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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in a Chinese pressure suit during training with Chinese colleagues to practice sea survival off Chinau2019s coastal city of Yantai. / Internet photo

China invites the world to its space station

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The 130 million-year-old fossilized skull belonged to a u201creptile-like mammal.u201d(Illustration: Jorge A. Gonzalez)

Discovery of 'reptilian-mammal' fossil could rewrite history

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The parliament's vote on legalising euthanasia is dividing many in the country. / Internet photo

Portugal parliament rejects euthanasia decriminalisation

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on the Palestinian coastal enclave in Gaza City, on May 29, 2018. Israel launched a massive airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hitting 35 targets and a tunnel crossing into Egypt and Israel, said the Israeli military in a statement. The statement said the airstrike was in response to a barrage of 28 mortar shells that Gaza militants fired at Israel on Tuesday morning. / Xinhua/Stringer

Tensions rise as Gaza, Israel trade heavy fire

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Arkadiy Babchenko was shot and killed in Kiev. / Internet photo

Russia demands immediate investigation into murder of journalist

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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Over 30 people killed in thunderstorms in India - reports

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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Malian 'spider-man' who rescued baby on Paris balcony meets Macron

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

President Sergio Mattarella said he agreed to all the nominations - except that of finance minister. / Internet photo

Italian president faces impeachment call

Monday, May 28, 2018

A Kim Jong Un impersonator, Howard X, poses with a durian at the Esplanade on May 27, 2018 in Singapore. / Internet photo

Kim Jong Un impersonator poses for selfies in Singapore

Monday, May 28, 2018

27 years from now, almost a quarter of the global population will be obese.

World faces ‘staggering’ obesity challenge: study

Saturday, May 26, 2018

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Trump says U.S. now talking to DPRK, meeting could still happen

Friday, May 25, 2018

Putin and Macron discussed the situation of Iran, Syria and Ukraine and agreed to further develop bilateral relations. (Net photo)

Putin, Macron meet to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal

Friday, May 25, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2018. (Net photo)

Xi meets Merkel, calls for higher-level China-Germany ties

Friday, May 25, 2018

Giuseppe Conte addresses a press conference after meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome. (Net photo)

Law professor Giuseppe Conte named Italy's new PM

Thursday, May 24, 2018

AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. designed CJ-1000AX for China's homemade large C919 passenger jet. Net photo

China’s self-developed plane engine completes test run

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

President elect Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a press conference after casting his vote. Net

Maduro declared winner of Venezuela's presidential election

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Relatives of the victims of the airplane crash weep outside the Institute of Legal Medicine of Havana in Havana, Cuba. (Net photo)

Cuba identifies 20 victims of fatal plane crash

Monday, May 21, 2018

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a press conference after casting his vote in a polling center in Caracas. (Net photo)

Venezuelan president Maduro wins reelection, says electoral council

Monday, May 21, 2018

People participate in a march in Casablanca, Morocco, on May 20, 2018.

Thousands of Moroccans march to protest killing of Palestinians on Gaza border

Monday, May 21, 2018

Google self-driving car. Net photo.

If we end up sitting around in self-driving cars watching ads, Google is going to make billions

Saturday, May 19, 2018