SpaceX launches 60 little satellites
Cape Canaveral (US): SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans toput in orbit for global internet coverage. The recycled Falcon rocket blasted off late Thursday night. The first-stage booster landed on an ocean platform following liftoff, as the tightly packed cluster of satellites continued upward.
2 die, 25 hurt as blast rocks mosque in Pak
Islamabad: A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque ahead of Friday prayers in Pakistan, killing at least two persons and injuring 25 others in the restive Balochistan province, police said.
10 killed as boat capsizes in China
Beijing: Ten people were killed and eight others reported missing after a boat capsized in the Beipan river in China’s southwestern Guizhou Province.
A total of 11 people have been rescued, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The vessel had 29 people on board when it capsized on Thursday. The owner of the boat, who is among the survivors, has been arrested by police. All the injured are being treated in a hospital. Rescuers, including police, officials from emergency response, transport and health departments have been deployed to search for the missing.