HONG KONG (AP) – Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were jailed Wednesday for protesting outside police headquarters as authorities took action in protest of Beijing’s tightening of control over the region. Activists – Joshua Wong, Agnes Chou and Evan Lum – are among more than 10,000 people arrested since …
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BEIJING (AP) – China’s third landing on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that includes a robot rover heading to Mars, developing a reusable aircraft and plans to return humans to the lunar surface. The first attempt to bring lunar rocks to Earth since the 1970s, …
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China has successfully investigated the moon. There, the unmanned Change-5 will prepare to collect the first lunar samples collected since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission in 1976. Here’s what you need to know: Why has China gone to the moon? Beijing U.S. And wants to be a space superpower …
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The vaccine, which needs to be administered in two doses, will initially be preferred and available to care home staff and residents aged 80 and over, and to those working in health and social care. Pfizer and Bioentech vaccines need to be stored at ultra-low temperatures. These centers have already …
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The amendment to the Military Service Act provides an exception to the K-pop megastars that improve the country’s cultural status and boost the economy. South Korea’s parliament has passed a bill that would include chart-topping and BTS. Such Grammy-nominated K-Pop artists will be allowed to defer their compulsory military service …
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