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Petrol tanker explosion injures 64 in north Nigeria

At least 64 people were injured following a petrol tanker explosion in north Nigeria's Kano state, a local official said on Sunday.The fire service received a distress call on Saturday afternoon repo

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Chinese cargo craft for space station mission ready for launch

China's Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft for China's space station, was transferred to the launch area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site

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See how the SpaceX splashdown unfolded

03:31 After a six-and-a-half-hour trip from the International Space Station​, four astronauts on board the SpaceX​ Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday mornin

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Major fire breaks out at fuel station in Afghanistan

Dozens of oil tankers were burnt after a fire broke out at a fuel station north of Kabul in Afghanistan on Saturday night, reported Tolo News citing an official.The fire started at a fuel station in

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SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts undock from ISS

SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts have begun undocking from the International Space Station (ISS).Four crew members – three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency – are on their way home from the I

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HK court rejects conviction appeal of nine riot instigators

The Court of Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) rejected the appeal of nine instigators of the illegal "Occupy Central" movement to overturn

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President Xi expresses congratulations on Tianhe launch

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of congratulations on the successful launch of Tianhe, the core module of the country's space station.

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China to launch core module of space station

China on Thursday will launch the core module of the country's space station from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan at around 11:00 a.m. BJT.The core module, named Tia

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Former astronaut talks about his experience on ISS

02:57 CGTN speaks with former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao about his experience on the International Space Station and his perspective on what other country’s space programs can learn and

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Four astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule dock at ISS

A recycled SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts aboardon Saturday docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a flight of over 23 hours.NASA and SpaceX launched the astronauts ea

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Long March-5B Y2 rocket in position for China's space station program

China's Long March-5B Y2 rocket was transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China's Hainan Province on Friday.The rocket is scheduled to launch the core module of

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Three members of International Space Station crew return to Earth

Three members of the International Space Station's crew returned safely to Earth on Saturday in a Russian Soyuz craft, Russia's Roscosmos space agency reported.The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft carrying NAS

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Man sets himself on fire in Paris metro station

A man set himself on fire on Thursday afternoon at Pigalle metro station in Paris, French newspaperLe Figarohas reported.The incident took place at around 5:50 p.m. local time (23:50 p.m. BJT). A pas

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Over hundred feared dead in India flash flood

Some 100 to 150 casualties are feared in a flash flood in Chamoli District of India's Uttarakhand State, according to ANI news agency citing local authorities.Professional teams and choppers have bee

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Huge explosion heard in Madrid downtown: reports

A loud blast was heard in downtown Madrid, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing La Sexta TV station.Video footage shared on social media networks showed debris after the explosion and smoke from a d

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What is the Space X Dragon bringing to the ISS?

00:53 NASA has confirmed SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon spacecraft, which can carry 50 percent more science payloads, has docked autonomously Monday at the International Space Station. See w

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Georgia's hand recount found 'almost no difference' in election result

An election audit and hand recount conducted by the U.S. state of Georgia has found "almost no difference" with the original machine count, a senior official was quoted as saying by local television