The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------World Bank staffer, surgeon picked as Japan astronaut candidatesTOKYO - Japan's space agency said Tuesday that it has selected a World Bank employee and a surgeon as astronaut candidates in its first recruitment drive in more than 13 years, with expectations high that they may have the chance to join an international mission to the Moon.Makoto Suwa, 46, a disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank, and Ayu Yoneda, one of the youngest ever candidates at age 28 and a surgeon at the Japanese Red Cross Med…READ FULL ARTICLE
