Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a
Read MoreTurkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at borders
Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey’s western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to those hoping to head to Europe. In Syria, Turkish troops shot down two
Read MoreVirus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life.
Read MoreAfghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a
Read MoreVirus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life.
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Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought
A natural spectacle called “firefall” happens each February in California’s Yosemite National Park when light from the setting sun strikes the park’s Horsetail Falls, making it look like it’s ablaze with fire. But this year the waterfall slowed to a
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Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought
A natural spectacle called “firefall” happens each February in California’s Yosemite National Park when light from the setting sun strikes the park’s Horsetail Falls, making it look like it’s ablaze with fire. But this year the waterfall slowed to a
Read MoreHow a California startup aims to prove it could launch orbital rockets on a daily basis
Astra’s launch is part of a tech innovation challenge from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Read MoreHow a California startup aims to prove it could launch orbital rockets on a daily basis
Astra’s launch is part of a tech innovation challenge from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Read MorePioneering theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96
In popular culture, Dyson is most famous for his thought experiments on space travel and future civilizations.
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