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Joe Biden announces he is seeking a second term with Harris
Washington : US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is seeking a second term, with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate once again."The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less…
US students to land first robotic rover on Moon, before NASA
Washington : A team of US college students aim to land the first robotic rover on the Moon, before NASA, the media reported.The Iris rover has been developed by the students of Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.
It will be carried…
Dead satellite to crash into Earth on Wednesday, no threat to humans: NASA
Washington : A retired NASA satellite Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in April, almost 21 years after launch. It does not present any threat to humans, the US space…
Nirmala Sitharaman lists progress on key G20 issues during India’s presidency
Washington : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the progress on multiple subjects that were discussed at the second meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers that took place here under the…
5 dead in US bank shooting, gunman livestreams attack
Washington : A gunman livestreamed a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, which led to the deaths of five people, with eight others injured, authorities said.The perpetrator, who was identified as Old National Bank employee…
NASA sends powerful new instrument to space to track air pollution
Washington : The US space agency on Saturday launched a powerful new instrument into space to track air pollution, which would provide unprecedented resolution of monitoring major air pollutants.The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of…
Trump faces ‘legal tsunami’ post NY court arraignment
Washington : Former US President Donald Trump faces a "legal tsunami' post his arraignment by a New York court on 34 charges of felony, including tax fraud by his businesses and the hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, thus…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
Washington : The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown faster and higher than it ever had before on its 49th flight on the Red Planet.On April 2, the mini chopper reached a top speed of 23.3 kph and scaled a maximum altitude of 16 metres,…
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
Washington : After over 50 years, the first humans to fly to the vicinity of the Moon in 2024 on the Artemis II mission includes a woman and a man of colour, NASA announced on Tuesday.The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Reid…
Donald Trump reckons he will be arrested next Tuesday
Washington : Former US President Donald Trump called on his supporters to rally round him and protest nationwide as he expects to be arrested coming Tuesday in anticipation of an indictment from a New York jury of a Manhattan court on the…