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Manned space missions: from the ISS to outer spaceMoscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 17, 2012 21st century runs into its second decade, but man's space endeavours are still largely limited to the near-Earth orbit. Space agencies in USA, Russia, Europe and China debate the future of manned space flights, while skeptics question their benefits. Will the adepts of space with men overcome their opponents in the quest for the outer space? Since mid-1980s, when the Soviet Mir station had been delivered to the orbit people have been permanently living outside the Earth, i.e. in the near-Earth spa ... read more |
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  No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Russia sends ships for China war games A quartet of warships from Russia's Pacific Fleet left port in Vladivostok last weekend, bound for war games with China in the Yellow Sea, official media said. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan launches drill simulating Chinese invasion Taiwan kicked off its biggest annual war game Monday, testing its ability to defend of the capital Taipei against a Chinese attack and ward off a blockade of its main naval base. ... 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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 Taiwan aboriginal war epic to hit China market Taiwan's acclaimed aboriginal war epic "Seediq Bale" will be screened in China next month, its director said Tuesday, after concerns the film would not be approved for release by authorities. ... more | .. |
  US, China engaging in cyber war games: Report US and Chinese officials have been "discreetly engaging" in cyber war games in a bid to prevent military escalation between the two countries if either felt they were being targeted, a media report ... more | .. |
  S. Korea to end search for N. Korea rocket debris South Korea will end an operation Tuesday to retrieve debris from North Korea's failed rocket launch as no progress has been made, the defence ministry said. ... more | .. |
 UN toughens North Korea sanctions over rocket launch The UN Security Council has ordered tightened sanctions on North Korea over its failed rocket launch and warned of new action if the isolated state stages a nuclear test. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
'Missiles will speak for themselves,' says Zelensky; Biden OKs deeper strikes in Russia
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 China ready for more 'consequences' for NKorea: Clinton China and other world powers will back "further consequences" against North Korea if it undertakes new provocation following its rocket launch, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Syria pledges to respect Annan's peace plan in full: China China said Wednesday Syria's foreign minister had pledged to respect UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan and cooperate with a UN team sent to monitor a fragile ceasefire in the restive state. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen says corruption biggest danger to party Premier Wen Jiabao warned Monday the biggest danger facing China's Communist Party was corruption, as it struggles to contain the biggest political scandal to hit the country in years. ... more | .. |
 Syrian FM to visit China for peace plan talks: Xinhua Syria's foreign minister will arrive in Beijing on Monday to brief Chinese officials about a United Nations-brokered ceasefire for the conflict-torn country, China's state Xinhua news agency said. ... more |
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 North Korea vows retaliation over rocket North Korea has warned of retaliation after the US scrapped food aid over its rocket launch, raising fears of a new nuclear test, as China reportedly suspended a refugee deal with its wayward ally. ... more | .. |
  Promiscuous queen bees maintain genetic diversity By mating with nearly 100 males, queen bees on isolated islands avoid inbreeding and keep colonies healthy. The results, published in the current issue of PLoS ONE, focused on giant honey bee coloni ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong's next leader to ban mainland babies Hong Kong's next leader said Tuesday he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals. ... more | .. |
  China detains 22 in toxic medicine scandal Chinese police have detained 22 people for making drug capsules using a toxic raw material produced from scrap leather, state media said, in the latest in a string of product safety scandals. ... more |
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Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique
Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect
COP16 biodiversity finance deal for 'early 2025': presidency | .. |
 'We are the serfs': Chinese debate Bo Xilai saga Yan Weilan combs through the Internet each day for any fresh news or rumours on China's rumbling political scandal that might have slipped past the country's hawk-like censors. ... more | .. |
  China pledges to increase trade with Thailand Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged Tuesday to expand trade with Thailand to $100 billion annually and step up ties on a wide range of issues, including the joint patrol of the Mekong river. ... more | .. |
  Tokyo to buy disputed islands: governor Controversial Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara provoked an angry reaction from China Tuesday after saying taxpayers in Japan's capital will buy a small chain of uninhabited islands at the centre of a damaging territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
Cameron offers to help China probe Briton's death British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday offered to help China investigate the suspicious death of an English businessman in a case with links to a former Communist Party leader. ... more |
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  China train maker wins orders despite crash China's CSR Corp, whose parent made the trains involved in a deadly crash last year, said Tuesday it had won 3.3 billion yuan ($524 million) in orders that include supplying the Beijing metro. ... more | .. |
Outside View: China widens yuan trading Beijing announced Sunday it was widening the daily trading range for the yuan to 1 percentage point. This news has been heralded as another indication that China is liberalizing its currency and the yuan may now be fairly valued. ... more | .. |
 Philippines, China trade barbs over new incursions The Philippines and China traded fresh accusations Tuesday of illegal incursions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, while refusing to compromise on their territorial claims. ... more | .. |
  More 'mini-iPad' rumors surface A Chinese Web site says a "mini iPad" will be released this year to go up against Windows 8-based tablets. ... more |
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Next Starship Flight Test Scheduled for Tuesday with 30-Minute Launch Window
US Russian officials disagree over International Space Station leak severity
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  China home prices fall in most cities in March New home prices in two-thirds of China's major cities fell in March, the government said Wednesday, as officials maintain policies to curb the property market. ... more | .. |
 Mongolia to suspend mine licences over China buyout A Mongolian coal miner announced Tuesday authorities in the resource-rich country want to suspend some of its licences, after China's Chalco said it planned to take a majority stake in the firm. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Celebrates 4,000th Next-Generation 737 Boeing executives and more than 500 employees, suppliers, union representatives and government officials joined China Southern Airlines to celebrate the 4,000th Next-Generation 737 at a special even ... more | .. |
 China internet censorship futile: Ai Weiwei Dissident artist Ai Weiwei warned the Chinese government that its attempts to censor the internet would inevitably fail, in an article published in Monday's Guardian newspaper. ... more |
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 Taiwan summons thousands of reservists for drill Taiwan issued an order Sunday calling up thousands of reserve troops to participate in a huge drill aimed at testing the island's defence capabilities against a D-Day style attack by China. ... more | .. |
 London on defensive over response to death in China Britain's Foreign Office defended itself Saturday over alleged hold-ups in intervening over the killing of an English businessman in China. ... more | .. |
 Iran, world powers hold tough talks Iran and world powers sat down Saturday for their first meeting in 15 months hoping to ease tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, but with mutual mistrust and tough talk making a major breakthrough look unlikely. ... more | .. |
 US calls for release of China rights defender The United States ambassador to China called on Beijing Monday to release from jail the crippled rights defender Ni Yulan and her husband, and to end the house arrest of their daughter. ... more |
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