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'Morale boost': Nasa carries out Moon mission during tough year for science
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» HOUSTON — As the four Artemis astronauts approached a high point of their lunar mission -- getting slung around the far side of the Moon -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) staffers crowded into Houston's famed mission control room Monday for a team photo.
Vietnam's top leader To Lam wins state presidency, gets China-style mandate
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam's lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state president for the next five years, making him the most powerful Vietnamese leader in decades.
Brazil leads on school meals, curbs processed foods
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/04/2026
» Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's national school meal programme is being hailed as a global model for ensuring children's right to healthy food, even as the country battles industry resistance to broader regulations on ultra-processed products.
How a perilous US rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course
Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters, Published on 06/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday. Then everything stopped.
Artemis mission headed for first lunar flyby since 1972
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» HOUSTON - The Artemis astronauts on Sunday were approaching a key milestone in their journey to slingshot around the Moon, a historic NASA mission that will see the first woman and first person of color perform a lunar flyby.
Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing line
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» AL KHARJ (SAUDI ARABIA) - For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress.
What we know about the race to rescue downed US airman in Iran
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the dramatic rescue of a downed airman whose fighter jet crashed over Iran, but Tehran claimed the mission was "foiled".
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» VIENNA - The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time".
Israel renews Lebanon strikes, forces Syria border crossing closed
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 15 people, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close.
Trump threatens to hit Iran infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait remains blocked
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2026
» WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said in an expletive-laden social media post on Sunday that the United States will target Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.