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SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS on Sunday
AFP, Published on 15/11/2020
» WASHINGTON: Four astronauts were poised to launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring.
SpaceX-NASA launch postponed to Sunday due to weather
AFP, Published on 14/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - NASA on Friday said the planned launch of a crewed SpaceX vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday had to be postponed by a day due to inclement weather.
SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» WASHINGTON: Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket Saturday, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the United States resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
US justice chief authorises probes into vote fraud claims
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» WASHINGTON: US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization Monday to open investigations into voting irregularities, as President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims he lost the presidential election due to fraud.
Trump supporters downcast but holding out until election results 'certified'
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» TOWANDA (UNITED STATES) - In the parking lot of Jones Diner, the supporters of President Donald Trump aren't ready to accept a Joe Biden victory until the election results are "certified" but signs of resignation are creeping in.
Russia, China hackers targeting US vote, Microsoft warns
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Microsoft said Thursday it had thwarted recent cyberattacks from China, Russia and Iran targeting both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, as technology giants scrambled to protect election security less than two months ahead of the US vote.
Twitter may remove unverified election result claims
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter said Thursday it may remove unverified postings claiming electoral victory as part of a stepped-up effort to protect democracy, less than two months ahead of the US presidential vote.
UN declares Africa free of polio
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» LAGOS - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world.
'Like an animal': Nasa astronauts describe noisy, jolting descent
AFP, Published on 05/08/2020
» HOUSTON: SpaceX's crewed capsule isn't called Dragon for nothing.
Indonesia farms see boom in online sales of sacrificial animals for Eid
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2020
» BOGOR, Indonesia: As Indonesian Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival, farms are seeing a boom in online sales that limit the need for people to visit farms during the pandemic to buy the goats, sheep and cows traditionally sacrificed at this time.