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Electric aircraft lands at JFK as Beta hits major milestone
Beta lands first all-electric aircraft at JFK in regional first

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont: Beta Technologies has become the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft at an airport in the...

New mRNA vaccine is more effective, less costly to develop: Study
New mRNA vaccine is more effective, less costly to develop: Study

Washington, DC [US], June 8 (ANI): A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such...

Measles outbreaks end in Michigan, Pennsylvania
Measles outbreaks end in Michigan, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, 7th June, 2025 (WAM) -- The United States recorded 122 new measles cases this week, with only four reported in Texas. Health...

Philadelphia shooting leaves two dead, nine others injured
Philadelphia shooting leaves two dead, nine others injured

WASHINGTON, 27th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, injured in a shooting at Philadelphia's...

Amazon to spend $20 billion on data centers in Pennsylvania
Amazon to spend $20 billion on data centers in Pennsylvania

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick,...

Trevon Diggs reports for minicamp, continues injury rehab
Trevon Diggs reports for minicamp, continues injury rehab

Patrik Walker FRISCO, TexasThe road to recovery continues for Trevon Diggs but, at this juncture, inside the building with the Dallas...

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Human traffickers exploit new deadly route from Africa to Europe
Human traffickers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes

DERA BAJWA, Pakistan: Amir Ali, a 21-year-old man from Pakistan, dreamed of going to Europe for a better life. He was promised a visa...

ispace lander crashes on moon; Japan faces new lunar setback
Japan's ispace moon lander crashes again in second failed attempt

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's hopes for a foothold in commercial lunar exploration suffered a second blow this week after Tokyo-based startup...

FSB claims Russian professors linked to British Council espionage
Russia accuses British Council of spying for UK intelligence

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's principal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has accused British intelligence of using the...

Australian PM rejects US pressure to ease biosecurity rules
Australia stands firm on biosecurity in trade talks with US

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony...

Flotilla ship prevented from reaching Gaza, passengers and crew detained
Israeli Navy intercepts Freedom Flotilla ship, detains all on board

The Israeli Navy has intercepted a ship carrying humanitarian aid and a number of activists including Greta Thunberg, Rima Hassan,...

Japan’s 2024 birth rate drops below 700,000 for first time
Japan's births hit record low, deepening demographic emergency

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's demographic challenges intensified in 2024, with the number of births falling to another all-time low—underscoring...