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New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
Published On: December 29, 2019 03:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Dec 29: A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country’s nuclear strike capability.
US astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
Published On: December 29, 2019 02:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec 29: A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission.
Under weight of family tragedy, LSU coach crafts big win
Published On: December 29, 2019 02:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ATLANTA, DEC 29: Steve Ensminger wiped tears from his eyes after first walking onto the football field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for LSU’s pregame warmups.
N Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US
Published On: December 29, 2019 01:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Dec 29: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations.
Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach’s daughter-in-law
Published On: December 29, 2019 01:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ATLANTA, DEC 29: A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team’s coaches.
NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
Published On: December 28, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
PASADENA, Calif, Dec 28: A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency’s mission to send humans into deep space.
Hong Kong police paid $17 million in allowances related to protests
Published On: December 28, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Dec 28: Hong Kong police have earned a total of HK$135 million (13.3 million pounds) in allowances during the past six months of anti-government protests, government figures show.
Vietnam court sentences ex-minister to life in MobiFone corruption scandal
Published On: December 28, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
HANOI, Dec 28: A court in Vietnam on Saturday sentenced a former information minister to life in prison after finding him guilty of taking $3 million (2.3 million pounds) in bribes in connection with a controversial deal at state telecoms firm MobiFone.
UPDATE: Death toll in Mogadishu bombing rises to at least 90 - international organisation
Published On: December 28, 2019 05:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
NAIROBI, Dec 28: At least 90 people were killed in a truck bombing in Mogadishu on Saturday, according to a report from an international organization working in Somalia.
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
Published On: December 28, 2019 04:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28: The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
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