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Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off to International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday in his first space flight, a voyage he sees as a dry-run for his ...
Dec 08, 2021
Chinese sighting of ‘cube’ on moon rouses speculation, inspires memes
BEIJING (Reuters) - A photograph of a cube-like object captured by a Chinese rover on the far side of the moon has fanned speculation over what it could be and inspired a host of memes by Chinese inte...
Dec 08, 2021
Cycling-American rider Birch swapping velodrome for outer space
(Reuters) - Eleven-time American national champion Christina Birch is swapping the cycling velodrome to start a journey she hopes will take her all the way to the moon. Birch's drastic change of direc...
Dec 07, 2021
Medicago’s plant-based vaccine trial shows 75.3% efficacy against Delta variant
(Reuters) - Canadian drug developer Medicago's plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, enhanced by GlaxoSmithKline's booster, was 75.3% effective against the Delta variant of the virus in a late stage...
Dec 07, 2021
Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space Station in a prelude to a more a...
Dec 07, 2021
Omicron may raise re-infection risk; booster protection documented
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Dec 06, 2021
South Africa’s Biovac to start making Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in early 2022 – exec
KIGALI (Reuters) - South Africa's Biovac Institute will start making Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine early next year after receiving the drug substance from facilities in Europe, a Pfizer executive...
Dec 06, 2021
France to mimic Musk with own SpaceX-style launcher, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - European space company ArianeGroup will develop a reusable mini-launcher to compete with the likes of Elon Musk's SpaceX, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday. The l...
Dec 06, 2021
Namibia detects Omicron coronavirus variant in 18 of 19 samples
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has detected the Omicron coronavirus variant in 18 of 19 samples sequenced between Nov. 11-26, its health ministry said on Monday. Although the southern African country ha...
Dec 06, 2021
Russia says Argentina approves Sputnik Light as standalone and booster vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Argentina has approved Russia's one-dose Sputnik Light as a standalone vaccine and a booster shot, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday, citing Argentina's healt...
Dec 06, 2021
