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March 12, 2025
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China wraps up key political meet with call for 'unrelenting struggle'



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 show
Barcelona (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
EARTH OBSERVATION
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
Los 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
ENERGY NEWS
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
EARTH OBSERVATION
The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs
Boston 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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Cathay Pacific says profit edged up in 2024
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that its attributable profit rose slightly in 2024 to US$1.27 billion, after announcing earlier this year that its flights were finally back to pre-pandemic levels. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Oil companies greet Trump return, muted on tariffs
Houston (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
Oil executives said Tuesday they are bullish on US petroleum investments in the emerging Trump era as some giants back away from renewable energy and beef up fossil fuel developments. ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA chooses 3 university teams to help solve aviation challenges
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2025
Graduate and undergraduate students at three university-led teams will try to solve aviation challenges and improve flight in the 21st century, NASA announced on Tuesday. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Sweden risks missing carbon neutrality goals: OECD
Stockholm (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Sweden might fail to meet its and the EU's carbon neutrality targets after its recent environmental policy shifts, the OECD warned in a report published Wednesday. ... more

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US tech firm Salesforce to invest $1.0 bn in Singapore
Singapore (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
ROBO SPACE
What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant
Beijing (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
INTERNET SPACE
TikTok says to add screen time limits for teens
Paris (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
TRADE WARS
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffs
Beijing (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
TRADE WARS
China holds talks with Walmart on impact of US tariffs: local reports
Beijing (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
CAR TECH
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weigh
Wolfsburg, 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 staple
Paris (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
ENERGY TECH
The quest for room-temperature superconductors
London, 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
CHIP TECH
Scientists unlock the mysteries of chiral helimagnets for advanced electronics
Los 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
ENERGY TECH
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants
Boston 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
ENERGY TECH
CATALYST Unveils INSIGHTS Vegetation Management to Strengthen Utility Grid Reliability
Los 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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel report
Paris, 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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - preserving awareness for future generations
Berlin, 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
OIL AND GAS
Nord Stream methane leak larger than initial estimates
Paris, 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
TRADE WARS
Asian markets track Wall St selloff as Trump-fuelled economy fears build
Hong 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
ENERGY NEWS
Trump's energy chief vows reversal of Biden climate policies
Houston (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
TRADE WARS
Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade war
Ottawa (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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant
Dhaka (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 rises
Austin (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
OIL AND GAS
Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, Mauritania
Dakar (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
TRADE WARS
Trump backs off Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowback
Washington (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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised
Tokyo (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
CARBON WORLDS
Malaysia aims to be 'global leader' in carbon capture
Kuala 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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