• China launches first astronauts to new space station

    China launches first astronauts to new space station0

    China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-12 – its first manned mission in five years – further accelerating its space programme to rival the United States. Shenzhou-12, meaning “Divine Vessel”, lifted off at about 01:22 GMT on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the live video broadcast on state television,

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  • Italian woman wakes up after 10 months in coma

    Italian woman wakes up after 10 months in coma0

    Cristina Rosi, 37, was seven months pregnant when she suffered a heart attack in July last year. Her daughter, Caterina, was delivered by emergency Caesarean section. However, Ms Rosi was left in a coma with suspected brain damage. She has now woken up and spoken her first word, “Mama”, her husband has said. “We didn’t

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  • Child labour increases for first time in two decades says the UN

    Child labour increases for first time in two decades says the UN0

    The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate, the United Nations said Thursday. In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN children’s agency UNICEF said the number in child labour stood at 160

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  • Controversial Nigerian pastor TB Joshua dies aged 57

    Controversial Nigerian pastor TB Joshua dies aged 570

    The popular but controversial Nigerian evangelical preacher Temitope Balogun Joshua has died from an undisclosed cause, his church said on Facebook. He was 57. The preacher, popularly known as TB Joshua, founded The Synagogue Church of All Nations, a Christian megachurch in Lagos. The father of three was one of Africa’s most influential preachers with

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  • Many killed as two trains collide in southern Pakistan

    Many killed as two trains collide in southern Pakistan0

    At least 33 people have been killed and more than 120 injured after a train collision near the southern Pakistani town of Dharki, officials say, with rescue work still under way to find survivors trapped in the debris. The collision took place early on Monday morning near the town of Dharki, about 440km (273 miles)

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  • Mali’s military detains president, prime minister

    Mali’s military detains president, prime minister0

    Soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister of the interim government, according to the United Nations and the African Union, deepening political chaos in the sub-Saharan African country just nine months after a military coup toppled its previous leader. In a joint statement on Monday, the two bodies called for President Bah

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