VIRGIN Galactic has made its first rocket powered flight to the edge of space in a manned shuttle. The company now plans to take tourists into space next year, after the flight from New Mexico that reached a top altitude of 50 miles. After being transported into the air by a mothership, the VSS Unity then fired its rocket motor […]

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Sirens blaring, a military hearse and an escort jeep race through Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. Soldiers dressed in PPE kits have been called to the home of 84-year-old Draupada Bhetwal on the outskirts of the city – she had tested positive for COVID-19 and succumbed to the virus. Fear of the pandemic has gripped the country and its people. The military […]

Beijing: At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in north-western China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track, rescuers said Sunday. The rescue headquarters quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency said participants suffered from physical discomfort and the sudden drop in temperature. Emergency personnel and vehicles wait on standby at […]

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The top mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who was critically injured in an alleged assault in central Auckland has died. Fau Vake, 25, was injured in Symonds St during an altercation which erupted about 3am last Sunday. “It is with inexplicable sadness almost seven days to the hour after his hospital admission, Fau’s fight to find his way back to […]

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