All-female spacewalk duo set sights on Moon
What’s even better than venturing out into the vacuum of space? Landing on the Moon, according to US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the...
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Lebanon cabinet fast-tracks reforms as protests rage on
AFP, Beirut :Lebanon’s teetering government approved an economic rescue plan Monday but the last-ditch move was met with deep distrust from a swelling protest movement...
Egypt’s options dwindle as Nile talks break down
AP, Cairo :The latest breakdown in talks with Ethiopia over its construction of a massive upstream Nile dam has left Egypt with dwindling options as...
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Erdogan warns Syria offensive will resume unless Kurds complete pull outAFP, Ankara President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey’s military offensive in...
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Lebanon cabinet set for key meeting as protests swellAFP, BeirutLebanese protesters were expected to return to the streets for a fifth day Monday, with Prime...
Canada vote too close to call as Trudeau hopes to cling on
AFP, Ottawa :Canadians vote in a general election Monday with polling predicting a minority government as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party risks losing its...
Australian papers black out front pages in protest against media restrictions
Newspapers across Australia ran heavily redacted front pages on Monday in protest against government secrecy and a crackdown on press freedom, a rare show of...
Trial set to open in massive US opioid lawsuit
AFP, Cleveland :Leading US pharmaceutical companies go on trial Monday charged with stoking the opioid epidemic that has ravaged communities and left hundreds of thousands...
US troops in Syria heading to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
AP, Kabul :While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving...
Beijing says no one can stop Taiwan ‘reunification’
AFP, Beijing :China’s defence minister made an uncompromising call Monday for the “reunification” of Taiwan with the mainland, telling a high level defence forum that...
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Niger floods force 23,000 from their homesAFP, NiameyFloods in southeast Niger have forced 23,000 people to flee their homes since early October, officials said Saturday,...
Hong Kong protesters defy police after activists attacked
AFP, Hong Kong :Large crowds of Hong Kongers defied a police ban and held an illegal march on Sunday, their numbers swollen by anger over...