Russian progress MS-30 cargo spacecraft successfully docks with ISS

Moscow, Mar 2 (UNI) Russia’s Progress MS-30 cargo spacecraft, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said. Carrying a total of 2,599 kg of supplies, the Progress MS-30 delivered 1,179 kg of equipment, clothing, food supplies, and medical and hygiene products….

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Tunisia rescues 64 people off eastern coast

Tunis, Mar 2 (UNI) A maritime unit in Tunisia’s eastern province of Mahdia has rescued 64 people who were stranded at sea while attempting to reach Europe, the Tunisian General Directorate of Customs said in a statement via its Facebook account on Saturday. The 64 people of various nationalities were found Friday evening aboard a…

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Japan: Wildfire in Iwate continues to expand

Tokyo, Mar 2 (UNI) The wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burnt area expanding to approximately 1,800 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time on Sunday. There, which began on Feb. 26, has affected wide areas, with the spread intensifying north and west of central Sanriku-cho Ryoiri….

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Uganda reports another Ebola death in capital Kampala

Kampala, Mar 2 (UNI) Uganda on Saturday announced the second Ebola death in its capital, Kampala, just days after discharging all Ebola patients whom authorities said had fully recovered following isolation and treatment. A four-and-a-half-year-old child died from Ebola at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala on Tuesday, Uganda’s Ministry of Health said in a…

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