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U.S. astronaut Anne McClain, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, waves as she boards to the rocket prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)

NASA investigating what may be first allegation of crime in space: report

An American astronaut is at the centre of what could be the first allegation of a crime in space after she admitted to accessing her estranged wife’s bank account from the International Space Station.

A fire burns a field on a farm in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazilian soldiers deployed to battle raging Amazon fires

Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. 14

In this July 13, 2016 file photo, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum poses for a photo at her office in Portland, Ore. She said in an amicus brief on Friday that if the U.S. Supreme Court finds nonunanimous juries unconstitutional, it could invalidate hundreds or even thousands of convictions in Oregon. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Oregon AG tells U.S. Supreme Court many convictions at risk

Oregon's criminal justice system would be 'overwhelmed' if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in an upcoming case that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional, the state's attorney general has told the court.

In this April 12, 2016 file picture taken with a slow shutter speed, clouds hover over the capital city of Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Israel says it thwarted imminent Iranian attack from Syria

The Israeli military attacked targets near Damascus late Saturday in what it said was a successful effort to thwart an imminent Iranian drone strike on Israel, stepping up an already heightened campaign against Iranian military activity in the region.

Alisha Olivier filmed what appears to be a man asleep in a vehicle as it cruises unassisted down a California freeway, raising questions of the responsibilities of drivers in self-driving cars.

Video appears to show man asleep while Tesla self-drives down freeway

One couple got the shock of their life on the freeway in Los Angeles when they looked over to see that the driver in the car next to them was fast asleep -- in a Tesla still going almost 120 km an hour. 1

In this Friday Aug. 9, 2019 frame grab from video, Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters prepare to storm the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen. Forces loyal to Yemen's government took control of a headquarters and three military camps from the separatist militia on Saturday, Aug. 24. (AP Photo)

Yemen officials: Government forces take separatist camps

Yemen forces on Saturday took control of a headquarters and at least three military camps from a separatist militia backed by the United Arab Emirates in and outside a key southern city, military officials and the government said.

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a Civil Defense worker searching for victims from under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit by airstrikes in the northern town of Maaret al-Numan, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Turkey's defence minister said Saturday that military officials with Turkey and the United States have begun work to create a "safe zone" along its border in northeastern Syria.
(Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Minister says Turkey, U.S. have begun work on Syria safe zone

Turkey's defence minister said Saturday that military officials with Turkey and the United States have begun work to create a 'safe zone' along its border in northeastern Syria.

Rescue helicopter have brought to hospital the first people injured by a lighting that struck in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains during a sudden thunderstorm, in Zakopane, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Bartlomiej Jurecki)

Poland compares deadly lightning storm to terror attack

Three people were missing Friday in southern Poland after a deadly thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes hit the Tatra Mountains, killing five people and injuring over 150, rescuers said. 2

In this file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam addresses a commemorative meeting of the Virginia General Assembly on the 400th anniversary of the first House of Burgess meeting at a church in Historic Jamestown, Va., on the site where the meeting took place, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. He announced Saturday a new state commission to review educational standards for teaching black history in the state, as officials observed the arrival of enslaved Africans to what is now Virginia 400 years ago. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday a new state commission to review educational standards for teaching black history in the state, as officials observed the arrival of enslaved Africans to what is now Virginia 400 years ago.

Prince Andrew breaks silence on Epstein friendship

Prince Andrew has defended his former friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, stating at no time did he witness or suspect any behaviour linked to accusations of sexual abuse or criminal behaviour. 22

Several thousands of people take part in a 'Fridays for Future' protest rally in Aachen, Germany, Friday, June 21, 2019. This Saturday there was another protest focusing on racism and discrimination in Dresden -- the capital of Saxony, one of the states that holds elections on Sept. 1. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP

Thousands protest in Germany against racism, discrimination

Thousands of people are attending a protest against racism and discrimination in the German city of Dresden, a week ahead of two state elections in the country's east in which the far-right Alternative for Germany party is expected to make gains.

A woman harvests coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, Sunday, Aug, 3, 2019. On the slopes of Mount Gorongosa, more than 100 farmers are producing coffee that earns them incomes while at the same time restores the rapidly eroding rainforest. The Gorongosa coffee project is ramping up it's productions, spurred on by a peace accord signed August 1, 2019 between Mozambques government and rebels. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Coffee growers help reforest Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa

Now that a peace agreement has been signed between Mozambique's government and the Renamo rebels, whose military headquarters are nearby, farmers are planting more coffee on the slopes of Mount Gorongosa.

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