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SpaceX targeting next week for Starship’s first high-altitude test flight

SpaceX looks ready to proceed to the next crucial phase of its Starship spacecraft development program: A 15km (50,000 feet) test flight. This would far exceed the max height that any prior Starship p

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Understanding Xi Jinping thought on the rule of law

Editor's note: Zhu Zheng is an assistant professor focusing on constitutional law and politics at China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not

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Weather forecasts get an AI update with Atmo as businesses grapple with climate-related catastrophes

“Almost every business on earth is affected by weather,” says Alexander Levy, an investor serial entrepreneur whose latest company is the new weather prediction startup Atmo.The company,

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Symbols of Shanghai: Pearl of the Orient

It was once the tallest structure in China and it's still considered the most iconic building in Shanghai. It epitomizes Pudong New Area's path to modernization.It is t

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CIIE: Cross-border e-commerce helps foreign brands enter China

China has continued to open up and expand imports by promoting the rapid development of the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce, making it an attractive global brand market for overseas compa

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AC Milan withstand late pressure to beat Celtic 3-1 in Europa League

AC Milan's Rade Krunic, Brahim Diaz and Jens Petter Hauge netted in a 3-1 win at Celtic in their Europa League Group H opener on Thursday but the Italians had to withst

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Secrets revealed of beetle so tough it can survive being run over by a car

This exoskeleton is thought to be one of the toughest structures known to exist in the animal kingdom.

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AMC offers private theater rentals starting at $99, as cinemas continue to struggle

Like countless other sectors of the entertainment industry, movie theaters have been devastated by a global pandemic with seemingly no end in sight. Initial closings stretched on for months, as distri

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Nokia to build 4G network on the moon for NASA

The agency's new Artemis programme aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon within the next decade.

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Here’s your first look at Boom Supersonic’s faster-than-sound XB-1 demonstrator aircraft

Boom Supersonic is closer than ever to its goal of introducing supersonic commercial aviation back tot he global stage – the Colorado-based startup unveiled the final design of its XB-1 demonstrator

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Two women jointly win Nobel Prize for chemistry for first time in history

The award increases the number of women who have won a Nobel Prize in this category from five to seven.

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Camera that will film a spacewalk in VR delivered to the International Space Station

One of the payloads aboard the International Space Station resupply mission that launched last Friday will providing a new perspective on one of the most enervating human experiences – the spacewalk.

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Potty training: NASA tests new $23m titanium space toilet

Astronaut Kate Rubins (C) and support personnel review the Universal Waste Management System, a low-gravity space toilet, in Houston, U.S. /AP NASA's first new space potty in decades – a 23-mi

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Globally 1 in 3 children missed on remote learning due to COVID-19

An 11-year-old child studies his Class 6 textbooks and revises the exercises at home in Nairobi, Kenya. He cannot participate in online learning as his family has no mobile phone. /UNICEF For

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China to continue helping Nigeria fight COVID-19: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China is willing to continue providing help and support for Nigeria's fight against COVID-1

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Holiday company TUI loses $1.3 bln as pandemic wipes out revenue

TUI's office building seen in the Netherlands. /VCG TUI, the world's largest tourism company, said it was considering raising new equity from shareholders or selling off parts of the business

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Security bugs let these car hackers remotely control a Mercedes-Benz

Few could ever forget back in 2015 when security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely killed a Jeep’s engine on a highway with a Wired reporter at the wheel.Since then, the car