BEIJING, Oct 19, (APP/AFP) – Two Chinese astronauts entered the country’s new orbiting space laboratory for the first time on Wednesday, state media reported, as Beijing works towards having its own space station. Mission commander Jing Haipeng was first to float into the Tiangong-2 (“Heavenly Palace”) lab, the official Xinhua news agency said, followed by […]
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Chinese astronauts reach orbiting lab: Xinhua
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Pentagon wraps up helicopter relief ops in Haiti
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): US military helicopters sent to provide humanitarian relief in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew have almost completed their mission and should leave in the coming days, a senior official said Tuesday. The Pentagon had sent a detachment of about 10 Army and Marine Corps choppers to help with aid delivery, but improved […]
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Robot explorers headed for Mars quest: ESA
PARIS, Oct 19, (APP/AFP): Europe will send a tiny lander on a scorching, supersonic tumble to Mars on Wednesday and place a gas-sniffing probe in the Red Planet’s orbit in a daring quest with Russia for extraterrestrial life. High-stakes manoeuvres should see a test lander dubbed Schiaparelli make a dangerous dash for the surface at […]
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Migrant killed in clash at camp near Calais
LILLE, France, Oct 18 (APP/AFP): A migrant died Tuesday after a clash erupted between Sudanese and Eritrean migrants at a small camp near Calais, local authorities told AFP. While the man’s death was the first in the Norrent-Fontes camp, home to some 150 to 200 people, other migrant camps in the area have seen similar […]
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Yahoo quarterly profit more than doubles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18 (APP/AFP): Yahoo beat expectations on Tuesday with quarterly earnings that showed profit more than doubled to $163 million despite only a slight rise in revenue. “We remain very confident, not only in the value of our business, but also in the value Yahoo products bring to our users’ lives,” Yahoo chief […]
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UN peacekeeping chief to visit Western Sahara
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 18 (APP/AFP): UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous will travel to Western Sahara this week as the United Nations works to ease tensions with Morocco over its mission in the disputed territory. Ladsous told reporters on Tuesday that he will hold talks in Rabat, visit the headquarters of the UN mission […]