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Asian equities retreat as China disappoints
Business, Published on 14/12/2024
» RECAP: Asian equities fell yesterday as a lack of details from a Chinese economic conference disappointed some traders and risk appetite weakened ahead of next week's US Federal Reserve interest rate meeting.
N. Korea says spy satellite launch successful
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions.
Israel vows Hamas's destruction after deadly assault
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel vowed to completely destroy Islamist group Hamas on the eve of United Statesa Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected visit Thursday as Washington underscores support for the Jewish state in a war that has seen the death toll spiral into the thousands.
Governments send planes to Israel to repatriate citizens
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - A growing number of governments are sending aircraft to Israel to airlift their citizens out of the country, after many commercial airlines suspended operations following the surprise attack by Hamas militants over the weekend.
Israel latest: Over 2,000 dead, US sends ammunition
Published on 11/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - At least 1,200 Israelis have been killed since Hamas attacked the nation, while some 900 people have been killed in Gaza in reprisal. United States President Joe Biden vowed to provide full military and intelligence support to Israel and China called for humanitarian aid for Palestinians.
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas threatens hostages
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on Tuesday after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning.
North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure, state media said Thursday, just months after Pyongyang's first launch crashed into the ocean shortly after blast off.
Virgin Galactic rockets its first tourist passengers into space
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said.
First Virgin Galactic space tourism flight set to take off
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» The long-awaited, first civilian space tourism flight by Virgin Galactic was set for takeoff from a spaceport in New Mexico on Thursday, carrying an 80-year-old ex-Olympian and a mother and daughter who won their tickets in a sweepstakes.
China tests Earth-based lab to recreate conditions in space
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/07/2023
» China's first space station simulators have started trial operations, offering researchers a convenient way to test equipment such as satellite components and spacesuits.