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Kazakhstan to extend coronavirus lockdown by two weeks

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan will extend its second coronavirus lockdown by two weeks until the end of July, and will once again offer financial aid to those who have lost their source of income, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Monday. Kazakhstan, whi... More »

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Rainy day hastens sovereign wealth funds’ refocus to home

LONDON (Reuters) – Famed for snapping up glitzy real estate and stakes in troubled international banks during the global financial crisis, sovereign wealth funds are investing more at home, a trend set to accelerate in the wake of the economic carnage wrought ... More »

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Coronavirus forces detour for homecoming astronauts

ALMATY (Reuters) – NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will take an unusual – and more exhausting – route home after safely landing in the Kazakh steppe on Friday, a Russian healthcare official said, because of lockdowns caused by the novel coronavi... More »

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NASA astronaut Koch returns to Earth after record space mission

(Reuters) – A capsule carrying a crew of three from the International Space Station, including record-setting United States astronaut Christina Koch, landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, a live feed by Russian space agency Roscosmos showed. The touchdown on a sno... More »

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Highlights: Day eight at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the eighth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times AEDT- GMT+11): 1633 MUGURUZA MARCHES INTO LAST EIGHT Unseeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza continued her charge toward a third... More »

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Russian spaceship with UAE astronaut blasts off into space

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – A Russian Soyuz spaceship blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan towards the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a crew of three, including the first astronaut from the United Arab Emira... More »

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Factbox: Yulia Putintseva v Naomi Osaka

(Reuters) – A look at the records of Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Japan’s Naomi Osaka before their first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): YULIA PUTINTSEVA Age: 24 WTA Ranking: 39 (Highest ranking: 27) Grand Slam titles: ... More »

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Space station crew confident on eve of first launch since rocket…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two astronauts who survived a dramatic launch mishap in October said on Wednesday they were confident this time about reaching the International Space Station, though they said a small fault had been discovered on their rocket during final c... More »

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Space crew unfazed ahead of first launch since rocket failure

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two astronauts who survived a midair rocket failure in October said on Thursday they had received counseling following their brush with death and felt ready to fly again next month. Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and U.S. astronaut Nick H... More »

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Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station

(Reuters) – Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to Earth on Thursday, landing in Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz craft, NASA reported. It was the first return from the space station since October, when U.S. astronaut Nick Hagu... More »

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Moscow Exchange launches dollar vs. yuan, yen vs. rouble trading

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Moscow Exchange (MOEX.MM) has launched five new currency trading options to boost liquidity on its currency market, the bourse said on Monday. The Moscow Exchange said it had started quoting the Japanese yen against the Russian rouble, a... More »

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Russia launches first manned voyage to ISS since rocket accident

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – A Russian-made Soyuz rocket blasted a three-man crew into orbit on Monday, beginning the first manned voyage to the International Space Station since a mission in October was aborted in midair because of a rocket mal... More »

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Gales damage peace pyramid in Kazakh capital

ASTANA (Reuters) – Gale-force winds have punched holes in one of Astana’s best known buildings, a granite-and-glass pyramid, the Kazakh authorities said, warning that stormy weather could continue. The Palace of Peace and Accord, a 62-metre high pyramid design... More »

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Europe launches seventh Sentinel Earth observation satellite

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe has launched the seventh of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites as part of its multi-billion-euro Copernicus program to help predict weather phenomena such as El Nino and track the progress of global warming. The Sentinel-3B ... More »

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Angola satellite inoperative, Russia to build another one

LUANDA (Reuters) – Russia’s space agency said on Monday that Angola’s first national telecoms satellite, AngoSat-1, was inoperative and Russia would build another one for launch in 2020. Launched in December from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the sate... More »

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U.S.-Russian crew returns from space station: NASA TV

(Reuters) – A capsule carrying two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed in snowy Kazakhstan on Wednesday after a five-and-a-half month mission, a NASA TV live broadcast showed. The Soyuz spacecraft brought back Jo... More »

