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SpaceX launches Dragon cargo spacecraft to the Space Station with new Falcon 9

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is once again heading to the International Space Station.The company launched its 22nd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA on Thursday. This is the fifth capsul

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China again urges Japan to revoke decision to dump nuclear wastewater

Huge tanks that store radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima, Japan, October 12, 2017. /Xinhua China once again urges Japan to revoke its decision to disc

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China successfully launches new meteorological satellite

00:40 A long March 3B carrier rocket has just lifted off the Fengyun 4B satellite into its designated orbit on 00:17 am June 3 local time from China’s Xichang Satellite

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New water treatment plant to benefit 650,000 people in Mozambique

The 220-million-U.S. dollar worth project is expected to benefit some 650,000 people in the Greater Maputo Area. /VCG Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated Wednesday a new water treatm

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Indonesia: Nearly 200 passengers saved from the sea after ferry fire

A ferry carrying nearly 200 people has caught fire in Indonesia, forcing passengers and crew to jump into the sea. /AP A ferry carrying nearly 200 people has caught fire in Indonesia, forcing

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The forgotten radioactive waste in the Navajo Nation

02:12 The Church Rock spill in 1979 in the U.S. released over 1,100 tons of solid radioactive mill waste and 93 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Puerco River.Edith Hoo

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Thousands in Goma evacuated amid fears of further volcanic eruption

The threat of new volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have triggered thousands of residents to flee from the eastern city of Goma, the UN humani

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2 dead, 10 missing after U.S. boat capsizes near Key West in Florida

Two people died and 10 others were missing after a boat capsized near Key West in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, authorities said on Thursday.The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that it responded t

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Japan's TEPCO to divert 30,000 tons of wastewater ahead of release

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will divert 30,000 tons of nuclear polluted water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to measure radioactive substances and prepare for the release o

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Dozens missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

Dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria after a ferry boat they were traveling in capsized in the Niger River.Local news outlets report that the boat was overloaded at the time, carryin

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Benin's Talon takes oath of office as president for second term

FILE PHOTO: Patrice Talon was sworn in as Benin's president on Sunday in the political capital Porto-Novo for a second term in office. /Benin Presidency Patrice Talon was sworn in as Benin's p

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China's 'mirror of the sky' glows in the twilight in NW China

On Friday, the Caka Salt Lake, located in Ulan County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, unveiled its breathtaking scenery in the twilight of dusk.Caka Salt Lake is d

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China's Mars rover Zhurong makes first tracks on red planet

Named after the Chinese god of fire, Zhurong will explore the Martian surface during a 90-day mission.

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Egypt tries to contain impacts of Ethiopia's 2nd filling of Nile dam

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, September 26, 2019. /Reuters Egypt has already taken precautionary mea

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Napa Valley grape growers gear up for drought of 2021

02:39 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a drought emergency for 41 of the state’s 58 counties.For farmers, that means they’ll be performing a delicate balancing act – c

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Beijing used 1.2 bln cubic meters of recycled water in 2020: authority

Beijing used 1.2 billion cubic meters of recycled water in 2020, accounting for about 30 percent of its total annual water allocation, authorities said Wednesday.In rec

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UN says heavy rains have impacted some 166,000 people in Somalia

Locals wade through a flooded street after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. At least 24 people have died while 858, 667 others have been affected by heavy rains a