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China strengthens international space cooperation

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:29:00 +0200china (en)

China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Thursday. So far, China has signed 121 cooperation agreements with 37 countries and four international....

China strengthens international space cooperation

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:31:00 +0200ecns (en)

China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Thursday. So far, China has signed 121 cooperation agreements with 37 countries and four international....

China accidentally reported two major quakes which never happened: Earthquake administration

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:08:00 +0200expressindia (en)

China accidentally reported two major quakes which never happened: Earthquake administration The information stayed on its website for at least an hour, though did not appear on its microblog, which is how many people in China first learn of quakes. In a statement on its website, the....

China accidentally reports two major quakes that never happened

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:59:00 +0200guardian (en)

A girl lays flowers to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake in May 2008 that killed almost 90,000 people in China . Photograph: VCG via Getty Images. Chinese authorities have admitted accidentally reporting two major earthquakes that had never happened but were instead drills unintentionally released to the public.

Six billion cockroaches bred for potions at AI-controlled farm in China

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:11:00 +0200piratefm (en)

Six billion cockroaches are being bred each year through artificial intelligence at a Chinese farm making "healing potions". If the largest ever colony of cockroaches escapes it would cause a "catastrophe" for the nearly 800,000 people living in nearby Xichang in Sichuan province, central China , one expert warned.

China pursues space collaboration

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:21:00 +0200shanghaidaily (en)

CHINA will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space. Li Guoping, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration, said yesterday that so far China has signed 121 cooperation agreements with 37 countries and four international organizations.

Six billion cockroaches bred for potions at AI-controlled farm in China

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:56:00 +0200heart (en)

Six billion cockroaches are being bred each year through artificial intelligence at a Chinese farm making "healing potions". If the largest ever colony of cockroaches escapes it would cause a "catastrophe" for the nearly 800,000 people living in nearby Xichang in Sichuan province, central China , one expert warned.

Six billion cockroaches bred for potions at AI-controlled farm

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:40:00 +0200skynews (en)

If the largest ever colony of cockroaches escapes it would cause a "catastrophe" for the nearly 800,000 people living in nearby Xichang in Sichuan province, central China , one expert warned. The insects are being bred for a "healing potion" taken by millions of patients in China, the Chinese government said.

MIL-OSI China: China strengthens international space cooperation

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:30:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: China State Council Information Office 2. China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Thursday.

China strengthens international space cooperation

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:23:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to strengthen international cooperation in peaceful exploration and utilization of outer space, said Li Guoping, a spokesman of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Thursday. So far, China has signed 121 cooperation agreements with 37....

2 killed in Indonesia quake

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:26:00 +0200greaterkashmir (en)

. Twenty-one others were injured and over 300 buildings were damaged in the quake that originated at a depth of 4 km at 1.28 p.m. on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Representational image A shallow earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Central Java region in Indonesia killing at....

18/04/2018 5:38 pm * Efemérides: Un día como hoy en la historia 18 abril

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:17:00 +0200sonora (es)

En un 18 de abril pero de 1906, un terremoto de 7,8 grados de magnitud en San Francisco (California, EEUU) fue seguido de varias réplicas, que hicieron estallar de forma natural las instalaciones de gas provocando incendios que redujeron a cenizas la ciudad y causaron mas de 3.000 muertos. Otras efemérides: 1506.

Efemérides: qué pasó el 18 de abril?

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:58:00 +0200laprensa-PE (es)

En un 18 de abril pero de 1906, un terremoto de 7,8 grados de magnitud en San Francisco (California, EEUU ) fue seguido de varias réplicas, que hicieron estallar de forma natural las instalaciones de gas provocando incendios que redujeron a cenizas la ciudad y causaron mas de 3.000 muertos. Otras efemérides: 1506.

Participate in the 'Great Utah Shake Out' to help prepare for the 'Big One'

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:29:00 +0200good4utah (en)

4/18/2018 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT(News4Utah) Schools and businesses across the state will be taking part in the "Great Utah Shake Out" this week to help prepare people for the chance of an earthquake here in Utah. Rich Woodruff from the Utah Red Cross, joined Emily Clark, with some tips we should all know.

Reborn Wenchuan to mark 10thanniversary of deadly quake

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:51:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

The new Beichuan County, 23 kilometers from the old town demolished by the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, was built with the assistance of eastern China 's Shandong Province. This year marks the 10thanniversary of the deadly quake, which left more than 80,000 people dead or missing.

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