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Artemis astronauts more than halfway to the Moon
News Agencies, Published on 04/04/2026
» The Artemis 2 astronauts passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.
Ye Win Oo appointed Myanmar's new military chief
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — Ye Win Oo has been appointed Myanmar's new military chief, military-owned media showed on Monday, as his predecessor Min Aung Hlaing was nominated for a presidential vote in the country's parliament.
Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» VIENNA - Hungarian leader Viktor Orban's officially declared wealth is fairly modest: some savings and a jointly owned villa in Budapest.
China to approve 'ethnic unity' law condemned by rights groups
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» BEIJING - China was set to approve Thursday what it called an "ethnic unity" law, which rights advocates warn could further marginalise minority groups like the Uyghurs.
The silent struggle of an anti-war woman in Russia
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» MOSCOW - When Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s large-scale offensive against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Varvara felt “despair and anger” — and joined an anti-war protest in central Moscow.
Clinton’s former Treasury chief quits Harvard over Epstein ties
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» NEW YORK - Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong Airlines plane issues mayday call amid runway closure in Taipei
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/02/2026
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals.
US says to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump's administration said Wednesday it intends to dictate the decisions of Venezuela's interim leaders and control the country's oil sales "indefinitely" after toppling Nicolas Maduro.
'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» CARACAS - Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
Ukraine retreats in east as Russian strikes kill three, hit energy
AFP, Published on 24/12/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as relentless Russian strikes killed three civilians and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures.