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Leonid meteor shower peaks: How to see it
The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks late Friday night. According to NASA, the Leonids are debris shed by comet Tempel-Tuttle as it passes close to the sun. As bits of comet debris enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave…
Singapore hopes to ease Covid measures after omicron peaks: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE — Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the country is "quietly confident" about handling the highly transmissible omicron variant, despite the recent surge in Covid cases the country recorded last week.The city-state…
Leonid meteor shower peaks this week
Meteors can be harder to see when there is a bright moon, but fortunately the moon will only be 5% visible, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteor shower is expected to peak on November 16 and 17. The Leonids will be most…