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NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

(AP) — A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid

Japan may ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in mid-2030s

(Reuters) – Japan’s government is considering abolishing sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s

U.S. military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500

(Reuters) – The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two

China’s WeChat blocks Australian PM in doctored image dispute

(Reuters) – China’s WeChat social media platform blocked a message by Australia Prime Minister Scott

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong defiant as he is jailed over 13 months for protest

(Reuters) – Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists, was jailed

Trump’s grievances feed menacing undertow after the election

(AP) — The last throes of Donald Trump’s presidency have turned ugly — even dangerous.

Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

(AP) — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors

China’s space ambitions: robot on Mars, a human on the moon

(AP) — China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an

Salesforce to buy workplace app Slack in $27.7 billion deal

(Reuters) – Salesforce.com Inc has agreed to buy workplace messaging app Slack Technologies Inc in

German man who drove into crowd, killing 5, talks to police

(AP) — German police said Wednesday that a man who zig-zagged an SUV at high