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Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch
Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch
by  AFP

Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly. Public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said it was Japan's first failed rocket launch since 2003.

English winemakers toast summer heatwaves
English winemakers toast summer heatwaves
by  AFP

Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave. During the harvest period, the estate is a beehive of 200 workers, more than half of them seasonal.

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