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Iran shuts operations at Chinese-Iranian bitcoin farm amid power shortage
Jan 13, 2021 15:57Iranian authorities have ordered a temporary suspension of activities in a major cryptocurrency mining factory located southeast of the country amid a significant increase in demand for electricity in the country that has resulted in blackouts in the capital Tehran and other major cities.
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Missions to Mars, Moon and beyond await Earth in 2021
Jan 13, 2021 06:50About a month after the New Christian Year has started on Earth, three spacecraft will pull into the vicinity of Mars. These explorers, which launched in July last year, will be heralds of a busy year of space exploration, launches and astronomical occurrences.
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22 miners trapped after explosion in Chinese gold mine
Jan 12, 2021 12:07Twenty-two gold miners have been trapped underground for nearly two days after an explosion in a mine under construction in eastern China.
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Taiwan unveils new passport in latest provocation aimed at China
Jan 11, 2021 11:03Taiwan's secessionist government has introduced a newly redesigned passport, with the purported aim of helping differentiate its citizens from those of mainland China, in a move that will likely further infuriate Beijing amid the recent spike in tensions.
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Iranian tech firm supplies first eye surgery simulator to Chinese customer: Report
Jan 11, 2021 01:54A medical technology company in Iran has started marketing a patented device in other countries as a customer in China takes delivery of a first batch of its simulators that are used in ophthalmic surgeries.
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Two-faced US trade policy erodes Atlantic alliance
Jan 08, 2021 06:49European distrust of American motives was behind the EU leaders’ recent signing of a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China over the urgent objections of the Donald Trump administration and Joe Biden’s transition team.
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China warns of 'heavy price' after US sanction threats over Hong Kong
Jan 07, 2021 10:37China has warned the outgoing US administration against interference in its domestic affairs, saying Washington will have a "heavy price" to pay for recent threats to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over detentions in Hong Kong.
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China extends debt relief to DR Congo amid COVID-19 crisis
Jan 07, 2021 06:59The Democratic Republic of the Congo says China has offered some debt relief in a bid to ease pressure on the central African country ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis.
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China to respond to planned Taiwan-US military talks
Jan 06, 2021 08:51China has voiced strong opposition to planned military talks between the United States and Taiwan, warning that it would give the “necessary response” to the negotiations.
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China calls on US to stop spreading ‘fake info’ about Beijing
Jan 05, 2021 08:47China has dismissed US accusations of undermining international rule of law, calling on Washington to stop manufacturing fake information about Beijing and return to rationality and reason.