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Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China landed a probe on the Moon on Tuesday, said Beijing's space agency, which aims to…

Mysterious ‘obelisk’ in US desert draws wild theories

LSO ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has…

New Chinese submersible reaches Earth’s deepest ocean trench

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the ocean Friday,…

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew…

Virtual gold? Bitcoin’s rise sparks new debate amid pandemic

  by Joseph SOTINEL Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Bitcoin's rally above $15,000 has reignited debate over…

Moon richer in water than once thought

by Juliette Collen and Kelly Macnamara PARIS, France (AFP) -- There may be far more water on the Moon than…

Huawei revenue growth wilts under ‘intense pressure’

  by Dan Martin Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Huawei’s revenue growth slowed significantly in the first nine…

NASA probe Osiris-Rex ‘boops’ asteroid Bennu in historic mission

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on…

Sweden bans China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden has banned Chinese telecoms groups Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network for security reasons,…

UK researchers aim to infect volunteers to study Covid exposure

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British researchers on Tuesday said they hope to expose healthy volunteers to the virus…

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