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SpaceX capsule back on Earth, paving way for new manned US flights
March 9, 2019
SpaceX capsule back on Earth, paving way for new manned US flights
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, completing a NASA demonstration mission that paves the…
Grand Egyptian Museum banner to be raised at Berlin Stock Exchange: Tourism Minister
March 6, 2019
Grand Egyptian Museum banner to be raised at Berlin Stock Exchange: Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat announced on Tuesday that the Egyptian pavilion at the Berlin Stock Exchange will raise the banner…
France tries to set trend with internet tax bill
March 6, 2019
France tries to set trend with internet tax bill
France will introduce a bill Wednesday to tax internet and technology giants on their digital sales, and thus curb efforts…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
March 6, 2019
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Egypt’s government denies monitoring social media chats
March 5, 2019
Egypt’s government denies monitoring social media chats
The Cabinet’s media center denied claims on Tuesday that the government has monitored chats across social media including Facebook and…
As the web turns 30, is it an ‘out-of-control monster’?
March 5, 2019
As the web turns 30, is it an ‘out-of-control monster’?
Thirty years ago this month, a young British software engineer working at a lab near Geneva invented a system for…
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
March 5, 2019
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
When the feeding grounds of blue whales overlap with busy shipping lanes, business interests often supersede those of the endangered…
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
March 5, 2019
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For…
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
March 4, 2019
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities completed the Groundwater Lowering Project at the Kom el-Shuqafa archaeological site in Alexandria, which began…
New SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
March 2, 2019
New SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
NASA and SpaceX celebrated the successful launch Saturday of a new astronaut capsule on a week-long round trip to the…