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World’s last remaining wild horses aren’t really wild after all

FILE PHOTO: A herd of endangered Przewalski horses are seen at the Takhin Us National Park in the south-west part of Mongolia, July 16, 2012. Picture taken July 16, 2012. REUTERS/Petr Josek/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It may come as a disappointment to e... More »

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Petrofac bosses to be interviewed by Britain’s fraud office

(Reuters) – British oilfield services provider Petrofac said its top management, including its chairman and executive directors, would be interviewed by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) regarding an ongoing investigation into suspected bribery and corrupti... More »

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Former champions Serbia and Switzerland knocked out in Davis Cup first

Tennis – Davis Cup – World Group First Round – Serbia v United States – Sportski Centar Cair, Nis, Serbia – February 3, 2018 U.S. Davis Cup team poses for a picture after their win over Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (Reuters) – The United States surged to an u... More »

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Former champions Serbia and Switzerland knocked out in Davis Cup…

Tennis – Davis Cup – World Group First Round – Serbia v United States – Sportski Centar Cair, Nis, Serbia – February 3, 2018 U.S. Davis Cup team poses for a picture after their win over Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (Reuters) – The United States surged to an u... More »

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Russia re-establishes contact with Angola’s telecoms satellite

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had re-established contact with Angola’s first national telecoms satellite AngoSat-1. The connection had been lost after the satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Tuesday. “Telemetry information received... More »

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Kremlin says Russian satellite launch failures being investigated

FILE PHOTO: The Souyz-2 spacecraft with Meteor-M satellite and 18 additional small satellites launches from Russia’s new Vostochny cosmodrome, near the town of Tsiolkovsky in Amur region, Russia November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremli... More »

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U.S., Russian, Japanese crew arrive at space station

(Reuters) – A trio of U.S., Japanese and Russian astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and flight engineers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agenc... More »

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U.S., Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station

(Reuters) – A trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and flight engineers Nor... More »

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Three-man crew returns from space station: NASA TV

(Reuters) – A capsule carrying U.S., Russian and Italian astronauts from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after a five-month mission, a NASA TV live broadcast showed. The spacecraft brought back Randy Bresnik from the U.S. Natio... More »

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Exclusive: Exxon eyes Egypt’s offshore oil and gas – sources

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is considering a foray into Egypt offshore oil and gas, seeking to replicate rivals’ success i... More »

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Russia says cannot make contact with new space satellite

VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME, Russia (Reuters) – Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday it had failed to establish contact with a newly-launched weather satellite. The Meteor-M was launched earlier on Tuesday from Russia’s new Vostochny cosmodrome in the Far E... More »

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Uzbekistan opens the door, a crack

FILE PHOTO: Uzbekistani Som banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov/Illustration/File Photo TASHKENT/ALMATY (Reuters) – Sensing change in his native Uzbekistan, Hikmat Abdurahmonov plans to build a ... More »

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Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in U.S.

A photo illustration shows a Yahoo logo on a smartphone in front of a displayed cyber code and keyboard on December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – A Canadian accused by the United States of helping Russian intelligence agents break into ... More »

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Turkish forces set up positions in Syria`s Idlib

Turkey's military has begun setting up observation posts in northwest Syria's Idlib province, its General Staff said on Friday, part of a deployment that appears partly aimed at containing a Kurdish militia. More »

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Three-man crew reaches space station as U.S. boosts research

The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft carrying the crew of Paolo Nespoli of Italy, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Randy Bresnik of the U.S. blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan July 28, 2017. A new... More »

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Koepka takes road less traveled to U.S. Open triumph

Jun 18, 2017- Hartford, WI, USA- Brooks Koepka reacts on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK Brooks Koepka took an unorthodox pa... More »

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Russian, French astronauts return from space station stint

The Soyuz MS-03 capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Oleg Novitskiy of Russia and Thomas Pesquet of France descends beneath a parachute just before landing in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan June... More »

