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11/22/2024 07:13:29 am

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South China Sea

U.S., China On Rivalry In Skies Above The South China Sea

The USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship of the U.S. navy, sent off a reconnaissance drone as a military observation as well as Seahawk, a U.S. navy helicopter, to patrol and keep watch over the airspace in the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea.

China's Army

China Warns Army Against Wearable Gadgets, Says 'Endanger Security'

The official media outlet of China's military notified and warned China's army in opposition to the use of smartwatches, spectacles employing high technology and other Internet-connected wearable gadgets. It said that the wearable gadgets could "endanger security."

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft Reveals Windows 10 Editions To Come In Home, Business, Education

The software giant is now revealing to the public the Microsoft's list of planned editions which will be available for the Windows 10 PC, smartphones, tablets and devices.

Students

China To Increase Internet Speeds And Cut Prices; Internet Expansion To Happen This Year?

China plans to speed up and increase high-speed broadband networks to boost Internet speeds and reduce prices as many people in China still have no access to the Internet.

Bill Nye

Bill Nye Turns To Kickstarter Campaign To Fund Solar-Powered Spacecraft

Bill Nye the Science Guy turns to the Internet and asks your help for the funding of LightSail, a very lightweight cube satellite that depends its energy from the sun to explore the space instead of heavy fuels used by spacecraft. This will make space exploration attainable to the public.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin

Russia Plans Joint Military Training Exercises With China, India

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia plans to have army training exercises with other countries as the land forces of Russia will join military troops from China, India, Mongolia and Belarus in a joint military training exercise series this year.

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Starts China Visit to Deepen Ties

The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit in China to improve economic co-operation and build ties between India and China. But the two countries are in danger of being shaded by a mutual mistrust.

Pope Francis

Vatican Recognized the State of Palestine In Its First Treaty

The Holy See said on Wednesday that the Vatican has been concluded its first treaty that formally recognized the State of Palestine. This also included an agreement on Catholic Church activities in the Palestinian Aurhority-controlled areas.

Carl Sagan

Cornell's Institute Renamed To Honor Carl Sagan; Alien Life Search Continues

An institute at Cornell University in New York devoted to the search of alien life and extraterrestrial life in the universe has renamed to honor the late Carl Sagan, astrophysicist, science communicator and the host of award-winning TV show Cosmos.

Antennas in California

New Radio Telecsope Array Can See The Entire Sky All At Once, 24/7

The Owens Valley Long Wavelength, a new array of radio antennas in California, has been geared up to capture some of the unseen pulses of radio light waves in the night sky. The new radio telescope array aims to get signals from flaring stars, flashing planets and other unusual objects in the night sky.

Japan Ship

Japan, Philippines Hold Joint Naval Exercise in South China Sea

A joint naval exercise in South China Sea was conducted by Japan and the Philippines, an exercise that appears to be a response to the maritime behavior of China, on Tuesday.

Albert del Rosario

Philippines Asks For Help From U.S. To Stop China’s Land Reclamation

The top diplomat of the Philippines said that he is asking for more help from the U.S. to stop China's land reclamation that could give effective control to Beijing over the South China Sea, on Tuesday.

Cyanogen

Cyanogen And Truecaller Team Up to Deliver New Dialer App

Cyanogen Inc. has signed a partnership with Truecaller that will allow the two companies to block unidentified numbers by Caller ID screening calls and unwanted telemarketing calls like spams.

Chip computer

Minicomputer C.H.I.P. is the World's First $9 Computer

A California-based company Next Thing Co. has begun a Kickstarter campaign for the C.H.I.P. computer this month with $50,000 as its funding goal. The micro-computer costs $9 yet acts like a personal computer.

NASA’s Hubble Finds Massive Halo Around Andromeda, Reveals How Galaxies Are Born

A massive gaseous halo around the Andromeda Galaxy has been discovered by a group of scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a discovery that will answer scientists about the giant spiral galaxies and its evolution and structure such as the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy.

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