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The images, from the Colorado-based satellite imagery company, show the objects at a weapons-testing facility in the remote Taklamakan desert in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. They appear to depict two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and a carrier, according to the U.S. Naval Institute’s news website. Maxar Technologies said in a statement to Newsweek that the images “detail the construction of a sophisticated weapons test range” in the Taklamakan Desert that “incorporates a number of simulated U....

Chinese filmmaker Zhao, 39, became the first woman of color and only the second woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director, but celebrations on Weibo—China’s Twitter-like microblogging service—were being muted almost as quickly as they were being posted. Censorship on the website, which had more than 500 active monthly users as of last December, began less than an hour into Oscars night when Zhao made history by bagging the first of the event’s big awards....

A report issued by Niko Partners summarizes SAPP’s conference and provides a detailed breakdown of the regulatory body’s updated policies. SAPP was formed in April 2018, leading to the formal freezing of China’s game approval process. That process reopened in December 2018, though new submissions were once again frozen this past February as the regulator worked through the backlog of previously submitted games. The end of April 2019 will mark the reopening of new submissions under the new approval process....

Pompeo told the New York Post on Wednesday that the facility was engaged in unusual activity. The consulate is the latest Chinese diplomatic facility to find itself in Pompeo’s crosshairs, after the closure of the Houston consulate earlier this year amid allegations of espionage. “They’re engaged in activities where they’re crossing the line from normal diplomacy to the kinds of things that would be more akin to what spies are doing,” Pompeo told the Post when asked about the consulate’s activities....

The new regulation under China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Law will come into effect on September 1, according to a notice published last Friday by the country’s Maritime Safety Administration. Observers say the move could see further attempts by Beijing to control the civilian and military traffic around its claimed territories, which include hundreds of South China Sea features, but also extend to Taiwan, its outlying islands and the Japan-controlled Senkaku island chain in the East China Sea....

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said 14 vice chairs of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) would face asset freezes and travel bans, accusing Beijing of an “unrelenting assault against Hong Kong’s democratic processes.” In June, Beijing passed a security law that aims to stop and punish acts deemed as subversion of state power, terrorism and foreign interference. Critics fear it will suppress dissent in the semi-autonomous territory, where Beijing is continuing a crackdown on political dissidents....

“As the channel fails to meet the requirements to broadcast in China as an overseas channel, BBC World News is not allowed to continue its service within Chinese territory,” read the NRTA’s statement, which appeared in a recent report published by Xinhua News Agency, the official state-operated press bureau affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The NRTA will not accept the channel’s broadcast application for the new year,” the statement continued....

The report was also released just days after the U.S., citing concerns over human rights abuses, announced it would not be sending diplomats to the Olympics, which are slated to begin in February. The report was published by New China Research, which is the think tank of Xinhua News Agency, the country’s official state-run media organization. The agency works as a major distributor of propaganda related to the Communist Party of China....

At a daily Foreign Ministry press briefing on Thursday, spokesperson Hua Chunying said Beijing “firmly opposes and strongly condemns this move by the U.S.,” in which a military C-40A transport aircraft entered Taiwanese airspace on Tuesday with permission, but did not land. Hua said the flight “gravely violates international law and basic norms governing international relations.” China does not consider Taiwan—officially called the Republic of China—to be an independent country, but rather a wayward province of a unified country....

Towing a similar line, Chinese vaccines against COVID-19 are proving ineffective. No one thought that the inferior quality of Chinese vaccines would end people’s lives. Indonesian nurse Erny Kusuma Sukma Dewi died soon after she was given a dose of Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac vaccine. According to the National Union of Indonesian Nurses, 33-year-old Dewi contracted COVID-19 soon after she took a Chinese vaccine. Following fever, difficulty breathing and coughing she died....

“There is no country that presents a broader and more comprehensive threat to our ideas, innovation, and economic security than China,” the FBI told Newsweek in a statement. “The threat takes many different forms, and it is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence offered a similar analysis. “China remains a top focus of the Counterintelligence community and has been for many years,” the office said in a separate statement sent to Newsweek....

In an opinion piece, the Global Times spoke about reports that India’s capital of New Delhi is expected to host members of NATO for a meeting that will likely include Indian defense and foreign ministry officials. “NATO is facing tremendous pressure in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, especially under Moscow’s recent heavy offensive. Feeling that it might not be as strong as it has thought, the organization is seeking external assistance or moral support,” the op-ed said....

Another patron, identified only as Nikki, recorded the incident and posted the video on her TikTok page, where it has amassed 185,000 views. “When you dare your coworker to go try to cash people out at Chipotle because it is busy and you want food,” Nikki captioned the footage. Her clip showed the woman making herself at home behind the counter, where she comfortably cashed out orders—all while wearing a different uniform from other Chipotle employees....

This new rendition that Bennet had to decline is much more dark and adult-driven. The CW announced and confirmed the Powerpuff series back in August of last year. It begs the question what exactly may be holding the show back from airing, especially since all of the other Powerpuff girls have been cast. Dove Cameron has been cast as Bubbles and Yana Perrault will be taking on the role of Buttercup....

Using a benzodiazepine such as chlordiazepoxide, along with an opioid (narcotic) pain medication, may cause profound sedation (a very deep sleep where it is hard to wake up), respiratory depression (breathing may slow or stop), coma, and death. Benzodiazepines and opioids should only be prescribed together when there is no other option available for treatment. When prescribed together, the drugs should be prescribed at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible period, and the person should be closely monitored....

Best dating app in India I. Tinder– This dating app needs no introduction. It is the most popular dating app in India. Almost every second person who is still single will have this app on their phone. Users can right swipe or left swipe people on their feed as per their liking. In the free version, the users have access to single people within their locality but the swiping option is limited....

And good policy is what is needed. Even though the government is running a surplus, Medicare is expected to run out of money in about a decade, just as the first of the baby boomers turn 65. Breaux and leading Republicans have said they will continue to push for reform, and Bill Clinton has vowed to come up with a plan of his own. But whatever Clinton proposes will present a sticky problem for Al Gore....

Chris Van Vliet asked about a proposed movie that was due to go into production in 2016 and what exactly happened with it. Benoit replied: (H/T MovieWeb) Also read: Paige responds to THAT joke from Triple H (Exclusive) You can watch the segment at 38:55 in the video below Benoit stated that they shut down the production, but he was open to the idea of a documentary, noting that he has tons of home videos of him ‘goofing around’....

On August 8, after FBI agents raided the former president’s Florida resort residence where they found confidential and classified documents. The search was personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland as part of an investigation of whether or not Trump potentially mishandled classified information. The ex-president has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in regard to the documents, and said that any classified documents that he took had been declassified. Christie’s comments on ABC’s This Week come after Trump has sought in recent days to appoint a special master—an independent arbiter who would oversee the review of records seized from his residence....