US-Russian crew starts 8-month mission on the ISS
Agencies : A three-member US-Russian crew has begun an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station following a launch from Kazakhstan on Thursday. The Soyuz...
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Ukraine anti-corruption agents search home of Zelensky’s top adviser
BBC Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the apartment of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak. One of the two agencies, anti-corruption bureau...
Sri Lanka floods death toll rises to 56
Al Jazeera : Sri Lanka has closed government offices and schools as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country has risen to...
UK fails to reach deal to access EU defence scheme
Agencies : Britain said Friday it was “disappointing” talks with Brussels to access a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) EU scheme to bolster Europe’s defences had failed...
3 Chinese workers killed in Tajikistan
AP : Afghanistan on Friday expressed “deep regret” and strongly condemned a cross-border attack into neighboring Tajikistan that killed three Chinese workers and wounded a...
German researchers find highly effective HIV antibody
Agencies : Worldwide, 44 million deaths — that is the sad toll of HIV/Aids since it was first detected in 1981; it was officially discovered...
Rescue efforts at Hong Kong blaze end with deaths at 128
Al Jazeera : Firefighting and rescue operations at Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have ended, a government spokesperson said, with the death toll rising...
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300
AFP : Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday. Heavy...
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300
AFP : Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday. Heavy...