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Yahoo hacking suspect appeals denial of bail in Canada

A Canadian suspected of involvement in a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo email accounts linked to Russia is appealing a decision to hold him in custody pending an extradition hearing, the man’s lawyer said on Friday. More »

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Saudi Arabia, Russia agree oil output cuts until March 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih (L) and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a joint briefing in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two top oil producers, agreed on Monday to extend oil ... More »

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U.S.-Russian crew reaches space station with `awesomeness`

Photographers take pictures as the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft carrying the crew of Jack Fischer of the U.S. and Fyodor Yurchikhin of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, April 20, 201... More »

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Canada judge denies bail for man U.S. wants over Yahoo hack

The John Sopinka Courthouse, where Karim Baratov appeared in front of a judge, in connection with a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the 2014 hacking of Yahoo, is pictured in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada March 15, 2017 . REUTERS/Peter Power A Canadian j... More »

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U.S., Russian crew lands after six-month stay on space station

International Space Station (ISS) crew member and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough reacts shortly after the landing of Russia’s Soyuz MS-02 space capsule near the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, April 10, 2017. Bill Ingalls/NASA/Handout via Reuters... More »

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NASA`s Peggy Whitson takes command of space station

NASA’s Peggy Whitson, soon to become the most experienced U.S. astronaut in terms of time spent in space, assumed command of the International Space Station on Sunday as two Russian crew members and an American prepared to fly back to Earth. More »

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Nadal beats Sock in Miami quarters, Nishikori out

Mar 29, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a volley against Jack Sock of the United States (not pictured) on day nine of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Nadal won 6-2, 6-3. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Rafa Nadal moved into the... More »

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Kazakhstan parliament passes reforms reducing presidential powers

President of the Republic of the Kazakhstan Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not seen) attend a joint news conference at Prime Minister Office in Tokyo, Japan, on November 7, 2016. REUTERS/David Mareuil/Pool Kazakhstan’s ... More »

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SpaceX cargo ship reaches space station after GPS glitch delay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on a supply mission to the International Space Station from historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File photo A SpaceX cargo ship reached t... More »

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GPS glitch delays SpaceX cargo ship docking at space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on a supply mission to the International Space Station from historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper SpaceX called off the docking of a Drago... More »

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Russian space craft lifts off for international space station

A Russian Soyuz booster rocket, carrying the Progress cargo space craft, blasts off for the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, February 22, 2017. Sergei Sergeev/Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS/Handout via REUTERS = ... More »

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Asia would welcome third straight Winter Olympics: OCA chief

Asian Winter Games – Opening ceremony – Sapporo Dome – Sapporo, Japan – 19/02/17 – The flame is seen in the cauldron during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asia is ready, willing and able to host a third straight Winter Olympics if the Japanese city o... More »

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India launches record 104 satellites at one go

People watch as India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) carrying 104 satellites in a single mission lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer India successfully launched 104 satellites in ... More »

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Russia says technical checks may delay some space rocket launches

The Proton-M rocket, carrying the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to Mars, blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov Russia’s space agency said on Wednesday it had ordered extra checks to be made on i... More »

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Direct Syrian talks yet to be agreed in Astana

A child walks through rubble of damaged buildings in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Parties to the Syrian peace talks in Astana have yet to agree on face-to-face meetings between the delegations of the D... More »

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Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan talks: rebel officials

Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for implementation of a widely violated ceasefire, rebel officials said on Monday, in a boost for Moscow-led diplomacy. More »

Russian cargo ship destroyed after launch for Space Station

A Russian Progress MS-04 space cargo ship with food and supplies for the International Space Station blasts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, December 1, 2016. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS An unmanned Russian cargo ship loaded wi... More »

Kazakhstan`s parliament wants to rename capital after president

A general view of downtown Astana, Kazakhstan, October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov Kazakhstan’s parliament called on Wednesday for the capital city to be renamed after President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a week ahead of a national holiday dedicated to the 76-... More »

