Russia launches Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship into orbit

STORY: Russia launches Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship into orbit DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, sending it into orbit. The rocket lifted off at 4:08 a.m. Moscow time (0108 GMT) and sent the spacecraft into orbit nine minutes later, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said. Progress MS-24 will perform a two-day autonomous flight to the International Space Station (ISS), where it is expected to dock with the Zvezda service module of the space outpost on Friday at 6:50 a.m. Moscow time (0350 GMT). The cargo spaceship will deliver about 2.5 tons of supplies to the ISS, including more than 1.5 tons of various equipment and materials, half a ton of fuel to refuel the station, 420 kilograms of drinking

China imports Ecuadorian pitaya for first time

STORY: China imports Ecuadorian pitaya for first time DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the yellow pitaya imported from Ecuador STORYLINE: China has imported pitaya from Ecuador for the first time, with 420 kilograms of yellow pitaya arriving in Shanghai on Monday. The batch of pitaya was packed into 168 cartons, each weighing 2.5 kilograms, and it arrived in Shanghai after a three-day flight from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, according to customs authorities at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which has opened a green channel for these rare fruits to ensure rapid customs clearance. Yellow pitaya is similar to dragon fruit but sweeter. It has a high nutritional value and its cost is several times that of standard imported dragon fruit. In July 2022, China's General Administration of Customs officially allowed the import of Ecuadorian pitaya that meets relevant requirements. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fro

Platinam-made soccer ball to be auctioned on Internet

Platinam-made soccer ball to be auctioned on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a platinum soccer ball worth 20 million yen March 20 in Tokyo. The ball, made by Adidas Japan, one of the official sponsors of the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, weighs 2.5 kilograms and is the same size and design an official ball for the finals to be co-hosted Japan and South Korea.

Platinam-made soccer ball to be auctioned on Internet

Platinam-made soccer ball to be auctioned on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a platinum soccer ball worth 20 million yen March 20 in Tokyo. The ball, made by Adidas Japan, one of the official sponsors of the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, weighs 2.5 kilograms and is the same size and design an official ball for the finals to be co-hosted Japan and South Korea.