Rocks out The space race continues with China pushing back the date for its historic mission to collect samples from Mars, while the US drastically scales back its own trip to collect rocks from the Red Planet. If Space News reportsLiu Jizhong, the chief designer of the Tianwen-3 sample return mission, announced at a recent […]
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Although Australia has not been under British rule for over 120 years, there is still a lot of British influence in the Land Down Under. For one, Australia has a robust tea culture, thanks in large part to its British colonial roots. When the British first settled in Australia in the late 1700s, they couldn’t
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At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal. Authorities said there were more than 100 people on board the wooden fishing vessel when it sank just 4 km (2.5 miles) into the water. Distressed relatives and friends have gathered along the beach, anxiously awaiting news of
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Volkswagen workers protested at the start of the carmaker’s annual general meeting last week after the company said earlier in the week that it could take the unprecedented step of closing production sites in Germany (Moritz Frankenberg) Volkswagen on Tuesday terminated an agreement that had protected jobs in Germany for 30 years, as the ailing
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Screenshot of the fake post, taken on September 4, 2024 The post has been shared more than 400 times and includes a nearly three-minute video showing gunmen slaughtering people in a trench. Shehu claimed the killings took place in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state and criticised President Bola Tinubu “and all his security chiefs” for their
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dam collapsed Tuesday in northeastern Nigeria, triggering severe flooding that forced people to evacuate and sent deadly reptiles from a zoo into nearby communities, local officials and a zoo manager said. The collapse of the Alau Dam in Borno State caused one of the worst floods in the state since
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As a leading producer of graphite, lithium and refined copper, China is increasingly dominant in the supply chains of critical minerals. These minerals are needed for advanced technology and renewable energy capacity. At the same time, the country’s increasing control, both domestically and internationally, over regions such as Africa raises concerns about diminishing access for
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China Minmetals, a central government-backed enterprise, is set to take control of a provincial lithium company, aiming to accelerate the development of a “world-class” lithium extraction industry from salt lakes in western China, it said. Bloomberg News. This includes the formation of a new joint venture, China Salt Lake Group. It will be majority owned
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BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Fifteen students from Frederick Douglas Academy VII in Brownsville had the experience of a lifetime. They raised money to travel to Ghana and learn more about their heritage and ancestors. “If I could relive this whole experience again, I would,” said Jhalil McKenzie. More Brooklyn News He and Shani Weekes were
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Iran will face new sanctions on Tuesday delivery of ballistic missiles to RussiaSecretary of State Antony Blinken announced. During a joint press conference in London with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Blinken said he expects Russia to use the missiles against Ukraine in the coming weeks. Blinken called Iran’s decision to move the missiles to
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