A Russian Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft has successfully landed in the vicinity of Zhezqazghan, Kazakhstan carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS). Belarusian crew member Marina Vasilevskaya made history by becoming the first cosmonaut the country has sent into space since it became independent in …
Read More »Passenger plane crash-lands in Russia
An Airbus A320 en route from Sochi to Omsk declared a mid-flight emergency on Tuesday morning and was redirected to an alternate airfield in Novosibirsk, but failed to reach it, emergency services told Russian media. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency landing in a field 180km away from …
Read More »India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission lands on Moon
The lander module from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon on Wednesday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Indians across the globe celebrated the achievement, which makes India the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon, after the Soviet …
Read More »Fans enthralled as MMA fighter lands stunning ‘Knockout of the Year’ contender (VIDEO)
Manny Akpan might not yet be a household name in mixed martial arts but the English MMA rookie scored a sensational knockout during his Cage Warriors scrap with Connor Hitchens on Saturday night, and it has fans talking. Akpan, who was competing in just his fourth professional fight at the event …
Read More »Mystery US helicopter lands on Ukraine-Poland border
A Blackhawk helicopter of the US Army has flown out to the Poland-Ukraine border to pick up several passengers from a black SUV, according to multiple local reports and flight radar trackers. The helicopter’s sign is EVAC01. The UH-60M, tail number 20-21131, was first noticed flying east from the Mielec …
Read More »Elon Musk’s ‘threat’ tweet lands Tesla in court
A lawyer for Tesla told a US appeals court on Wednesday that a 2018 tweet by chief executive Elon Musk suggesting factory workers would lose stock options if they unionized was not an unlawful threat, because it simply reflected the position of the union. The tweet came amid the United …
Read More »Jake Paul lands vicious one-punch KO of Tyron Woodley in rematch (VIDEO)
After a bout characterized by frustrating spells of clinching between the two, Paul landed the decisive shot in the sixth round, hammering Woodley out cold with a huge right hand which sent the former UFC champion face-first onto the canvas. The nature of the win and the opposition it comes …
Read More »China bound Swiss foreign minister’s plane lands in Moscow after technical issues
Ignazio Cassis, who is also the country’s Vice President, was heading to the province of Zhejiang to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Writing on Twitter, the Swiss Foreign Ministry revealed that government plane carrying Cassis would be checked in order to determine whether onward journey to China is possible. …
Read More »Helicopter lands at Lincoln Memorial to airlift ‘shooting victim’ found near Reflecting Pool (VIDEOS)
The med-evac was seen in footage circulating on social media on Monday night, with the chopper touching down on the east end of the Reflecting Pool before leaving with the injured person. A local NBC affiliate reported that the individual suffered a gunshot wound, citing the US Park Police. A spokesperson for the …
Read More »‘Outrageous’: Russian figure-skating starlet Trusova lands FIVE quads to make history as she gears up for Olympic run (VIDEO)
Appearing at the Russian national senior test skates event in Chelyabinsk – which provides skaters the chance to showcase their routines ahead of the new season – Trusova blew away fans and media with an incredible free skate. The 17-year-old landed five quads in her routine – a feat which …
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