It was April 17, 2004. Telugu superstar Soundarya had just boarded a single-engine Cessna 180 from the Jakkur airstrip near Bengaluru in Karnataka. Soundarya, the […]
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NASA Continues BioNutrients Space-Fermented Food Research
NASA’s BioNutrients series of experiments is testing ways to use microorganisms to make nutrients that will be needed for human health during future long-duration deep […]
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission
NASA will provide interview opportunities with astronaut Jonny Kim beginning at 9 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 18, to highlight his upcoming mission to the International […]
NASA’s Chevron Technology Has Quieted the Skies
Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix in NASA’s blue-and-white Learjet 25 […]
World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said that 111 people have been confirmed dead so far. Media reports indicate the true death toll may […]
‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists as conference adopts landmark declaration
“A surge in misogyny, and a furious kickback against equality threaten to slam on the brakes, and push progress into reverse,” he said. “Let me […]
Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts
“Children in the world’s largest refugee camp are experiencing the worst levels of malnutrition since the massive displacement that occurred in 2017,” Rana Flowers, UNICEF […]
After 13 Years, Guns N’ Roses To Perform In India In May
New Delhi: Legendary rock band Guns N’ Roses is returning to India after a hiatus of 13 years with a live concert in Mumbai. The […]
Syria Announces End To “Military Operation” After Mass Killings
Latakia: Syria’s new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, after a war monitor reported more […]
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, warned that political engagement with the Taliban has yielded little progress, […]
