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BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, becoming the first private Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing China’s gap with the United States in reusable rocket technology. LandSpace now joins SpaceX and Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin as one of only three private rocket developers in the world to land a large booster of a rocket that […]

By Mariko Katsumura, Tom Bateman and Issei Kato NIKKO, Japan, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima’s illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer harvests pink and orange gerberas, avoiding a daytime sun fierce enough to be deadly. As increasingly intense heatwaves turn Japanese summers into survival tests, farmers — from flower and asparagus growers to egg producers — are rewriting the […]

SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Tuesday it had selected Hanwha Defense USA, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, to supply its new Mobile Tactical Cannon, marking a breakthrough for South Korea’s biggest defence company in the U.S. weapons market. The agreement calls for Hanwha to deliver six systems, with an option for 12 more, in a deal worth up to $262.9 million. After soldier […]

Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing aides for a meeting as soon as this fall with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials. Trump has privately discussed setting up an in-person discussion with Kim during Trump’s next trip to Asia, which could happen in November for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Shenzhen, China, the Journal reported. Reuters […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five of the six children of former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss still intend to sell their remaining minority ownership of the NBA team despite the opposition of their sister, Jeanie. Johnny, Jimmy, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss reiterated their stance Tuesday in a statement issued to ESPN, saying they “remain united in that decision. … We intend to move forward thoughtfully, respectfully and through […]

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Growing up in the suburbs of Dallas, Von Miller’s parents were an embodiment of the “love ‘em or hate ’em” reaction the Cowboys create in seemingly every NFL fan. One of his formative memories was seeing his father celebrating the Cowboys’ success watching a game on TV. His mother, however, is not a fan. “This should be the first year where everybody’s unified on one team, […]

BOSTON (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he has been told that Ketel Marte traveled back to Phoenix for tests on his left knee and was a bit surprised at the lack of communication with the All-Star second baseman. Asked if he thought Marte would play for Arizona again this year, Lovullo said he hoped so. A three-time All-Star, Marte is hitting .249 with 21 home runs and […]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military, has tense relations with Israel. The rival countries have sought to curb each other’s influence in neighboring Syria. Eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, a month after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining. Earthjustice filed the federal lawsuit against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on behalf of two groups: Fa‘asao Amerika Samoa and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i. The […]