SpaceX’s Starship prototype achieves first safe landing
TEXAS – Step by step, the SpaceX company is progressing the development of its novel Starship rocket.
The latest prototype, Serial Number 15 (SN15), has...
‘Reused’ nose swab scam busted in Indonesia airport
JAKARTA – Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested for allegedly washing and reselling used coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) nasal swab test...
Japan town builds giant squid
TOKYO – A Japanese coastal town built a statue of a giant squid out of the coronavirus disease 2019 funds given by the government.
The...
Pétrus wine aged in space up for sale at Christie’s
PARIS – A bottle of French wine that orbited the Earth for more than a year has been put up for sale.
The bottle of...
Mexico City’s metro overpass collapses, killing 20
MEXICO City – An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday,...
Trainee Indian docs pulled from exams to fight COVID
NEW DELHI – India postponed exams for trainee doctors and nurses on Monday, freeing them up to fight the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus...
Iraq bans terror prank TV shows
BAGHDAD – Two Iraqi TV shows that sparked outrage by pranking celebrities with fake suicide vests and staged kidnappings have been suspended.
Regulators said that...
Spanish aficionados return to Madrid’s bullring for first time
MADRID – Carrying red and yellow flowers to show bullfighting is a symbol of Spanish culture, thousands of aficionados cheered on matadors who returned...
Colombia withdraws tax bill after mass protests
BOGOTÁ – Colombia's President Iván Duque has withdrawn a controversial tax reform bill following four days of huge protests across the country.
In a televised...
Large fuel truck fire in Afghanistan kills seven
KABUL – Gasoline tanker trucks here burst into flames overnight, killing at least seven people and starting large fires that caused power cuts to...