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Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
Nasa has chosen Elon Musk's company SpaceX to build a lander that will return humans to the Moon this decade.
This vehicle will carry the next man and the first woman down to the lunar surface under the space agency's…
Prince Philip: Funeral to celebrate ‘unwavering loyalty’ to the Queen
The Duke of Edinburgh's "unwavering loyalty" to the Queen, service to the nation and "courage", will be celebrated at his funeral later.
Prince Philip's association with the Royal Navy and love of the sea will be a focus…
Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees
President Joe Biden has reversed course hours after signing an order to keep the number of refugees admitted annually to the US at Trump-era levels.
Mr Biden drew ire on Friday as he held the cap at the historically low figure of 15,000,…
Government provides 30.8M face masks to poor communities
To ensure that poor communities will be able to comply with minimum health standards and have protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the government distributed over 30 million free face masks as of April 15.…
250K unemployed tourism workers receive cash assistance: DOLE
Over 250,000 formal workers in the tourism sector have received their cash assistance under the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), an official said on Friday.
In a Laging Handa…
EcoWaste promotes alternative approach to hazardous waste disposal
Public interest network EcoWaste Coalition is advocating a shift in the way the country addresses its problem on solid waste.
"Shift focus from end-of-pipe solutions in waste disposal to waste recovery and reduction instead," EcoWaste…
‘Run, Sara, Run’: Campaigns to support Duterte’s daughter for presidency next year…
The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte says she has no plans to run for the presidency next year. Her father believes that the presidency is no job for a woman.
But few are convinced by either of them as campaigns grow to back…
Cambodians are unable to celebrate the Khmer New Year because of Covid
The precautionary measures announced by the Cambodian Prime Minister to curb the spike of the pandemic stopped citizens from celebrating the Khmer New Year, which falls on April 14-16 of each year. The government decided to impose daily…
Mongolia’s first sports injury rehabilitation hospital
Three sports friends have founded the first hospital for sports injury rehabilitation in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to offer essential rehabilitation and instauration services for professional athletes in a short time so they can participate in…
E-money trend is pushed by Lifestyle and virus
Electronic money (e-money) has grown in terms of spending and top-up value, driven by consumers' financial behavior in the digital age and social distancing amid the pandemic.
According to the Bank of Thailand, e-money spending value has…