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China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
The Long March-5, China's largest rocket, blasted off at 5:27 p.m. Beijing time (0927 GMT) from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan with the more than 8 metric ton Chang'e-6 probe.
Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
Chinese state media reported that he met Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, during which Li told Musk that Tesla's development in China could be regarded as a successful example of U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation.
Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
Armed police blocked access to the labour council in the commercial capital Cotonou, surrounding the area where the demonstration was meant to take place and turning away journalists.
Israel gears up for Rafah civilian evacuation ahead of promised assault
Abutting the Egyptian border, Rafah's population has been swollen by more than a million Palestinians who fled the half-year-old Israeli offensive through the rest of Gaza.Their fate worries Western powers as well as Cairo, which has ruled out any influx of refugees into the Egyptian Sinai....
South Africa faces upside risk to inflation, financial conditions, central bank governor says
Data had shown headline inflation fell to 5.3% year-on-year, down from 5.6% in February and coming in a touch below analyst expectations.
Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election
Two A-lister Bollywood actors purportedly say Modi failed to keep campaign promises and failed to address critical economic issues
Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act
At least four people were wounded in the attack, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church, when a man lunged at him with a knife during a service live-streamed on Monday.
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
Countries including India, France, Poland and Russia have warned their citizens against travel to the region, already on edge over the war in Gaza, now in its seventh month.White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the threat from Iran was real and viable....
Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation
Despite concerns about the leniency of the sentences - a $220 fine for three women accused of cutting eight infant girls - anti-FGM activists welcomed the ruling as a rare victory against a culture of impunity that typically shields offenders in countries where such mutilations occur....
Man arrested for setting fire to US Senator Bernie Sanders' office door
Sprinklers went off on multiple floors as Soghomonian departed via a staircase.