Japanese billionaire will be first tourist on moon, reveals SpaceX
AP, Tokyo :A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the...
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Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdogan agree Idlib plan
AFP, Sochi :Moscow said Monday there would be no assault on Syria’s Idlib as the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarised...
Trump defends SC pick after sex assault allegation
US President Donald Trump stood firmly by his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh Monday after allegations that the conservative judge sexually assaulted a woman when...
Kim says summit with US brought stability, sees further progress
Reuters, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in June provided geopolitical stability and that...
Imran Khan pledges citizenship to Afghan and Bangladeshi refugees
Al Jazeera News :Karachi, Pakistan – Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to implement existing Pakistani laws that would grant citizenship to all Afghan and...
Nigeria floods kill more than 100
More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria’s two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say.The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy...
Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos
AFP :Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction...
Saudi-UAE attack hits children in Yemen
Al Jazeera News :After sifting through a home turned to rubble, rescue workers finally found the bodies of three-year-old Nabil and new-born baby girl Sumood.Just...
Ten on trial over mafia-style killing of Monaco heiress
AFP :The imprisoned son-in-law of a murdered Monaco billionaire goes on trial Monday with nine other people suspected in the brazen daylight killing of the...
Floodwaters rise as killer storm stalks southeastern US
AFP :Catastrophic floods raised the threat of landslides and dam failures across the southeastern United States on Monday, prolonging the agony caused by a killer...
China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
Reuters, Beijing :China on Sunday accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned...
NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss
AFP, Los Angeles :NASA’s most advanced space laser satellite blasted off Saturday on a mission to track ice loss around the world and improve forecasts...