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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 4

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 2

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 3

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma (C) reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Friendly between Japan vs. England

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma (L) runs with the ball during the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma reacts after scoring in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma (L, front) scores in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Japan vs. England

Japan's national team member Kaoru Mitoma (C) scores in the first half of an international football friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2026.

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Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (R) reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

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Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

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Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

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Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

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Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

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Dollar comes close to 160 yen

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the dollar surging to the first half of the 159 yen level on March 12, 2026.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda plays in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (far R) vies for the ball in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Harrison Armstrong (R) of Everton fends off Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton in the first half of an English Premier League football match on Jan. 31, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton controls the ball in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Everton on Jan. 31, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Bayern Munich's Hiroki Ito (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring with a header in the first half of a German Bundesliga football match against Augsburg in Munich on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Bayern Munich's Hiroki Ito (top) scores with a header in the first half of a German Bundesliga football match against Augsburg in Munich on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Reo Hatate plays in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Reo Hatate (2nd from L) receives a red card during the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (L) vies for the ball in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Celtic's Daizen Maeda (R) vies for the ball in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Bologna on Jan. 22, 2026, in Bologna, Italy.

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

A visitor chooses souvenirs of giant panda Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

Visitors take photos of giant panda Xiao Xiao at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

Giant panda Xiao Xiao is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

Giant panda Xiao Xiao is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

Giant panda Lei Lei is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

Visitors take photos of giant panda Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Bournemouth on Jan. 19, 2026, in Brighton, England.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) squares off against Osasuna's Enzo Boyomo in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) fends off an Osasuna player in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) fends off an Osasuna player in the first half of a Copa del Rey fourth-round football match in San Sebastian, Spain, on Jan. 13, 2026.

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CALCIO - Serie B - Mantova 1911 vs Palermo FC

Referee Daniele Perenzoni injured during the first half during Mantova 1911 vs Palermo FC, Italian soccer Serie B match in Mantova, Italy, January 11 2026

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Takefusa Kubo (L) of Real Sociedad chases after the ball in the first half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Getafe in Getafe, Spain, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (R) of Brighton fends off Matheus Nunes of Manchester City during the first half of an English Premier League football game in Manchester, England, on Jan. 7, 2026.