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Columbia disaster that scuttled the space shuttle
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» PARIS - America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.
Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» DALI (CHINA) - Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
International arrests over 'criminal' crypto exchange
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» WASHINGTON: The owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, along with five associates in Europe, during an international operation against "darknet" markets.
Body bags, blood and shock at Ukraine helicopter crash site
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» BROVARY, Ukraine: Dmytro Serbyn was sitting down to breakfast Wednesday when he heard an unusual buzzing sound outside his home near Kyiv and then realised in horror flames were shooting over the neighbourhood kindergarten.
Violence at Indonesia nickel smelter protest kills 2, dozens detained
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2023
» JAKARTA: Two workers were killed in clashes and rioting at an Indonesian nickel smelting facility at the weekend, officials said on Monday, after violence erupted during a protest by a labour group demanding better pay and safety.
Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launches
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» ESRANGE SPACE CENTRE (SWEDEN) - As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests.
'Can't keep up': pandemic cooking boom sharpens Japan knife sales
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» SEKI (JAPAN) - In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory can't keep up with global demand.
Brazil's Lula gets to work vowing clean break with Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held his first cabinet meeting Friday, vowing to work with Congress and run a government of traditional technocrats to "rebuild" Brazil after the "authoritarianism" of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
'Lulapalooza': inauguration party sweeps Brazil's capital
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Singing at the top of their lungs, parading with carnival-style flare and waving giant red and rainbow flags, tens of thousands of people flooded Brazil's capital Sunday for "Lulapalooza," a presidential inauguration with a rock-festival vibe.
Lula returns for third term as Brazil president
AFP, Published on 01/01/2023
» BRASíLIA: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be inaugurated Sunday for a third term as Brazilian president, in a ceremony snubbed by outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits.