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  Tokyo (AFP) April 17, 2021 Japanese chip manufacturer Renesas on Saturday restarted production about a month after a factory fire that threatens to worsen a global chip shortage, local media said. The fire on March 19 at its plant near Tokyo came with car makers already battling semiconductor supply problems, in part because of increased demand for chips from manufacturers of laptops, tablets and gaming devices. Renesas Electronics, a key supplier of automotive semiconductors, saw 600 square metres (6,500 square feet) of ... read more |
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Crew-2 set for ISS Mission to conduct microgravity scienceHouston TX (SPX) Apr 21, 2021 NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day, April 22. The four include NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough ... more  
Japan urges release of journalist in MyanmarYangon (AFP) April 19, 2021 Japan urged Myanmar authorities on Monday to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading fake news, one of at least 65 reporters arrested during the junta's crackdown on anti-coup protests. ... more  
China summons Japanese ambassador over Fukushima water planBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2021 China on Thursday summoned Japan's ambassador over Tokyo's "wrong decision" to release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. ... more 
Fire-hit chipmaker Renesas plans full capacity by MayTokyo (AFP) April 19, 2021 Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said Monday it was on track to restore full capacity by May after a plant fire, as manufacturers around the world battle to secure semiconductor supplies. ... more |
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No batteries, no sweat, wearable biofuel cells now produce electricity from lactateTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2021 Wearable electronic devices and biosensors are great tools for health monitoring, but it has been difficult to find convenient power sources for them. Now, a group of scientists from Japan has succe ... more
Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the seaTokyo (AFP) April 13, 2021 Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday, triggering a furious reaction from China and fierce opposition from local fishing communities. ... more  
Fornite maker Epic Games valued at $28.7 bn in funding roundSan Francisco (AFP) April 13, 2021 The US company behind video game sensation Fortnite said Tuesday that it was valued at $28.7 billion in a round of funding from investors including PlayStation maker Sony. ... more 
WELTEC BIOPOWER delivers two biogas plants to JapanVechta, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2021 WELTEC BIOPOWER is currently setting up two agricultural 250-kW biogas plants for one of Japan's major milk producers. One of the plants is being set up in Urahoro on Japan's island of Hokkaido. The ... more  
USAF F-22s participate in interoperability exercises with Japanese forcesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 9, 2021 Hawaii-based planes of the U.S. Air Force, including F-22 fighter planes, were deployed to Japan for exercises with Japanese forces for the last month, the Air Force said on Friday. ... more |
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 Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs  
Tokyo, as you've never seen it beforeTokyo (AFP) April 7, 2021 It's Tokyo, but unlike you've ever seen it before - a miniaturised 1:1,000 scale version of one of the world's biggest capitals, displaying everything from sea levels to population densities. ... more  |
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Softbank to buy $2.8 bn stake in Norway robotics firmTokyo (AFP) April 6, 2021 Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group will buy a 40 percent stake in Norwegian robotics company AutoStore in a deal worth $2.8 billion, the two firms said. ... more  
US, Japan, S.Korea show united front on N.KoreaWashington (AFP) April 2, 2021 The United States, Japan and South Korea showed a united front Friday on concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as President Joe Biden completes a review on the way forward. ... more  
Japan sees earliest cherry blossoms on record as climate warmsTokyo (AFP) March 31, 2021 Japan's cherry trees are reaching full bloom in record time this year, the national weather agency has said, linking the early sakura season to the world's warming climate. ... more 
Hitachi buys US software firm GlobalLogic for $9.6 bnTokyo (AFP) March 31, 2021 Japan's Hitachi said Wednesday it will fully acquire US software company GlobalLogic in a deal worth $9.6 billion as it looks to expand its digital services offerings. ... more 
North Korean leader's sister slams South's Moon as US 'parrot'Seoul (AFP) March 30, 2021 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister slammed the South's president Tuesday as "a parrot raised by America" after he criticised a missile test by Pyongyang. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2021 
Scientists have underestimated the communicative abilities of the human scream, according to a new study.
After testing the different ways humans can use and perceive screaming as a communication tool, researchers determined screams can convey at least six different emotions.
