WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 African leaders converged on Washington on Tuesday to begin three days of talks on issues central to the future of the continent and the world, including health, food security, climate change, civil wars and even the exploration of outer space. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit this week, the first one since 2014, […]
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China Launches Astronauts to Tiangong Space Station: Video and Updates
Tall as a 20-story building, a rocket carrying the Shenzhou 15 mission roared into the night sky of the Gobi Desert on Tuesday, carrying three astronauts toward a rendezvous with China’s just-completed space station. The rocket launch was a split-screen event for China, the latest in a long series of technological achievements for the country, […]