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SpaceX rockets are being used to carry private astronauts to the International Space Station
US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech
WASHINGTON — The US is "in a space race with China to go back to the moon", says Nasa chief Bill Nelson.In a BBC interview, Nelson says he wants to make sure "we get there first".His comments revive memories of the 1960s and 1970s, when Nasa was in a space race with the Soviet Union. But half a century later, Nasa is employing private companies to do much more of the work.Nelson says they are crucial because it allows for the huge costs to be shared, and for Nasa to draw on "the creativity of entrepreneurs in the private sector".He points to Elon Musk's SpaceX, which in 2021 was awarded a $3bn (£2.4bn) contract to build a lunar lander, and has also developed the most powerful rocket ever built.Other private firms are also feeling the benefit of the...
September 26, 2023

US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech

Yoon Suk Yeol last visited the UK for the late Queen's funeral
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to meet King Charles in state visit
LONDON — The president of South Korea will pay a state visit to the UK in November after accepting an invitation from King Charles III.The King and Queen Camilla will host Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at Buckingham Palace.It will be the second incoming state visit of the King's reign, following South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's stay last year.The King and Queen have just returned from a three-day state visit to France.Yoon, 62, visited the US in April when he sang a verse of Don McLean's American Pie — one of his favourite songs — at a White House dinner at the request of President Joe Biden.He received rapturous applause from the audience before the US president presented him with a guitar signed by McLean.The trip also saw Yoon secure a landmark...
September 26, 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to meet King Charles in state visit

Chinese coast guard boats were seen close to the floating barrier on Wednesday
Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested South China Sea
MANILA — The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea.The Philippines coast guard said it had been instructed to do so by President Ferdinand Marcos Junior.Manila says China violated its fishing rights with the 300m (1,000ft) barrier in the Scarborough Shoal.China claims more than 90% of the South China Sea and seized the shoal in 2012.Beijing defended the actions of its coastguard, stating they were "necessary measures"."The barrier posed a hazard to navigation, a clear violation of international law. It also hinders the conduct of fishing and livelihood activities of Filipino fisherfolk," the Philippines coast guard said in a statement.It described the...
September 26, 2023

Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested South China Sea

Yaroslav Hunka (right) waits for arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Trudeau calls praise for Nazi-linked veteran 'deeply embarrassing'
TORONTO — An invitation to parliament for a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit in World War Two is "deeply embarrassing" to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.Yaroslav Hunka, 98, got a standing ovation after House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota called him a "hero" during a Friday visit by Ukraine's president.Rota has said he did not know of Hunka's Nazi ties and made a mistake in inviting him to attend the event.He faces calls to resign.On Monday, Trudeau told reporters it was "extremely upsetting that this happened"."This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians."The incident took place on Friday, when the parliament was hosting an address by Ukrainian President...
September 26, 2023

Trudeau calls praise for Nazi-linked veteran 'deeply embarrassing'

The Pentagon
US military claims capturing ISIS official in Syria helicopter raid
WASHINGTON — The US military captured an ISIS official in a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Saturday, US Central Command announced Monday.“US Central Command forces successfully conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria, Sept. 23, 2023. Abu Halil al-Fad’ani, an ISIS Syria Operational and Facilitation official, was captured during the raid,” the CENTCOM release said. “Al-Fad’ani was assessed to have relationships throughout the ISIS network in the region.”According to the release, no civilians were killed or injured in the raid.“The capture of ISIS officials like al-Fad’ani increases our ability to locate, target, and remove terrorist from the battlefield,” CENTCOM spokesperson Lt. Col. Troy Garlock said in the release. “USCENTCOM remains committed to the...
September 26, 2023

US military claims capturing ISIS official in Syria helicopter raid

Sabrina Peckham and Breauna Dorris
Family in 'unbearable pain' after alligator kills woman in Florida
MIAMI — The daughter of a Florida woman who was killed by an alligator has said her family is experiencing "grief and sorrow and unbearable pain".In a Facebook post, Breauna Dorris said her mother, Sabrina Peckham, was homeless and living in a wooded area close to where she was attacked.She said Ms Peckham, 41, may have been walking to her campsite when the "alligator attacked from the water".She also pushed back on some claims made on social media about her mother."Some details I would like to share is that my mother did not 'taunt' the alligator as some are saying in the news outlets comments," Ms Dorris wrote."No matter how you put it, no one deserves to die like this."To my mother: I love you more than I ever expressed, I miss you more...
September 26, 2023

Family in 'unbearable pain' after alligator kills woman in Florida

Nicholas Dominici was due to turn two in November
Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death
NEW YORK — Police have arrested a man accused of helping to distribute drugs found in a New York nursery where a one-year-old died after being exposed to fentanyl.Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, is the third person arrested following the death of Nicholas Dominici this month.Large quantities of narcotics were found in a search of the Bronx nursery.Officials on Monday said they found a stamp during a search of the suspect's home that was used to mark drug packages.Paredes is charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death.The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that Paredes played a key role in an alleged drug trafficking operation being run out of the Divino Niño daycare center.Police were called to the center on 15 September for a suspected drug overdose....
September 26, 2023

Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death

Children walk past street graffiti in Caracas, Venezuela. (file). — courtesy UNICEF/Velasquez
Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
CARACAS — Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the government, the head of a UN-appointed human rights body said on Monday.Marta Valiñas, chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, presented its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, which covers the period from January 2020 to August this year.The report, which was published last week, focused on two areas: the various “repression mechanisms” used by the State, and the need to monitor a new security force whose members include officers who allegedly were involved in crimes against humanity.“What we are witnessing is the accumulated impact of these repressive tactics which have given rise to...
September 26, 2023

Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

Emotional family members recall victims of 9/11 attacks.
Over 340 first responders have died from 9/11 illnesses
NEW YORK — The Fire Department of New York has said the number of its members who have died from 9/11-related illnesses is now equal to the number lost on the day of the attacks, 343. Two recent deaths added to the toll.“With these deaths, we have reached a somber, remarkable milestone,” New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a statement.“Our hearts break for the families of these members, and all who loved them.”Soon after the 22nd anniversary of the attacks, emergency medical technician Hilda Vannata died on Sept. 20 from cancer, while retired firefighter Robert Fulco died of pulmonary fibrosis on Sept. 23, according to city officials.Both illnesses were a “result of time they spent working in the rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center site,” the New...
September 25, 2023

Over 340 first responders have died from 9/11 illnesses

The Palestinian Flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah. — courtesy UN News
Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
WEST BANK — Palestinian authorities must strengthen fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first moments of detention, a group of UN human rights experts said on Monday.The members of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) issued the appeal after concluding their first visit to the State of Palestine, conducted from Sept. 10 to 21.Daniel Fink, who headed the delegation, said they received full cooperation from the Palestinian Authority to visit locations in the West Bank, “but we regret that, despite all efforts, we were unable to visit detention facilities in Gaza.”The Palestinian Authority has administrative control over the West Bank while the militant group Hamas rules the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli blockade...
September 25, 2023

Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

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