Month: June 2018

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Spacecraft Nears Its Target, the Asteroid Ryugu

The mission is one of two currently seeking to retrieve samples from asteroids; the other is the U.S. spacecraft OSIRIS-REx -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/japans-hayabusa-2-spacecraft-nears-its-target-the-asteroid-ryugu/

In a Chinese Village, Elderly Farmers Are Now Yogis

In a Chinese Village, Elderly Farmers Are Now Yogis

The local Communist Party chief has turned to yoga to bring health and vitality to a fading, remote hamlet. Some tourist money would be welcome, too. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/business/china-yoga-elderly-village.html?partner=rss

Winter Vegetable Curry Recipe

Winter Vegetable Curry Recipe

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Trump trashed Nato at G7, calling it ‘as bad as Nafta’, officials confirm

President’s remarks were confirmed by European officials, adding to jitters among allies about what will happen at July Nato summitDonald Trump trashed Nato, saying it was “as bad as Nafta”, the North American free trade agreement the US president openly despises, European officials have...