BEIJING (AP) – Following the successful return of lunar rocks by its Changi 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for a future mission that will form the ultimate lunar base to host human explorers, a senior space program official said Thursday. China’s next three lunar missions will be to retrieve …
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PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, President Elysee Palace announced Thursday. He says the president “took a test as soon as the first symptoms appeared.” The brief statement did not say what symptoms Macron experienced. He said he would isolate himself for seven days. …
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Pompono Beach, Fla. (AP) – U.S. The first COVID-19 vaccines are running in nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people as the country struggles to contain such a devastating epidemic, as California has administered thousands. Body bags and refrigerated morgue trucks up. With the rollout of …
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BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh specimens of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Chang5’s investigation capsule arrived in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region, state media reported immediately at 2:00 a.m. (1800 …
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An epidemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020 By the Associated Press December 16, 2020 GMT https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-brazil-israel-india-coronavirus-pandemic-c1ba685119fd12108dd6d89f2fb89702 Almost no place is spared – and no one. The virus, which first appeared in Wuhan, China, a year ago, spread worldwide in 2020 and caused a stir. An epidemic …
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