1,000 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 15:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Some 1,000 firefighters are working to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured eight firefighters and 12 civilians, authorities said Sunday. Portugal's Civil Protection...
‘Europeanism wins with Ursula von der Leyen’ - new EP President
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 15:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
In his office on the 15th floor of the European Parliament building, from where there is a breath-taking view of Strasbourg, David Sassoli is satisfied with how the day has gone – a day that was...
Germany marks 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 06:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Europeans to confront populism, nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism as she paid tribute to the Nazi resistance in her own country. Speaking Saturday at...
Russian, US astronauts blast off on moon landing anniversary
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 19:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A Russian space capsule with three astronauts aboard has blasted off for a fast-track trip to the International Space Station. Saturday's took place on the 50th anniversary of the day U.S....
Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 08:59
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from planet Earth stepped onto another world for the first time,...
New species: Pocket-sized shark squirts glowing clouds from pockets
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 06:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A pocket-sized pocket shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it's named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they squirt...
Apollo 11 astronauts reunite on 50th anniversary of moonshot
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 06:31
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity's first moon landing. They gathered in the Oval Office with President Donald...