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Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit. On Sunday, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos successfully reused and recovered

Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful during a visit Monday to Angola's diamond-rich but impoverished northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa. The American pope travels to Equatorial Guinea Tuesday to wrap up a mammoth 18,

Swiss football club turn down Kanye West concert approach

Swiss football club turn down Kanye West concert approach

Swiss football club FC Basel on Monday confirmed to AFP they had turned down an approach about staging a Kanye West concert at their St. Jakob-Park ground. The US rapper had a string of performances in Europe lined up over the coming months, but several have been cancelled or

UniCredit woos Commerzbank shareholders in takeover battle

UniCredit woos Commerzbank shareholders in takeover battle

Italian bank UniCredit wooed shareholders in Germany's Commerzbank with promises of higher returns on Monday in moves the German bank dismissed as "hostile tactics" and "misleading characterisations". Milan-based UniCredit made its latest appeal to Commerzbank shareholders with promises of higher returns, part of

Singer D4vd charged with murder over teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd charged with murder over teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd was charged Monday with the murder and dismemberment of a teenage girl whose decomposing body was found in an abandoned Tesla in the Hollywood Hills. The 21-year-old, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was expected to appear in court Monday to face multiple charges over

Tit-for-tat blockades once again cripple traffic in Hormuz

Tit-for-tat blockades once again cripple traffic in Hormuz

Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to test the US shutdown, tracking data showed Monday. Iran announced on Friday that it would reopen the strategic waterway, but the United States did not reciprocate for

Cafu says 2026 World Cup is perfect time for Brazil to win again

Cafu says 2026 World Cup is perfect time for Brazil to win again

Brazil's two-time World Cup winner Cafu said on Monday he believes this year's tournament is the perfect time for the five-time champions to take back the crown for the first time for 24 years. Cafu was captain when Brazil won their fifth World Cup,