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US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Chinese-owned ship ‘goes dark’ after incident off Taiwan
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» TAIPEI - A Chinese-owned cargo ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecoms cable off Taiwan has stopped transmitting its location on the high seas, Taiwan’s coast guard said on Tuesday.
Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - From satellites that can pinpoint the sources of industrial pollution, to others that track hurricane movements by the hour, space has emerged as a key front in the fight against climate change.
Record measurement of universe suggests 'something is fishy'
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» PARIS: The most precise measurements ever made of the universe's composition and how fast it is expanding suggest "something is fishy" in our understanding of the cosmos, the astrophysicist who led the research said Wednesday.
Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: "Aquaman" star Amber Heard said Thursday that she has received thousands of death threats during the "agonizing" defamation trial between her and former husband Johnny Depp.
Germany to send weapons to Ukraine in policy reversal
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» BERLIN - Germany on Saturday dramatically ramped up its backing for Ukraine's battle against Russia, approving weapons deliveries for Kyiv in a policy U-turn and agreeing to limit Moscow's access to the SWIFT interbank system.
Webb telescope reaches final destination, a million miles from Earth
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» WASHINGTON: The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to its mission to unravel the mysteries of the Universe, Nasa said Monday.
Mysterious 'Havana' syndrome imperils US diplomats
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: A mysterious affliction dubbed "Havana Syndrome" that has brought severe headaches, nausea and possible brain damage to US diplomats has many officials convinced they are under sustained attack using electronic weapons.
South Africa unrest prompts fears of food and fuel shortages
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: Unrest raged in South Africa on Wednesday for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite.
Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» GENEVA: Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars.