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U.S. FAA delays SpaceX final environmental decision to June 13
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday again delayed completing a final environmental assessment of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica,…
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New York couple accused of laundering $4.5bn in crypto still in plea talks
A New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex are still negotiating a possible plea deal while reviewing more than…
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UK PM Johnson faces new threat of confidence vote over lockdown parties
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing the growing threat of a confidence vote as two more lawmakers suggested they had lost faith in his government over the “partygate” scandal and a former …
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Nepal recovers bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash, voice recorder found
Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight’s voice recorder. T…
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EU bows to Hungarian demands to agree Russian oil ban: ‘Best we could get’
European Union leaders handed Hungary concessions to agree an oil embargo on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sealing a deal in the wee hours on Tuesday that aims to cut 90% of Russia’s crude imp…
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Around 100 killed in clashes between Chad artisanal gold miners last week – govt
Around 100 people were killed in clashes between artisanal gold miners in north Chad on May 23 and May 24, Defence Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. The violence broke out during the night a…
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Heavy fighting as Russian troops enter outskirts of Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk
Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, according to the regional governor, who described fierce fighting on Monday over the ruins of a city that has becom…
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U.S. will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia – Biden
The United States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Ukraine pushes for longer-range weapons system to help in its fight. Ukrainia…
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U.S., Canada investigate Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries
Food safety regulators in the United States and Canada are investigating a Hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to tainted organic strawberries that has sickened 17 people in the United States and…
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[VIDEO NEWS] At least 14 dead in Nepal plane crash, rescue operations continue
Rescue workers in Nepal on Monday recovered 14 bodies as they scoured a remote Himalayan mountainside scattered with the wreckage of a small plane that crashed with 22 aboard, with officials saying t…