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THE International Space Station has become the first "off planet" addition to Google Maps' Street View facility. Astronauts helped capture 360-degree panoramas of the insides of the ISS modules, as well as views down to the Earth below. Some of the photography features pop-up text descriptions, marking the first time such annotations have appeared on the Maps platform. This is not the first time 360-degree imagery has been captured beyond Earth. In 2015, the European Space Agency published  its own interactive tour of the ISS . And last year Nasa repurposed images captured by its Pathfinder mission to Mars to create clips  suitable for virtual reality headsets . However, one of the benefits of Google's technology is that it should give members of the public an improved sense of freedom of movement and a greater choice of viewpoints than had been possible before. Image copyright GOOGLE Image caption The windows of the ISS's Cupola provide views down t
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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Mexican State of Oaxaca, Swaying Buildings in Mexico City Please enable Javascript to watch this video A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Mexico on Saturday morning, not far from where a deadly quake hit roughly two weeks ago, officials said. The epicenter of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is seen in a map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor began just before 8 a.m. local time in the state of Oaxaca, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was reported 46 miles northwest of the coastal town of Salina Cruz and 122 miles from the state capital Oaxaca. Mexico's earthquake monitoring agency reported another two earthquakes — a 5.2 and 5.0 magnitude — struck the Oaxaca area Saturday about half an hour after the initial quake. No major damage or casualties were immediately reported. People in Mexico City — about 275 miles away from the epicenter — reported feeling the swayi
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Abel Sánchez, de púgil frustrado a estratega de GGG En una vida que podría ser una película de Hollywood, el tijuanense está ahora a cargo de las fortunas del kazajo Gennady Golovkin. Yo no soy Chávez Jr y Canelo no es Jacobs: GGG El campeón mediano unificado reacionó a críticas de su victoria ante Jacobs y loas al triunfo de Alvarez ante su compatriota. Lucero entonará himno mexicano en Canelo-GGG Una fuente cercana a la organización comentó que el propio Canelo fue quien hizo la invitación a la cantante.