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December 25, 2021 It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched on Christmas morning. At 7:20 a.m. ET, the telescope launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. “The @NASAWebb Space Telescope has been […]

Sydney, Australia | Wed, December 8, 2021 Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday, as other allies considered similar actions to protest China’s human rights record. The United States has announced that its government officials will boycott the February

New Delhi | October 22, 2021 Officials said on Thursday that nearly 200 people died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, with families buried in their homes and two young girls swept away. More heavy rain is expected, according to forecasters. According to experts, they were victims of the more unpredictable and extreme

India | Saturday, October 9, 2021 The country’s wealthiest man is bringing 7-Eleven to India, adding the convenience store brand to his vast corporate empire, which includes energy, chemicals, retail, and telecoms. Reliance Retail, Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate’s commerce arm, announced on Thursday that it will establish India’s first 7-Eleven shops, only days after the fast-food

United States | Tue, September 14, 2021 Despite Pyongyang’s statement that it had launched a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, a White House spokesperson said on Monday that the US is still willing to negotiate with the country. “Our attitude on North Korea has not changed; we remain prepared to engage,” Karine Jean-Pierre,

Doha, Qatar | Mon, September 6, 2021 Political leaders have rushed to Doha, and several nations have relocated their Kabul embassies there, all hailing their host for its crucial part in the airlift out of Afghanistan’s capital. After earning the trust of both parties in Afghanistan’s never-ending conflict, tiny Qatar has grabbed the moment, consolidating

New York |  Thu, September 2, 2021 At least seven people have died in New York as a result of flash flooding, according to police, as Storm Ida wreaked havoc on the northeast, prompting airline cancellations and declaring states of emergency. Ida smashed through Louisiana’s southern state over the weekend, delivering devastating flooding and tornadoes

Sydney, Australia | Fri, August 13, 2021 More defense personnel may begin patrolling Sydney next week to ensure that lockdown restrictions are followed, as officials warned on Friday of a surge in cases in Australia’s largest city after it reported the greatest daily increase in infections ever. “Unfortunately, this tendency (in certain cases) will continue

Sydney, Australia | Wed, August 4, 2021 On Wednesday, New South Wales confirmed one of the country’s youngest deaths from COVID-19, as daily infections remained near a 16-month high despite the state capital Sydney’s lockdown nearing its sixth week. Authorities claimed the anonymous man in his 20s died at his home in the city, despite

Sydney | Fri, June 25, 2021 | 6.45 pm Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day as officials fight to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. “Since the pandemic has started, this is perhaps