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Easy vote turns Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas into reality
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» HOUSTON - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas became a reality on Saturday, when voters overwhelmingly backed turning his Starbase into a new municipality.
Massive black hole ‘waking up’ in Virgo constellation
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» PARIS - A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the constellation Virgo is “waking up”, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said on Friday.
Survivors count the mental cost of Los Angeles fires
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» PACIFIC PALISADES, California - When the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished.
China's Chang'e-6 lander touches down on far side of moon on mission to bring rock samples back to Earth
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/06/2024
» China has landed on the moon's far side for a second time, and will soon start collecting rock samples from the oldest lunar basin to bring back to Earth.
US judge: Gun ban in post offices ‘unconstitutional’
Published on 13/01/2024
» A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a US law that bars people from possessing firearms in post offices is unconstitutional, citing a landmark US Supreme Court ruling from 2022 that expanded gun rights.
High-speed rail row derails UK Tory conference
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» MANCHESTER, England - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday dodged questions over the future of the UK's second high-speed train line, as the issue overshadowed his Conservative party's annual conference.
Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch hands empire to son Lachlan
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday he will step down as chairman of his global media empire, a conservative behemoth that shaped politics across continents, and hand control over to his son Lachlan.
Antarctic ocean circulation slowing rapidly
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS: Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades "ahead of schedule", according to new research.
Hosts want 'urgent' answers over Saudi sponsorship of Women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» WELLINGTON - Co-hosts New Zealand and Australia said Thursday they "urgently" want answers from FIFA over reports Saudi Arabia's tourist board will sponsor the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Why I voted -- Americans share what drew them to polls
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» PITTSBURGH - For some, it was a sense of civic duty. For others, it was a chance to voice anger at inflation or high crime. Still more savored the opportunity to send a message to Washington.