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SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon

WASHINGTON: SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritise establishing a settlement on the Moon, founder Elon Musk said. The South Africa-born billionaire's space...

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How climate change is supercharging disasters

Virtually nothing was unscathed in the Coffey Park section of Santa Rosa, Calif., following a wildfire in 2017. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

LA wildfire switches direction

Firefighters survey the remains

New evacuations ordered as LA’s largest wildfire expands

Downed utility lines and a car burned by the Palisades fire along the water at sunrise in Malibu, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)

LA wildfire toll rises as National Guard deploys

Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California. - Reuters

'We have lost everything': Despair in the Los Angeles fires

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Amazon Prime will release a Melania Trump documentary

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Venezuelan oppn leader to speak with Biden

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia holds a Venezuelan flag, in Montevideo. — AFP

Italy's Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise Florida visit

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. January 4, 2025. Italian Government/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Venezuelan oppn candidate seeks support

Venezuelans in Argentina gather

FBI probes terror links in Orleans truck attack

Law enforcement members work at the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans. - Reuters

World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump

This aerial view shows the Christ The Redeemer statue as fireworks explode all over the city during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro e

In Carter's hometown hamlet, a long anticipated goodbye begins

A mural in memory of Jimmy Carter is painted on a storefront at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains, Georgia. — AFP

Puerto Rico's power grid collapses

Residential buildings and a hotel are seen in the dark in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after a major power outage hit the island. Puerto Rico woke up in darkness on Tuesday morning, after a power grid failure left nearly all of the island without electricity. Around 90% of clients on the island were without power at 9 am local time. — Agencies

Longest-lived US president Carter was always happy to speak his mind

Jimmy Carter

US and foreign leaders praise Jimmy Carter's legacy

With the U.S. Capitol in the distance, flags fly at half-staff at the Washington Monument on the National Mall following the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, in Washington, US. — Reuters
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