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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.
N. Korea to hold party congress in February, first since 2021
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» SEOUL - North Korea's leadership will hold a party congress later this month, state media announced Sunday, in what will be the first such major gathering since 2021.
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.
Czech crowdfunder sends arms to Ukraine despite fatigue
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» PRAGUE - A Czech crowdfunding project called "Gift for Putin" has been sending Ukraine a steady supply of weapons despite growing aid fatigue and flagging Western support.
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.
Ecuador forces wrest back control of prison as riot death toll climbs
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31 inmates, authorities said.
Kyiv drone blows up Crimea munitions depot
AFP, Published on 22/07/2023
» MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea on Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, sparking evacuations on the Moscow-annexed peninsula and halting rail traffic, just five days after drones damaged Russia's symbolic bridge across the Kerch Strait.
Weather delays launch of Europe's Jupiter space mission by 24 hours
AFP, Published on 13/04/2023
» KOUROU - The launch of the European Space Agency's JUICE mission, which aims to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, was postponed on Thursday for 24 hours due to bad weather.
Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons
AFP, Published on 13/04/2023
» KOUROU - The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
Israel calls up reservists after deadly attacks
AFP, Published on 08/04/2023
» JERUSALEM: Israel began calling up police and army reservists Saturday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank.