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Oops — SpaceX rocket stage slams into the moon at 8,690kph
NEW YORK, Aug 5 — A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater.
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China halts critical drone exports to US in retaliation to new trade sanctions
BEIJING, Aug 5 — China announced restrictions on drone exports to the United States and blacklisted six companies on Wednesday in response to trade sanctions imposed by Washington over forced labour and national security concerns. The move comes days after
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South Korea police raid Starbucks headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ controversy
SEOUL, Aug 5 — South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters today, the chain’s local operator told AFP, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests. Starbucks Korea caused an uproar this year when it
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Mexico dismantles clandestine refineries as fuel smuggling costs Pemex millions
MEXICO CITY, Aug 5 — Mexican authorities said yesterday they dismantled four clandestine oil refineries and seized almost a million liters (6,300 barrels) of petroleum derivatives. For years organized crime gangs in Mexico have engaged in fuel smuggling, siphoning hydrocarbons
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South Korea’s deadly summer: 16 perished in extreme heat
SEOUL, Aug 4 — South Korea’s summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said today, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather. Between May 15 and and August 2 a total of
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GFZ: 5.9‑magnitude quake jolts off New Zealand’s North Island
BEIJING, Aug 2 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted off east coast of North Island, New Zealand at 0835 GMT (4.35pm Malaysian time) today, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, reported Xinhua. The epicentre, with
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US embassies warn of ‘unforeseen escalation,’ urge Americans to consider departing Middle East
DUBAI, Aug 2 — US embassies in capitals across the Middle East yesterday warned their citizens to beware of “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave. The warning, posted online by US embassies
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US ‘locked and loaded’ but Trump says Iran strikes on hold pending deal
WASHINGTON, United States, Aug 2 — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on any new strikes on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is quickly reached. Fears
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Woman carrying home-made bomb kills herself, two others and injures 21 more in Moscow restaurant
MOSCOW, Aug 2 — An explosion Saturday at a Moscow restaurant that killed three people and wounded 21 others was a bombing, Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said, the Tass state news agency reported. “A homemade explosive device blew up at
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Colombia truck bomb blast injures 11 just days before new president takes office
CÚCUTA, Colombia, Aug 1 — At least 11 people were injured when a truck packed with explosives detonated on Saturday next to a police station in the Colombian city of Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela, six days before the
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