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Nestle sacks CEO over office relationship
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» GENEVA — Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an "undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate".
SpaceX's Starship megarocket launches on latest test flight
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its 10th test flight, following a string of explosive failures that cast doubt about its ability to realize Elon Musk's vision of colonizing Mars.
Art for bark's sake: stray dogs take up painting for UK charity
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art -- one tail swish at a time.
SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is to blast off early Monday for the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space.
UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» HOUSTON: Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission.
Russia to send rocket to rescue crew from ISS
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday it would send a rescue capsule next month for three crew members of the International Space Station, after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft that was due to return them to Earth.
US regulator authorises Merck's Covid pill
AFP, Published on 23/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorised Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after giving the green light to a similar pill by Pfizer.
US health panel endorses Merck Covid pill
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - A panel of US health experts on Tuesday voted to recommend Merck's Covid pill for high-risk adults -- a new form of treatment that is easy to administer and could prove better able to withstand variants, including Omicron.
Amazon's Bezos to go to space
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday he will fly into space next month on the first human flight launched by his Blue Origin rocket firm.
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years.