China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard
A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon.
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US jury finds Boeing not guilty in 737 MAX grounding lawsuit
A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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'Humans want to optimize': Enhanced Games founder embraces doping row
Love them or loathe them, the Enhanced Games have struck a nerve.
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The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
Marinel Garciano dislikes winter, and that's tough when it lasts nine months in Ilulissat, Greenland. But she has no regrets about leaving the Philippines to give her children opportunities.
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'Never going back': Cartel attack decimates Mexican Indigenous town
Hungry animals are the only living beings that remain in Tula, an Indigenous community in Mexico whose residents were terrorized and forced to flee by a drug cartel.
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Cannes highlights as film festival wraps up
The Cannes Film Festival wraps up Saturday with its traditional awards ceremony after two action-packed weeks of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion shows. AFP looks back on some of the highlights:
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The movies vying for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize
Twenty-two films from some of the world's most celebrated directors are vying for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which will be handed out on Saturday.
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Russian war drama among favourites for Cannes top prize
A tense family drama set against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is among the favourites for top prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will be handed out on Saturday.
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Banned ex-100m champ Kerley to compete clean at Enhanced Games
Fred Kerley will compete clean against drug-fuelled athletes at this weekend's Enhanced Games and still hopes to race in the 2028 Olympics, the suspended former 100m world champion said Friday.
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Waratahs 'on right track' despite crushing Brumbies loss
NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar insists his side are "on the right track" despite their Super Rugby season hanging by a thread after a crushing 21-14 defeat to the ACT Brumbies.
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