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NASA Coordinator on Artemis Delay: ‘We don’t launch until it’s right’
An engine-cooling problem forced NASA on Monday, Aug. 29 to postpone for at least four days the debut test launch of the colossal new rocket ship it plans to use for future astronaut flights back...
Drought, High Costs Bring US Berry Giants to Canada’s Maple Syrup Land
An area of Canada better known for maple syrup is being tested to mass produce berries normally grown in warmer regions, making it the unexpected beneficiary of drought, local demand and rising costs in American...
German Economy Minister: ‘Bitter Reality’ is Russia Will Not Resume Gas Supply
Germany faces the "bitter reality" that Russia will not restore gas supplies to the country, the German economy minister said on Monday (August 29) ahead of the planned stoppage by state energy giant Gazprom of...
Flood Waters in Mississippi Submerge Roads and Fields
Mississippi's Pearl River is expected to crest on Monday (August 29) at 35.5 feet (10.82 meters), at least half a foot (15.24 cm) below what officials had predicted, after substantial rainfall triggered voluntary evacuations in...
NASA Postpones Artemis I Moon Rocket Due to Engine Trouble
NASA on Monday, Aug. 29, postponed for at least four days the launch of its colossal next-generation rocket ship on a long-awaited debut test flight, a planned six-week uncrewed voyage around the moon and back...
NASA Says Conditions ‘Look Good’ for Scheduled Artemis I Launch
The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft is due for blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Monday (August 29), sending the uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to Earth on a six-week test...
Japan’s Kishida Pledges $30 Billion in African Aid at Tunis Summit
Japan pledged $30 billion in aid for development in Africa on Saturday, Aug. 27, saying it wants to work more closely with the continent. "Japan will invest a total of $30 billion [in aid for...
Over 1,000 Killed by Heavy Flooding in Pakistan, 30 Million People Affected
Hundreds of Pakistanis were airlifted out of flood-ravaged regions on Sunday, Aug. 28 as the military joined national rescue and recovery efforts, following a devastating deluge of rain and floods which had left over 1,000...
Serbians March on Orthodox Holiday in Belgrade Against Planned EuroPride Event
Thousands of opponents of a European gay pride event to be hosted by Belgrade held demonstrations in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia on Sunday, Aug. 28. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that the...
Taliban calls for foreign aid for Afghan flood victims
After the death toll from flooding in Afghanistan hit 192 this month, the Taliban administration on Saturday (August 27) appealed for help from the international community. Thousands of livestock had been killed and 1.7 million...
Poland signs $5.8 billion contract for South Korean arms
Two South Korean companies have agreed a $5.76 billion deal with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, Seoul's arms procurement agency said on Saturday (August 27), after Warsaw agreed to ramp up arms imports amid...
Chinese drillers work 15-hour days building wells in drought-stricken Jiangxi province
Teams of drillers are working long hours to build wells to fight a devastating drought sweeping parts of China, farmers in Jiujiang city in the country's central Jiangxi province told Reuters on Saturday (August 27)....