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Beijing bans low flying vehicles around National Day
Beijing will ban the flying of low, slow and small aerial vehicles around the upcoming 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The ban targets aerial vehicles and balloons for sports, entertainment and advertising.
The flying of such aerial vehicles for other purposes should first receive approval from the military and civil aviation authorities.
The ban covers light and ultralight airplanes, gliders, delta-wing airplanes, hot air balloons, airships, para-gliders, drones, model airplanes, unmanned free balloons and captive balloons. (Xinhua)
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Engineers create first hardware linking classical, quantum computing
Engineers in the United States and Japan have developed the first hardware that could bridge the gap between classical computing and quantum computing.
The study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature described the device that serves as a basis for building probabilistic computers. It can solve problems more efficiently in areas including drug research, encryption and cybersecurity, financial services, data analysis and supply chain logistics.
The classical computers store and use information in the form of zeroes and ones called bits while quantum computers use qubits that can be both zero and one at the same time.
A research group from Purdue University proposed an idea of a probabilistic computer using so-called "p-bits" that can be either zero or one at any given time and fluctuate rapidly between the two.
Although such work can also be done with classical computers, the probabilistic approach would take up much less space and energy. (CGTN)
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Canada's Trudeau admits to racist 'brownface' makeup
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for wearing brownface makeup to a party at a school where he taught 18 years ago.
Time magazine published the photograph one week into a federal election campaign with Trudeau's Liberal Party in a tight contest against the Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer.
The black-and-white photograph shows Trudeau, then 29, wearing a turban and robes with his face, neck and hands darkened at a gala party in 2001.
The picture appears in the 2000-2001 yearbook of West Point Grey Academy.
That’s a private school where Trudeau taught at the time. (AFP)
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Beijing's new airport makes high-tech move
Travelers will be able to pass through customs inspections faster and more seamlessly than ever at soon-to-be-opened Beijing Daxing International Airport.
"The new airport is equipped with the best inspection technologies in China. Our goal is to cut inspection times and make travelers more comfortable," said Gao Ruifeng, deputy director of Beijing Customs.
"We are now ready to introduce imperceptible inspections, which means that the majority of people entering China via the new airport won't need to line up or lift their luggage onto inspection machines themselves while going through customs inspections."
The new airport, located 46 kilometers south of the capital's downtown district, is expected to open this month. (China Daily)
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Airbus pledges to enhance cooperation in China
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it is committed to speeding up and deepening its long-term cooperation with Chinese aviation industry players.
By the end of the year, Airbus will assemble six A320 aircraft a month in Tianjin.
That’s a 50 percent increase over its initial capacity.
The Tianjin facility has delivered more than 440 A320 aircraft.
Airbus now takes about half of the market in China, compared with 9 percent in 1996. (China Daily)
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India bans e-cigarettes as global backlash at vaping gathers pace
India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an "epidemic" among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move globally against vaping over growing health concerns.
The ban cuts off a huge future market from e-cigarette makers when the number of people smoking worldwide is declining. It could dash the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International (PM.N) in the country.
"These novel products come with attractive appearances and multiple flavors and their use has increased exponentially and acquired epidemic proportions in developed countries, especially among youth and children," India's health ministry said.
The ban also covers the production, import and advertising of e-cigarettes, but not the use of them. (CGTN)
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Gene-edited stem cells may help cure AIDS
And a new discovery by Chinese scientists shows gene-edited stem cells that are the precursors of blood cells may help cure AIDS patients.
Researchers used the stem cells and other progenitor cells that had been gene edited to reduce a protein called CCR5, which serves as a doorway for HIV infection of human cells.
The gene-edited cells were transplanted into a patient infected with HIV and with leukemia.
They said the 27-year-old Chinese patient improved greatly during a 19-month follow-up period and showed almost no symptoms of acute leukemia. (China Daily)
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