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Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» KOUROU — The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
Bondi shooters visited on Indian passports, says Philippines
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» MANILA — Philippine immigration authorities said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney visited the country last month and travelled on Indian passports.
Discarded protest art preserves George Floyd legacy
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» MINNEAPOLIS - Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by a US police officer.
European orbital rocket crashes after launch
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» OSLO - The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
New rockets set to launch in 2024
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
Europe to hold competition to build space cargo ship
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» SEVILLE (SPAIN) - The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Monday it would hold a competition between firms to build a ship to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, in a potential first step towards independent missions carrying astronauts.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 53, national disaster declared
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES): Local authorities on Hawaii's Maui Island said on Thursday that 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed in the wildfires which began earlier in the week, bringing the death toll to 53.
Summer superstorm blasts Netherlands, Germany
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» THE HAGUE: A record-breaking summer storm hammered the Netherlands and Germany on Wednesday, killing two people and throwing international air and rail travel into chaos.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
Europe's Jupiter probe set for new launch attempt
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» KOUROU - The European Space Agency's JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy, ocean-bearing moons will again try to blast off on Friday, a day after the first launch attempt was called off due to the threat of lightning.