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NASA selects SpaceX to land humans on surface of Moon
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:08am on April 17, 2021
NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said on Friday, in a huge...
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Global trade rules can help fight climate change: US trade chief
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:36pm on April 16, 2021
International commerce creates incentives for countries to erode environmental protections to attract investment, and global trade rules are needed to counter that ‘race to the...
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Homebuilding in US rebounds in March
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:25pm on April 16, 2021
American homebuilders got back to work in earnest last month after bad weather slowed construction in February, as new housing starts jumped 19.4 per cent,...
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Vaccine third dose ‘likely’ needed within 12 months
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:42am on April 16, 2021
The head of Pfizer said in an interview aired on Thursday that people will ‘likely’ need a third dose of his company’s COVID-19 shot within...
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US imposes sanctions on Moscow, expels 10 diplomats
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:11am on April 16, 2021
The United States announced sanctions against Russia on Thursday and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin’s US...
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Time to end US war in Afghanistan with total pullout: Biden
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:21pm on April 15, 2021
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it’s ‘time to end’ America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two...
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EU to get 50m doses of Pfizer’s COVID jabs earlier than expected
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:29pm on April 15, 2021
The European Union said on Wednesday that it is expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier than expected, as the United States said it...
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US cop arrested after protests on second-degree murder charges
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:33am on April 15, 2021
The United States police officer who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser...
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One killed, 12 missing as ship capsizes in Gulf of Mexico
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:51am on April 15, 2021
One person died and 12 were missing after a commercial lift vessel capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, the United...
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US authorities face tangle of sanctions in talks with Iran
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:21am on April 15, 2021
Reviving the Iran nuclear deal would seem like a simple task for United States president Joe Biden. Iran wants him to lift sanctions in exchange...