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Verstappen wins Dutch GP for record-equalling ninth successive victory
AFP, Published on 27/08/2023
» ZANDVOORT (NETHERLANDS) - Max Verstappen won a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match Sebastian Vettel's record run of nine consecutive victories.
Messi scores two more as Miami march past Orlando
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» FORT LAUDERDALE (UNITED STATES): Lionel Messi made it five goals in three appearances for Inter Miami as he scored twice in a 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup round-of-32 on Wednesday.
Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» VATICAN CITY - Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before dying in contested circumstances.
Lightning strike near White House kills two people
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.
770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» GENEVA - A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the sky for nearly 770 kilometres, setting a new world record, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» The Philippines will buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million, the defence secretary said Sunday, in the nation's latest big-ticket purchase to upgrade its ageing military capability.
Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?
Lightning strike deaths surge in India
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» JAIPUR, India: Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes more common.
'No decision' on next launch attempt for historic SpaceX-NASA mission
AFP, Published on 30/05/2020
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (UNITED STATES) - A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX's milestone mission to the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the weather that morning, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said Friday.
Bad weather threatens SpaceX's first crewed mission
AFP, Published on 27/05/2020
» CENTRE SPATIAL KENNEDY (ETATS-UNIS) - Inclement weather threatened Wednesday to postpone SpaceX's launch into orbit of two NASA astronauts, a historic first for a privately-owned company and the first crewed mission to blast off from US soil in almost a decade.