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September 10, 2025
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China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs



Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Beijing chided the use of "economic pressure" on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump suggested he would hike tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to stifle Moscow's funding for its war in Ukraine. On Tuesday, in talks between US and European Union officials, Trump suggested he was willing to broaden tariffs on Russian oil buyers such as China and India - if the EU takes similar moves, a US official told AFP. Dialing in for discussions, Trump raised the possibility of tariffs between 50 percen ... read more

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MILPLEX
Boeing says will hire replacements for striking US defense workers
New York (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Boeing is launching a recruitment drive to find "permanent" manufacturing workers to replace US union employees who went on strike last month, the company said Thursday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated on Tuesday, ranks 15th in the world for power generation with a capacity of 5,150 megawatts (MW), according to the US-based Global Energy Monitor. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air amid AI race and tariff pressures
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to prove it can keep pace in the generative AI race. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin: US official
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil - if the EU takes similar moves - to hit at revenue Moscow needs for the war in Ukraine, a US official told AFP Tuesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Delegation of US lawmakers to travel to China
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
US Democratic Representative Adam Smith will lead a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers on a visit to China, a House Armed Services Committee staff member said on Tuesday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
SATIM and ICEYE have jointly introduced Detect and Classify, a product designed to automate analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The system identifies vessels, aircraft, and ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
ICEYE has partnered with Polish analytics firm SATIM to launch Detect and Classify, an artificial intelligence-driven product designed to transform radar satellite imagery into actionable intelligen ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian markets enjoy record day as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Asian markets extended gains on Wednesday, with Tokyo and Seoul emulating a record day on Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs market ramped up expectations for a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts. ... more

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TRADE WARS
China's top diplomat to visit Austria, Slovenia and Poland
Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
China's top diplomat will this week begin a series of visits to Austria, Slovenia and Poland, Beijing said Wednesday, as regional concerns of spillover in the Russia-Ukraine war heighten. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says consumer prices fell in August at fastest rate since February
Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Consumer prices in China fell last month at their fastest rate in six months, official data showed Wednesday, a sign of persistent deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Apple's move to eSIM-only strengthens global trend
Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Apple's Tuesday announcement that the new iPhone 17 Air will only be available around the world without physical SIM cards marks a new advance for the virtual eSIM technology the firm has relied on in the US for years. ... more
TECH SPACE
Freeport Indonesia suspends Papua mine operation after landslide
Timika, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Freeport Indonesia said Tuesday it has temporarily halted operations at an underground mining site in restive Papua following a landslide that trapped seven workers. ... more
AEROSPACE
Cambodia opens $2bn Chinese-built airport
Cambodia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
A $2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam
Guba, Ethiopia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country's energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


OIL AND GAS
Maduro deploys 25,000 troops to Venezuela borders
Caracas (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he had deployed 25,000 troops along the Caribbean coast and the border with Colombia amid soaring tensions with US President Donald Trump. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Meta systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality platforms, according to allegations from current and former employees who testified to Congress on Tuesday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone swarm breakthrough promises safer and faster aerial missions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Durham University researchers have developed a drone swarm system that dramatically improves the speed, safety, and coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles during complex missions. The techno ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Top EU court upholds nuclear green label
Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more
FAST TRACK
Europe hyperloop test hits new speed record in Dutch trial
The Hague (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometres (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Two physicists from the University of Namur, Professor Michael Lobet and PhD student Adrien Debacq, are exploring the phenomenon of superradiance in near-zero refractive index materials, work that c ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech
Tokyo Sept 10, 2025
When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a choice: create another huge, energy-intensive tool like ChatGPT, or go their own way. ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers led by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed a fabrication technique that allows a wider range of superconducting materials to be used in quantum hardware. The advance coul ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boost
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Ethiopia's mega-dam on the Nile, being inaugurated on Tuesday, is expected to provide a huge boost to the economy and double electricity production in a country where nearly half the population lacks power. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more
CHIP TECH
Graphene reveals light tuned quantum states pointing to new electronics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers have pushed graphene's promise further by directly observing Floquet effects in the one-atom-thick carbon lattice, confirming that Floquet engineering can precisely tune metallic and sem ... more
OIL AND GAS
Transparent WO3 film breakthrough boosts hydrogen production efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A research team at Niigata University has developed a transparent crystalline mesoporous tungsten trioxide (WO3) film that significantly enhances efficiency and durability in photoelectrochemical (P ... more
BIO FUEL
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
When you stream a movie, back up a photo or ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data center is working hard - and getting hot. Cooling those facilities already consumes a huge share of their electri ... more
BIO FUEL
Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for ... more
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