SpaceX ‘catches’ megarocket booster after test flight: A milestone

Agence France Presse 10/14/2024

BOCA CHICA, United States — SpaceX on Sunday successfully flew the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket back to the launch pad after a test flight, a technical tour de force that furthers the company’s quest for…

Israel: Hezbollah drone strike hurts dozens

Agence France Presse 10/14/2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah claimed a drone attack on northern Israel on Sunday that wounded more than 60 people, as the Israeli military expanded its bombardments of Lebanon and troops battled militants across the border. The number…

‘Party atmosphere’: Skygazers treated to another aurora show

Agence France Presse 10/13/2024

Scientist Jim Wild has travelled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster. For…

Taylor Swift: $5M for hurricane relief efforts

Associated Press 10/11/2024

Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The nonprofit announced the pop star’s donation Wednesday with a “Thank You” graphic resembling a friendship…

Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 22

Agence France Presse 10/11/2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on Thursday as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN’s peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets. The…

Musk finally unveiling his long-promised robotaxi

Agence France Presse 10/11/2024

LOS ANGELES, United States — Elon Musk has been promising a car that can drive itself for years, pledging a series of reveals that never materialized. On Thursday he’s finally going to show the world Tesla’s robotaxi.…

Hurricane Milton draws near, Florida seaside haven a ghost town

Agence France Presse 10/10/2024

SARASOTA, United States — The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking shelter as dangerous Hurricane Milton rumbled toward Florida. The town of 57,000 people sits on…

Hurricane Milton begins to lash Florida as residents told to flee

Associated Press 10/10/2024

TAMPA, Fla. — A mighty Hurricane Milton began to fling rain and gusty winds at the Tampa Bay area Wednesday as it threatened a potentially catastrophic collision with the west coast of Florida, where officials sounded urgent…

North Korea to ‘permanently’ shut border with South Korea

Agence France Presse 10/10/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s army said on Wednesday it was moving to “permanently shut off and block the southern border” with the South and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash. Pyongyang…

Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida, time to leave running out

Associated Press 10/09/2024

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would…

Israel PM threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’

Agence France Presse 10/09/2024

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction “like Gaza” as Israel ramps up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along the southern section of the Lebanese coast. Netanyahu’s stark warning came as…

Trump secretly sent Covid tests to Putin, says Bob Woodward book

Agence France Presse 10/09/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — Then-president Donald Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Vladimir Putin despite a US shortage during the pandemic, and spoke multiple times with the Russian leader after leaving office, Bob Woodward says in…

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