Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore set to return home The Two stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth on Tuesday evening a day earlier than the previously reported schedule, said Nasa citing “favourable conditions”.“Nasa and SpaceX met on Sunday to assess weather and splashdown conditions off Florida’s coast for…
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VILLARREAL: Kylian Mbappe scored twice to help Real Madrid fight back to beat Villarreal 2-1 on Saturday and move provisionally top of the LaLiga standings. The hosts opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Alex Baena’s corner was deflected by Aurelien Tchouameni, allowing Juan Foyth to score from close range. Real Madrid levelled 10…
After three days of intense negotiations in Rome that broke a stalemate from a 2024 summit, nations have reached an agreement on a plan to deliver funding to protect wildlife in some of the world’s poorest countries.Delegates stood and clapped as the decision was adopted well into the final hour of the extended UN Biodiversity…
Good etiquette is expected at meal time in the penguin colony, but the diners with the best manners are found on a new, special island for birds of a certain age. There, geriatric African penguins don’t have to worry about younger birds bombarding the buckets of fish delivered by trainers at the New England Aquarium…
Pakistan has announced its squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, which will include three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and five Twenty20 (T20I) matches. Salman Ali Agha has been appointed as the captain for the T20I team, with Shadab Khan named as his vice. Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead the ODI team. The announcement…
Unplanned food stops can sometimes be more fun. My only visit to Jai Bhuvaneshwari Military Hotel at Kirangoor near Srirangapatna (close to Mysuru) was an impromptu stop sparked by heavy traffic on a road trip from Bengaluru to Mysuru. I had heard about this nondescript eatery from some of my friends in Mysuru but did…
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — two NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months longer than planned — could be back on Earth Tuesday evening. That is earlier than NASA had said on Friday when a replacement crew of astronauts launched to the International Space Station. Typically, the two groups of astronauts —…
England’s Harry Brook looks on during an ODI match between England and India at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India. — Reuters/File England batsman Harry Brook has been banned from the Indian Premier League for two years after he pulled out at the last minute to focus on international cricket, local media reported Friday. The 26-year-old,…
US One dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: In a major development, China rolled over $2 billion loan to Pakistan for one year, confirmed the Ministry of Finance on Saturday. According to the ministry, the loan was originally due for repayment…