Multinational crew blasts off, bound for space station

The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Peggy Whitson of the U.S. is pictured before boarding spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan 17 November 2016. REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev/ Pool A multinational crew, including a U.S. astronaut who is... More »

Myanmar health authorities struggle to prepare for Zika outbreak

Worker fumigates along a street in Yangon, Myanmar November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Myanmar is largely unprepared for an outbreak of Zika, experts say, with the health ministry slashing anti-virus measures due to lack of funds, overworked doctors skippi... More »

Multinational crew leaves space station, returns to Earth

A Russian Soyuz MS space capsule stands on the ground shortly after its landing with International Space Station (ISS) crew members Kate Rubins of the U.S., Anatoly Ivanishin of Russia and Takuya Onishi of Japan, as a rescue helicopter lands nearby, outside th... More »

Orbital rocket blasts off on space station cargo run

The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, October 17, 2016. Bill Ingalls/NASA/Handout via REUTERS An unmanned Antares rocket owned by Orbital ATK Inc blasted off fro... More »

U.S.-Russian crew blasts off for space station

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the crew of Shane Kimbrough of the U.S., Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2016. REUTERS... More »

European-led Mars lander starts descent to red planet

The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft composite, comprised of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli, is transfered to the launch vehicle adapter (LVA), with the conical shaped LVA seen in the foreground, at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in this handout photo rel... More »

Apple fans hit the NYC flagship store for iPhone 7

The new iPhone 7 smartphone is displayed inside an Apple Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson – The first Apple customers in New York City to snap the new iPhone 7 off the shelves cheered as they entered its f... More »

U.S.-Russian crew lands in Kazakhstan after 172 days in space

The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft capsule carrying International Space Station (ISS) crew, comprised of Jeff Williams of the U.S. and Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin of Russia, lands near the town of Zhezkazgan (Dzhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, September 7, 2016. REUT... More »

Williams sisters on collision course at U.S. Open

Sept 3, 2016- New York, NY, USA- Serena Williams of the USA after beating Johanna Larsson of Sweden on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Serena and... More »

Swimming: Night of individual firsts in Rio pool

RIO DE JANEIRO First time Olympic winners, including Australian teen Kyle Chalmers in the 100 meters freestyle, plundered three of the four golds in the Rio pool on Wednesday but there was no getting past Katie Ledecky. On a night of novelty, with Mireia Belmo... More »

Capsule carrying space station crew lands in Kazakhstan

ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan A soyuz capsule bringing back three astronauts from the International Space Station, including the first to represent the British government, made a safe parachute landing on the steppe near the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan on Saturday. The... More »

U.S., Russian crew arrives at space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, ending a nearly six-hour flight, a NASA TV broadcast showed. U.S. astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Ole... More »

Djokovic and Nadal tested in Indian Wells, Serena strolls

World number one Novak Djokovic survived a stern test from qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo to make the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, with Spaniard Rafa Nadal also needing three sets to advance from a tricky opening clash. American Fratangelo, the w... More »

Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission

BERLIN A spacecraft is due to set off for Mars next week on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning questions of spacefaring times: Is there life on other planets? The craft, part of the European-Russian ExoMars program, is to l... More »

Kerry to visit London this week after Central Asia trip

ASTANA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit London this week to discuss the situation in Syria and other matters, his spokesman said on Monday. “While in London, he will meet with British Foreign Secretary Hammond to discuss a range of bilateral and g... More »

Three-man international crew safely reaches space station

ALMATY A Russian Soyuz spaceship safely delivered a three-man international crew, including Denmark’s first astronaut, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a day after having had to maneuver to avoid colliding with space debris. The Soyuz TMA-18... More »

Cosmonauts complete spacewalk outside space station

MOSCOW A pair of Russian cosmonauts began their working week on Monday by cleaning the windows of the International Space Station (ISS), floating 250 miles (400 km) above the Earth’s surface. Station commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Mikhail Kornie... More »