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Engine issue forces NASA to scrub launch of giant Moon rocket

by Lucie AUBOURG (AFP) NASA called off a test flight on Monday of its largest-ever rocket in a setback to…

Filipinos in Libya urged to stay home as deadly clashes kill 32

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday night urged Filipinos in Libya to take shelter at home as deadly…

Kremlin urges ‘pressure’ on Ukraine over nuclear plant

Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Monday called for "pressure" on Kyiv to reduce tensions at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear…

UPDATE: Fire extinguished on ferry off Sweden with 300 aboard

  Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) A fire that broke out on a car ferry carrying 300 people off Sweden's coast on…

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

  Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) by Ashraf KHAN Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the…

Skeleton of huge dinosaur unearthed in Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal (AFP) --  Palaeontologists in Portugal have unearthed the fossilised skeleton of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found…

Detroit gunman who killed 3 people nabbed by US police

Washington, United States (AFP) Police in the US city of Detroit on Sunday caught a suspect believed to have shot…

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 bn in US battery plant

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Japanese auto giant Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution announced a joint venture Monday…

Student protester shot by Hong Kong police convicted

Hong Kong, China (AFP) An unarmed Hong Kong man who was shot by police during democracy protests three years ago…

Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM Najib back in court for more graft charges

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) Malaysia's jailed former prime minister Najib Razak returned to court Thursday to face more charges linked…

Former British ambassador to Myanmar detained in Yangon

A statement on the arrest of Vicky Bowman, Director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business: https://t.co/XibRhhSIXM pic.twitter.com/xdIQk1yhoO — Institute…

Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | by Rose TROUP BUCHANAN A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut…

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