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  Beijing (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner. Nearly 3,000 delegates congregated in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on a dusty Tuesday afternoon before President Xi Jinping entered to the sound of rousing martial music. Senior Communist Party official Li Hongzhong then kicked off proceedings, st ... read more |
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Space: the new frontier for smartphones at trade showBarcelona (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Satellite communication is taking smartphones to new orbits at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with companies showcasing gadgets connected to space in a bid to tap into the lucrative new service. ... more  
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global MarketLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 China's Earth observation capabilities have advanced with the recent launch of two new satellites, further expanding its remote sensing constellation. The newly deployed satellites aim to offer glob ... more  
Iran says US decision to not renew Iraq sanctions waiver 'illegal'Tehran (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday the decision by the United States to end a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran was "illegal". ... more 
The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observ ... more |
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US tech firm Salesforce to invest $1.0 bn in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 US cloud software giant Salesforce said Wednesday it planned to invest $1.0 billion in Singapore over the next five years to boost the use of artificial intelligence agents (AI) in the workforce. ... more |
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What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistantBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot. ... more  
TikTok says to add screen time limits for teensParis (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 TikTok said Tuesday it would allow parents to limit the time their teens spend on the app as the Chinese-owned social network confronts political fallout from rising claims that excessive screen time is damaging adolescents' mental health. ... more 
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffsBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic interests against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, moving Washington closer to an all-out trade war with two major partners. ... more 
China holds talks with Walmart on impact of US tariffs: local reportsBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Chinese authorities have held discussions with Walmart after the US retail giant demanded local suppliers cut their prices, reports said Wednesday, as the wide-ranging impacts of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes begin to sink in. ... more |
 
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weighWolfsburg, Germany (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw Europe's top carmaker increasingly struggle with high production costs and fierce Chinese competition. ... more  |
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From 'mob wives' to millennials: Faux fur is now a fashion stapleParis (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 Thanks to the "mob wife" style trend and advances in manufacturing technology that make it look like the real thing, fake fur has conquered catwalks and the high street. ... more  
The quest for room-temperature superconductorsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 The quest for room-temperature superconductors continues to captivate the scientific community, with new findings shedding light on the fundamental limits of superconducting temperature. A recent st ... more  
Scientists unlock the mysteries of chiral helimagnets for advanced electronicsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Within certain magnetic materials, atoms arrange their spins in intricate spiral formations, forming structures known as chiral helimagnets. These unique spin patterns have long fascinated researche ... more 
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plantsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - "zookee ... more |
CATALYST Unveils INSIGHTS Vegetation Management to Strengthen Utility Grid ReliabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 CATALYST is transforming how Electric Utilities tackle one of their most pressing operational challenges with the introduction of INSIGHTS Vegetation Management. This satellite-based monitoring serv ... more  
Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel reportParis, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Framatome has reached a key milestone in nuclear fuel advancement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accepting its topical report on "High Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) ... more 
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - preserving awareness for future generationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Sweden has committed to storing its high-level radioactive nuclear waste within a sealed bedrock repository for the next 100,000 years. Given its prolonged hazardous nature, a crucial challenge rema ... more  
Nord Stream methane leak larger than initial estimatesParis, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A new study published in *Nature* reveals that the methane released from the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 was more than twice the initially estimated volume. The leak, one of the largest human- ... more |
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Asian markets track Wall St selloff as Trump-fuelled economy fears buildHong Kong (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 Asian markets tumbled Tuesday following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the US economy as Donald Trump presses ahead with his global trade war and federal jobs cuts. ... more 
Trump's energy chief vows reversal of Biden climate policiesHouston (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 The US energy secretary vowed Monday to reset federal energy policy to favor fossil fuels and deprioritize climate change as industry leaders gathered at their biggest event since President Donald Trump returned to office. ... more 
Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade warOttawa (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Canada's incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note as the former central banker vowed to win US President Donald Trump's trade war, saying his country will "never" be part of the United States. ... more 
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plantDhaka (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 An expert team was in Bangladesh on Monday to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant ahead of the contentious facility's expected operational start later this year. ... more |
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Texas tech boom: Silicon Valley's southern outpost risesAustin (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Held every year in the capital of conservative-leaning Texas, the South by Southwest festival increasingly celebrates the state's emergence as a technology hub stepping out of Silicon Valley's shadow. ... more |
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Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, MauritaniaDakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Greenpeace condemned BP on Thursday for a gas leak that has been ongoing for several weeks at a new field the British oil giant operates off Senegal and Mauritania. ... more 
Trump backs off Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowbackWashington (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures - offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. ... more  
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalisedTokyo (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Japan's top court said Thursday it had finalised the acquittal of two former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant charged with professional negligence over the 2011 meltdown. ... more  
Malaysia aims to be 'global leader' in carbon captureKuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Malaysia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation intended to help the country become a "global leader" in carbon capture, utilisation and storage - a technology touted as reducing planet-warming emissions. ... more |
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