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The view inside the Virgin Galactic spaceship, which can accommodate up to six passengers who float in space for a few minutes in zero gravity

Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin Face Off In Space Tourism Market

Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin face off in space tourism market

Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday with the focus on rampant corruption and poor governance

Bulgaria Votes Again, Ready To Move On From Borisov Era

Bulgaria votes again, ready to move on from Borisov era

Jeff Bezos (L) and Richard Branson (R) launched Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic in the early 2000s, and now both men stand on the verge of lift-off themselves, mere days apart

Final Frontier: Billionaires Branson And Bezos Bound For Space

Final frontier: Billionaires Branson and Bezos bound for space

Macron has warned that military force "cannot be a substitute for political stability" in the Sahel

Macron To Reassure African Leaders On Commitment To Fighting Terror

Macron to reassure African leaders on commitment to fighting terror

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assinated in his home

Haiti Police Blame Colombian, US Suspects In President's Slaying

Haiti police blame Colombian, US suspects in president's slaying

More than 60 urban farms have sprouted across space-starved Hong Kong since 2015 -- on decommissioned helipads, shopping mall rooftops and public terraces -- thanks to initiatives like Rooftop Republic

Hong Kong's Urban Farms Sprout Gardens In The Sky

Hong Kong's urban farms sprout gardens in the sky

"CryptoAmulets" is the latest venture to chase the NFT art craze, with founder Ekkaphong Khemthong sensing opportunity in Thailand's widespread practice of collecting talismans blessed by revered monks

Buddhist Digital Amulets Mark Thai Entry Into Crypto Art Craze

Buddhist digital amulets mark Thai entry into crypto art craze

Chilean miners Carlos Pacheco (L), Hugo Moroso (C) and Juan Bugueno (R) are seen outside the Kiara copper mine on June 22, 2021

Small-scale Chilean Miners Left Out Of Copper Price Bonanza

Small-scale Chilean miners left out of copper price bonanza

Adriana Tafur was 20 when she was kidnapped by ELN guerrillas in May 1999 as she attended Sunday mass in the city of Cali

Rag Doll, Clay Duck: Souvenirs Of Colombia Kidnap Victims

Rag doll, clay duck: souvenirs of Colombia kidnap victims

Lionel Messi celebrates with goalkeeeper Emiliano Martinez whose three penalty shoot-out saves sent Argentina into the Copa America final

Messi, Neymar To Battle In Dream Copa Final For 1st Title

Messi, Neymar to battle in dream Copa final for 1st title

Sea otters, the smallest of all marine mammals with the thickest fur of the animal kingdom, they can hold their breath for up to eight minutes while they dive for prey like clams and crabs, which they're known to crack open using rocks

Scientists Learn How Otters Stay Hotter

Scientists learn how otters stay hotter

Olympic organisers are scrambling to make a final call on how many spectators, if any, can be in the stands

'Heartbreaking' Olympic Fan Ban In Tokyo As Virus Emergency Imposed

'Heartbreaking' Olympic fan ban in Tokyo as virus emergency imposed

Marseille's latest Hollywood fan: US actor Matt Damon (L) and his "Stillwater" co-star Camille Cottin -- of "Call My Agent" fame -- arrive at the premiere of the film at the Cannes film festival

Why Hollywood Can't Get Enough Of France's 'Crime City' Marseille

Why Hollywood can't get enough of France's 'crime city' Marseille

Wall Street

Global Stocks Tumble On Worries About Latest Covid Wave

Global stocks tumble on worries about latest Covid wave

US President Joe Biden said the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31

Biden Says Kabul's Fall To Taliban 'Not Inevitable' As Fighting Rages

The U.S. military has "achieved" its goals in Afghanistan -- killing Osama bin Laden, degrading Al-Qaeda and preventing more attacks on the United States, Biden said in a White House speech.

Crowds watch as two men, accused of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, are transported to the Petionville station in a police car in Port-au-Prince

In Haiti Chaos, World Powers Struggle For New Ideas

In Haiti chaos, world powers struggle for new ideas

IMAGES A convoy, believed to be carrying former South African President Jacob Zuma, leaves his Nkandla home shortly before midnight on 6 July 2021. The JGZuma Foundation released a statement afterwards saying he decided to comply with a court order deman

South Africa's Ex-president Zuma Is Jailed After Landmark Ruling

South Africa's ex-president Zuma is jailed after landmark ruling

Aid workers form a human chain on July 2, 2021 to call for maintaining the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for aid from Turkey into Syria

Russia Proposes Six-month Extension Of Syria Crossing But US Seeks Year

Russia proposes six-month extension of Syria crossing but US seeks year

A smoke plume rises from houses as clashes rage between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the western city of Qala-i-Naw in Afghanistan

Kabul Sends In Commandos As Taliban Surround Afghan City

Kabul sends in commandos as Taliban surround Afghan city

The ECB's strategy overhaul "would sound the death-knell for the Bundesbank tradition, which has always emphasised the risks of high inflation," Capital Economics analysts said

ECB Sets New Inflation Target, Eyes Climate In Strategic Overhaul

ECB sets new inflation target, eyes climate in strategic overhaul

Weekly demonstrations against 'the mafia and oligarchy' are fuelled by mounting revelations of graft in the government

Bulgaria Rocked By Corruption Claims Ahead Of Vote

Bulgaria rocked by corruption claims ahead of vote

Telenor has had a commercial presence in Myanmar since 2014 and employs a workforce of around 750 in the country

Norway's Telenor Quits Myanmar Over Military Coup

Norway's Telenor quits Myanmar over military coup

Petrol engines will soon be on the scrap heap in Europe as the EU is expected to tighten its pollution rules

EU Prepares To Send Petrol Cars To The Scrap Heap

EU prepares to send petrol cars to the scrap heap

Authorities are reporting hundreds of deaths every day as Indonesia struggles with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began

Indonesians Ignore Warnings In Rush To Buy Anti-parasite Drug For Covid

Indonesians ignore warnings in rush to buy anti-parasite drug for Covid

As the Taliban seizes large swathes of the country, Mary Akrami fears for the safety of the women at her shelters for survivors of domestic violence

Mary Akrami, Fighting To Keep Afghan Women's Shelters Open

Mary Akrami, fighting to keep Afghan women's shelters open

The founder of a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts, Haidari says many of her social activist friends have already quit the country

Laila Haidari, The Mother To Kabul's Drug Addicts

Laila Haidari, the mother to Kabul's drug addicts

The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition has withdrawn support for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin

Key Malaysian Party Withdraws Support For Embattled PM

Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM

Denmark's Mikkel Damsgaard celebrates his goal against England at Wembley

England Stand On Brink Of History After Reaching First Euro Final

England stand on brink of history after reaching first Euro final

The law, which comes into force on Thursday, has been met with a chorus of criticism

Hungary's LGBTQ Community Braces For 'Propaganda' Bill

Hungary's LGBTQ community braces for 'propaganda' bill

A decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft from the 1980s has been converted into "The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al-Sairafi Nablus"

Buckle Up: Palestinian Twins Turn Boeing 707 Into Restaurant

Buckle up: Palestinian twins turn Boeing 707 into restaurant

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