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China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
AFP, Published on 24/11/2020
» BEIJING - China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades.
China's moon cotton experiment ends in freezing lunar night
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» BEIJING - A cotton seedling that sprouted on the moon has been left to die as China's historic lunar lander continues a freezing night-time nap that will last as long as two earth weeks, scientists said.
Chinese cotton seed sprouts on moon
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on board a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said Tuesday.
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
AFP, Published on 08/12/2018
» BEIJING - China launched a rover early Saturday morning destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower.
Philippines races to free 23 trapped under landslide
Agencies, Published on 31/10/2018
» MANILA, Philippine rescuers worked with bare hands and shovels to try to free 23 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday, after Typhoon Yutu dumped heavy rains on the northern mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.
Typhoon Yutu kills 6 in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2018
» ILAGAN, Philippines: A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, setting off landslides that left at least six people dead and forcing thousands to flee from villages that were still recovering from a deadly storm last month, officials said.
Yutu brings new typhoon trauma to northern Philippines
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2018
» MANILA: Typhoon Yutu made landfall in northern Philippines on Tuesday and is forecast to travel on a path similar to the last month’s mega storm Mangkhut that killed at least 82 people and damaged about $500 million of farm output.
Typhoon prompts Philippine evacuation in storm-prone provinces
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/10/2018
» MANILA: Philippine authorities started to move people to safer grounds as Typhoon Yutu approaches, tracking a path similar to last month’s storm that devastated rice-producing provinces in the main island of Luzon.
China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of Moon
AFP, Published on 21/05/2018
» BEIJING: China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year.