LOS ANGELES -- American spacecraft Crew Dragon docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday for its unmanned debut flight.

After making 18 orbits of Earth since its launch, the spacecraft of U.S. private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully attached to the ISS via "soft capture" at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Time (1051 GMT). (U.S.-Spacecraft-ISS)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his criticism of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, saying that increased interest rates led to a strong dollar and impeded economic growth.

"We have a gentleman that likes raising interest rates in the Fed. We have a gentleman that loves quantitative tightening in the Fed. We have a gentleman that likes a very strong dollar in the Fed," Trump said at a Conservative Political Action Conference, referring to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. (US-Fed-Economy)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Chief Executive officer of Vale Fabio Schvartsman resigned on Saturday as the iron-ore producer came under pressure for the dam collapse in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state that killed 166 people.

His resignation followed an investigation into the disaster. Other 13 staff members of the company, which owns the dam, were also asked to leave. (Brazil-Vale-CEO)

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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia's annual spring eagle festival kicked off near the capital city of Ulan Bator on Sunday, which is part of the country's efforts to attract tourists.

The event called "Spring Golden Eagle Festival" was co-organized by the Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Mongolian Eagle Hunter's Association and others with the aim of boosting tourism by promoting the tradition of hunting with eagles. (Mongolia-Tourism Festival) Enditem

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