South Korea warns that violating U.N. Security Council resolutions will bring consequences.
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China plans to land astronauts on moon, expand orbiting space station
Meanwhile, the U.S. aims to put a crew back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.
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Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon
The project is in court and reflects the unease some feel about the commercialization of what long has been a cultural touchstone.
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Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination
The Mediterranean region is heating up at a faster rate than many other areas of the globe.
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UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins
It’s the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.
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National Spelling Bee panel hears, picks words
There are no pauses and no apologies for flubs.
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Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
The death penalty can be applied to cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV, as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.
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Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight with ballistic and cruise missiles
Debris from the intercepted missiles fell in the Ukrainian capital’s central and northern districts during the morning.
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George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
The handsome actor became an icon to American youth on the hit 1960s TV series.
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Chas Newby, fill-in bassist who rejected a full-time gig with the Beatles, dies at 81
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died May 22 at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death, with many remembering him as “the first left-handed bass guitarist in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney became the second when he eventually moved over […]