SpaceX makes history: First spacewalks by private citizens

Agence France Presse 09/13/2024

WASHINGTON, United States —A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as “a giant leap forward” for the space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech…

Israel airstrikes in Gaza hit UN school, homes, kill 34 people

Associated Press 09/12/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials…

Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the last leg of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying from one of the world’s poorest regions to one of its richest.…

Private astronauts on daring trek ahead of historic spacewalk

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century as they prepare for the first ever spacewalk by non-professional…

Harris and Trump to clash in high-stakes presidential debate

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

PHILADELPHIA, United States — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are poised to face off in a potentially game-changing televised debate Tuesday, less than two months ahead of the knife-edge US presidential election. The stakes could hardly be…

Typhoon Yagi weakens, leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, China, PH

Agence France Presse 09/09/2024

HA LONG, Vietname — Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing more than a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings, sinking boats and triggering landslides across Vietnam. The typhoon had left a trail…

Pope on landmark tour welcomed by ‘blessed Papua New Guinea

Agence France Presse 09/07/2024

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit. The 87-year-old pontiff will…

Thailand swears in Shinawatra heiress as youngest prime minister

Agence France Presse 09/06/2024

BANGKOK, Thailand — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand’s most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was thrown out of office and the…

US school shooting: Father of 14-year-old suspect arrested

Associated Press 09/06/2024

WINDER, Ga. — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for letting his son possess…

Trump taps Musk to ‘save trillions’ in war on waste

Agence France Presse 09/06/2024

NEW YORK, United States — Republican White House candidate Donald Trump unveiled a plan Thursday to install tech billionaire Elon Musk at the head of a government efficiency commission to eliminate “trillions” of dollars in wasteful spending. The Tesla and…

Pope, Indonesia imam make joint call to fight violence

Associated Press 09/05/2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work together to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment on Thursday, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship…

US school shooting: 4 killed, 14-year-old gunman in custody

Agence France Presse 09/05/2024

WINDER, United States — A 14-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement…

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