LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — The lunar lander developed by American private company Astrobotic Technology, dubbed Peregrine, has completed its controlled re-entry to Earth over open water in the S
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U.S. launches another commercial astronaut mission to space station
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — SpaceX and Axiom Space launched the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, as part of NASA\’s efforts to open access to s
3 cops die in road mishap amid dense fog in north India
NEW DELHI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — At least three police cops, including a lady cop, were killed and 14 others were injured on Wednesday when the bus they were traveling in crashed into a stationary truck
U.S.-owned commercial ship reportedly hit by missile near Yemen
ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — A missile attack on Monday targeted a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, a senior Yemeni coast guard official told Xinhua.
The official, who s
UN-contracted helicopter captured by Al-Shabab militants in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — A UN-contracted helicopter with nine passengers was seized by Al-Shabab militants Wednesday after an emergency landing due to technical reasons in the group-controlled t
Philippine senator criticizes U.S. military\’s fuel transfer into Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Philippine Senator Imee Marcos has demanded an explanation from the government and military for the shipment of millions of gallons of fuel by the U.S. Navy to Subic Bay in
Death toll rises to 180 in Japan\’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — The death toll climbed to 180 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck th
1 dead, 9 injured in building collapse in South India
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — One person died and nine others were injured when a part of an under-construction building collapsed in India\’s southern state of Telangana on Sunday, confirmed a local c
14 dead in road accident in India
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — At least 14 people died and 27 others were injured in a road accident in India\’s northeastern state of Assam early on Wednesday, confirmed a local cop to Xinhua over phon
Thailand set to permanently waive visa for Chinese visitors
Thailand will permanently waive visa requirements for Chinese tourists starting on March 1, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced on Tuesday after a Cabinet meeting in Bangkok.
Thailand had p