The experimental findings, published this week in the journal PLOS Biology, showed human brains actually ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2021 
A long-term stay on the Moon would subject the human body to a high level of radiation, as radiation in space is generally many times stronger than it is on Earth. Before humans return to the Moon, the German Aerospace Center will send a small measuring device, the M-42 radiation detector, to Lacus Mortis to record radiation levels on the surface. It will travel there on board the commercial Per ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 19, 2021  The U.S. Navy announced the start of its first manned and unmanned capabilities exercise on Monday at Naval Base San Diego.
Executed by the Navy's 3rd Fleet, "Unmanned Battle Problem 21" will "generate warfighting advantages in integrating multi-domain manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios," a Navy statement said.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2021  Researchers at Columbia University have found a way to marry the versatility of DNA nanotechnology with the toughness of silica-based materials.
DNA technology can be used to design self-assembling, complexly organized nanoparticle structures.
In theory, these structures can be designed for a variety of applications, but in reality, these structures are too soft and only stable i ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) April 20, 2021 
Greece will lend a Patriot missile battery to Saudi Arabia to protect its critical energy infrastructure, Greek officials said Tuesday, as the Gulf kingdom grapples with growing attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels.
Saudi Arabia, the top crude exporter which leads a military coalition against the Huthis, relies heavily on US-made Patriots to intercept missiles and drones fired at the kingdom on a ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Apr 21, 2021 
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 5 departed from a port in East China's Jiangsu province on Tuesday for a maritime monitoring mission in the Pacific Ocean.
Before this voyage, the crew members have examined onboard facilities and replenished their supplies for the upcoming mission, after the ship returned from a mission on March 29.
Yuanwang 5, China's third-generation space-tracking shi ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2021 
The EU unveils a plan Wednesday to regulate the sprawling field of artificial intelligence, aimed at making Europe a leader in the new tech revolution while reassuring the public against "Big Brother"-like abuses.
"Whether it's precision farming in agriculture, more accurate medical diagnosis or safe autonomous driving - artificial intelligence will open up new worlds for us. But this world ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2021 
Hong Kong police displayed a cuddly bear mascot, rappelled from a helicopter and goose-stepped Thursday as the financial hub held a "National Security Education Day", part of its push to boost patriotism in a city chafing under China's rule.
Beijing blanketed Hong Kong in a sweeping national security law last year in response to months of huge and often violent democracy protests that convul ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2021 
New research led by Curtin University has revealed how radar satellites can improve the ability to detect, monitor, prepare for and withstand natural disasters in Australia including bushfires, floods and earthquakes.
The research used Synthetic Aperture Radar data obtained by the European Space Agency Sentinel-1 satellite, amongst others, to evaluate Australia-specific case studies.
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 21, 2021 
With ESA positioned as a world-class provider of Earth observation data and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leading international efforts to defeat hunger, the two organisations have teamed up to exploit their particular fields of expertise to better address major global issues such as food security, and to take further advantage of the digital transformation in agricu ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2021 
Before planets around other stars were first discovered in the 1990s, these far-flung exotic worlds lived only in the imagination of science fiction writers.
But even their creative minds could not have conceived of the variety of worlds astronomers have uncovered. Many of these worlds, called exoplanets, are vastly different from our solar system's family of planets. They range from star- ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) April 16, 2021 
China's Coronavac vaccine was 67 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 80 percent at preventing death, according to real-life results unveiled Friday from Chile's inoculation campaign.
"These figures should convey peace of mind to the country," Health Minister Enrique Paris told journalists as he announced the outcome of two months' of vaccination in Chile, in February and ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 20, 2021  The death of Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has deprived France and the West of a key security ally in the volatile Sahel region where jihadist groups are gaining in strength, analysts say.
His demise - during a battle with rebels in the north of the country, according to the army - threatens to bring yet more instability to a turbulent region that is of strategic importance.
Deby, ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 21, 2021 
Detect harmful radiation, pilot a rover module, learn better sleep and body maintenance: astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for future missions even further afield - from the Moon to, one day, Mars.
The latest arrival of four more astronauts to the ISS, due to blast off aboard a SpaceX rocket from Florida on Thursday, will open the door for new experiments aimed ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 19, 2021 
Middle Eastern rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been holding talks in Baghdad in recent weeks, an Iraqi government official and a Western diplomat told AFP.
The official-level meetings aim to restore relations severed five years ago between the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shiite Islamic republic of Iran.
The initiative comes at a time of shifting power dynamics, as US P ... more |
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