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ISS releases 2.9-TON pallet of batteries into orbit (Photos)

The International Space Station (ISS) has discarded its largest piece of space junk to-date – a 2.9-ton pallet of 48 nickel-hydrogen batteries.  A robotic arm...

Myanmar: ‘You could face the same fate as Saddam or Gaddafi’, military chiefs warned

Fresh appeals are made for the generals running the country to stand down, free the detained and return Myanmar to democracy. Myanmar's military chiefs have...

Germany, France, Italy and Spain halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after several reports of blood clots in people who received the...

Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup

Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, killing six people, media and witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were shot...

At least 39 reported killed in Myanmar as Chinese factories burn

Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were...

Five killed in Myanmar protests, civilian leader says people should defend themselves

Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon on Sunday and at least three people were killed as protests against the...

At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-president vows resistance to junta

Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a...

Myanmar’s first satellite held by Japan on space station after coup

Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan’s space agency and a Japanese university...