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Japan successfully launches next-gen H3 rocket

Japan successfully launches next-gen H3 rocket

Japan's space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky after years of delays and two previous failed attempts.

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Jailed Thai ex-premier Thaksin to be freed Sunday: PM

Jailed Thai ex-premier Thaksin to be freed Sunday: PM

Jailed former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be freed on Sunday, the kingdom's prime minister has said, just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.

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Zelensky to rally leaders for support at Munich conference

Zelensky to rally leaders for support at Munich conference

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday will seek to rouse allies from war fatigue and step up their financial and military backing at a critical juncture in his country's battle against Russia.

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Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city Avdiivka

Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city Avdiivka

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the beleaguered frontline city of Avdiivka to avoid being encircled, new military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Saturday, handing Russia its biggest symbolic victory following Kyiv's failed summer counter-offensive.

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Coups, conflicts and crises confront African summit

Coups, conflicts and crises confront African summit

African leaders open a two-day summit on Saturday as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions.

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Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket

Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket

Japan's space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts.

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Singapore engineer pivots from oil rigs to 'fish farm of the future'

Singapore engineer pivots from oil rigs to 'fish farm of the future'

A high-tech fish farm floats just off the coast of Singapore, part of a plan by a retired engineer who once built oil rigs to bring diners cleaner, healthier seafood.

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Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid

Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid

Fears mounted Saturday for people trapped in one of Gaza's main hospitals after Israeli troops raided the facility and the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said several patients had died there from a lack of oxygen.

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Holloway blasts to hurdles world record at US Indoors

Holloway blasts to hurdles world record at US Indoors

Hurdles king Grant Holloway set a new world record as he blasted into the final of the 60-meter hurdles at the US Indoor Championships in New Mexico on Friday.

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Family of Beach Boys' Brian Wilson seeks conservatorship

Family of Beach Boys' Brian Wilson seeks conservatorship

The family of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson have asked a court to put him under a conservatorship as he struggles with a neurocognitive issue and requires help with daily life following his wife's recent death, they said.

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