adminElon Musk says first SpaceX mission to Mars will launch next year
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. Human…
British man killed by President William Ruto’s convoy in Kenya
A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar…
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- March 14, 2025
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In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own
Makoto Watanabe has never forgotten the day when his previous employer, one of Japan’s biggest newspapers, retreated from its biggest investigative scoop about the Fukushima nuclear disaster: that workers had…
SpaceX launch to help stranded astronauts home postponed
A Nasa-SpaceX mission that aimed to clear the way for two “stranded” astronauts to get back to Earth has been postponed. The Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space…
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- March 13, 2025
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‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers
Bit by bit, the traces of Shanghai’s coronavirus lockdown in 2022 have disappeared from around Fu Aiying’s stir-fry restaurant. The smell of rotten eggs, from when officials carted her off…
UK seeks US trade deal as Donald Trump’s metal tariffs take effect
João da Silva and Tom Espiner Business reporters, BBC News Reuters The 25% duty on steel and aluminium imports is a major hit to some of the US’s top trading…
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- March 12, 2025
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Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’
For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of…
Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Watch: Rodrigo Duterte questions ICC warrant for his arrest Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued…
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- March 11, 2025
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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed…
US says Ukraine ‘ready to move forward’ on ceasefire demand
Tom Bateman State department correspondent EPA A Ukrainian artillery team in the Kharkiv region The Trump administration believes Ukraine’s leadership is “ready to move forward” with the US’s demand for…
