Also, Russian cosmonauts put in work at the International Space Station. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi wraps up The Week in Space. …
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Autonomous Tractors May Signal Changes in Farming
Farmers across the country and around the world might one day leave the confines of their tractor cabs and operate autonomous tractors remotely through an app. But will farmers, big …
your ads here!As Tensions Soar, Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Into Israel
Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in another escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, a series …
your ads here!NASA Moon Rocket Faces More Flight Delays as Repairs Mount
The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests. Officials said Monday it will be challenging to meet a launch window …
your ads here!Chinese Astronauts Land After 6 Months on Space Station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after six months aboard their country’s newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission to date for China’s ambitious space program. The …
your ads here!WHO: Myriad Crises Eroding Health of Millions in World’s Hotspots
The World Health Organization says a variety of crises are adversely impacting the health of millions and blocking needed humanitarian aid in war-torn hotspots around the world. War, climate disasters, …
your ads here!$55M-per-Ticket Price Tag Marks Milestone in Space Travel
The first all-private charter to the International Space Station. Plus, a look back in history at a moon mission gone wrong, and an auction offering some of the most-expensive dust …
your ads here!Earth Day Angst: Young People Cope with Sense of Urgency, Hopelessness about Climate Change
Climate change will accelerate at an unprecedented pace if governments don’t act soon, according to a recent report by the United Nations. For many people, such news can spur conflicting …
your ads here!Abortion Restriction Bill Signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision …
your ads here!Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter
Businessman Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying the social media giant “needs to be transformed as a private company.” He is already Twitter’s largest shareholder, owning more than …
your ads here!UN: COVID Plunged 77 Million Into Poverty Before Ukraine War
The pandemic plunged 77 million more people into extreme poverty last year and many developing countries can’t recover because of the crippling cost of debt repayments — and that was …
your ads here!COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in …
your ads here!US, European Partners Announce Takedown of Hacker Website RaidForums
The U.S. said on Tuesday it had seized RaidForums, a popular website used by hackers to buy and sell stolen data, and at the same time unsealed charges against the …
your ads here!WHO Says It Is Analyzing Two New Omicron COVID Sub-variants
The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether …
your ads here!Mumbai Aims to be South Asia’s First Carbon-Neutral City by 2050
Facing an existential threat from climate change, Mumbai, India’s financial hub has embarked an ambitious climate action plan that aims to make the city carbon-neutral by 2050. It is the …
your ads here!Living With COVID: Experts Divided on UK Plan as Cases Soar
For many in the U.K., the pandemic may as well be over. Mask requirements have been dropped. Free mass testing is a thing of the past. And for the first …
your ads here!Florida Groups Canvass Spring Breakers to Warn of Fentanyl
In the days after a group of West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a South Florida house party, community activists sprang into action. They …
your ads here!Space Station’s First All-Private Astronaut Team Docked to Orbiting Platform
The first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) arrived safely at the orbiting research platform Saturday to begin a weeklong science mission hailed as …
your ads here!Shanghai Showing Strain of Life Under Strict COVID Lockdown
Shanghai is China’s most populous city, a place marked by its expansive worldview and keen sense of its own identity. But now it is chafing at Beijing’s rigid containment methods …
your ads here!Saudi Arabia to Allow 1 Million Hajj Pilgrims This Year
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit 1 million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two …
your ads here!Donors Pledge Extra $4.8 Billion to Fight COVID Vaccine Inequity
An international donor conference on Friday raised $4.8 billion for the U.N.-backed COVAX plan to deliver coronavirus jabs to poorer countries, organizers said. “The pandemic is not over, far from …
your ads here!UN: Aging Supertanker Off Yemen at ‘Imminent Risk’ of Spilling Oil
The United Nations warned Friday that an old, neglected oil tanker carrying more than a million barrels of oil is a ticking “time bomb” at “imminent risk” of a major …
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