in Beijing and barred her from leaving China to collect a rights award for her mother in the Netherlands. ... more | .. |
 China detains seven as water pollution fears widen China said on Tuesday that it had detained seven company executives after tonnes of industrial waste including a toxic metal polluted a river, threatening water supplies for millions of people. ... more | .. |
 Egypt Bedouins seize 25 Chinese workers: security Egyptian Bedouins on Tuesday captured 25 Chinese workers in Sinai to demand the release of Islamist relatives detained over bombings in the peninsula between 2004 and 2006, a security official said. ... more |
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 China car maker SAIC says 2011 profit surged China's SAIC Motor, the largest domestic auto maker, said Tuesday that unaudited net profit rose more than 40 percent last year, despite an overall slowdown in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
 China has room for stimulus: IMF China could easily boost domestic consumption to stimulate its economy if its slowdown is too sharp, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions. ... more | .. |
  Arab League seeks Beijing, Moscow support on Syria Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi is fighting an uphill battle to court Russia and China to win their support at the United Nations for the latest Arab plan aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria. ... more |
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