China sends 3 astronauts on 6-month mission

Beijing: China launched a three-person crew for a six-month mission aboard its space station that is planned at setting a new record for the length of time spent in space by Chinese astronauts as the country moves toward completing the orbiting structure. The Shenzhou-13 spaceship was launched by a Long March-2F rocket. ap

No ASEAN meeting invite for Myanmar leader

Kuala Lumpur: Southeast Asia’s foreign ministers decided at an emergency meeting Friday not to invite Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing to the annual summit for refusing to let an envoy meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior regional diplomat said. The move is the biggest rebuke for Myanmar so far since February 1 takeover. ap

‘Irritating’: Queen’s jibe over no climate action

London: Queen Elizabeth II’s irritation with a lot of talk and no action to combat climate change ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit, to be hosted by the UK in Glasgow next month, was overheard after a private chat was accidentally caught by a livestream microphone. pti