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NASA Artemis rocket set to launch to the Moon
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to lift off on Monday on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the Moon, and eventually to Mars.
All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» WASHINGTON: Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday of NASA's most powerful rocket ever.
Portugal, Spain struggle to control forest fires
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» ORJAIS (PORTUGAL) - Firefighters in Spain and Portugal were battling on Wednesday to control multiple forest fires across the Iberian Peninsula with blazes in the Serra da Estrela park resuming just days after being brought under control.
Spain, Portugal battle to control huge wildfires
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» MADRID - Spain and neighbouring Portugal fought against large wildfires on Tuesday, while three people were badly injured after their train hurtled into a smaller Spanish blaze.
Arson suspected as huge French wildfire reignites
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» LANDIRAS (FRANCE) - A wildfire that officials thought was under control in southwest France has reignited amid a record drought and extreme heat, possibly the result of arson, officials said Wednesday.
Russia starts stripping jetliners for parts as sanctions bite
Published on 09/08/2022
» * This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine
Greece battles fierce wildfires amid Europe heatwaves
AFP, Published on 25/07/2022
» ATHENS - Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain raised fears of more blazes.
Inside a fatal Amazon journey
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 24/07/2022
» It was 4am, the sun had yet to rise over the Itaquai River deep in the Amazon, but a team of indigenous men was already busy preparing a breakfast of coffee, fried meat and fish. They worked on the small stove in their patrol boat, where they had lived for the past month, on the hunt for poachers.
Lesbos wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate from tourist resort
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» ATHENS - Hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated on Saturday from a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos as a wildfire destroyed homes in the beachside village of Vatera.
London declares 'major incident' as fires surge amid record heatwave
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2022
» LONDON: London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.