New launch attempt Saturday for NASA's Moon rocket
NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th centry, has died in Moscow aged 91.
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World hails 'one-of-a-kind' ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who played a major role in ending the Cold War, died in Moscow on Tuesday aged 91.
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Gorbachev and first lady Raisa, a life 'hand-in-hand'
Uniquely among Soviet leaders, Mikhail Gorbachev made no secret of his warm and supportive relationship with his wife Raisa, an elegant woman who often appeared in public with him and whose premature death from cancer was a devastating blow.
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From Pizza Hut to the free press: Gorbachev's years after power
A Soviet reformer, Mikhail Gorbachev continued to innovate after leaving the Kremlin -- as the first leader in Russia's modern history to play a public role in his years after power.
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Venus not looking past doubles with Serena after US Open exit
Venus Williams brushed off questions about her future on Tuesday after tumbling out of the US Open in the first round.
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Southampton inflict fresh misery on 'soft' Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel urged "soft" Chelsea to toughen up after a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton plunged his spluttering team into Premier League turmoil on Tuesday.
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US says top Russian official in charge of 'sham' Ukraine referenda
The United States said Tuesday that a top Russian official has been put in charge of "sham" referenda aimed at annexing parts of Ukraine as it again warned that votes could come soon.
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Zelensky says Russia attacking nuclear plant environs ahead of UN visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of attacking the area near Europe's biggest nuclear plant due to be visited by UN inspectors as intense battles raged in southern Ukraine.
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On Afghan pullout anniversary, Biden has moved on
President Joe Biden faced intense criticism for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan but one year later both he and the United States have largely turned the page, even as the war-ravaged country still faces mounting challenges.
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