Tag: Asia
Old SpaceX capsule delivers new crew to space station
<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, the third high-flying taxi ride...
Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — Members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard shot dead three militants and dismantled their cell in eastern Iran near the border with...
From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been...
Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX
<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer.</p>
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Protest in Yangon ahead of regional summit on Myanmar crisis
YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against Myanmar’s military coup returned Friday to the streets of downtown Yangon, defiantly chanting their opposition to the army’s seizure...
Tokyo under ’emergency orders’ with Olympics 3 months away
<p>TOKYO — Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-tokyo-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-japan-8049258656473799e491604fefe44e79">have...
Merkel defends lobbying for Wirecard on 2019 China visit
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her lobbying for Wirecard during a 2019 visit to China, testifying before a parliamentary committee...
UK spy chief says West faces ‘moment of reckoning’ on tech
<p>LONDON — Western countries risk losing control of technologies that are key to internet security and economic prosperity to nations like China and Russia...
Protest in Yangon ahead of regional summit on Myanmar crisis
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against Myanmar’s military coup returned Friday to the streets of downtown Yangon, defiantly chanting their opposition to the army’s seizure...
Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer.
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