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MOSCOW, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Thursday launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station, one of the rare Russia-US projects kept alive since Russia’s offensive against Ukraine. A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Progress MS-26 cargo ship was launched at the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Russia’s space agency said on its Telegram channel, showing a video of the lift-off. The rocket was due to arrive at the ISS on Saturday, the […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – A US spaceship attempting a lunar landing lifted off early Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the second such private-led effort this year after the first ended in failure. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1,” hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon, and to land the first US robot on the surface since […]
New York, NY (February 13, 2024): A dire warning rang out at the UN Security Council today as world leaders grappled with the intertwined threats of climate change, food insecurity, and conflict. Secretary-General António Guterres painted a grim picture, describing “a hellscape of hunger and heartache” for millions due to a global food crisis, fueled by both climate chaos and ongoing conflicts. “Empty bellies fuel unrest,” Guterres stressed, highlighting the close connection between food […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – The United States is facing a new and “serious” national security threat, top officials warned Wednesday, with two media outlets reporting it involves a Russian attempt to build a space-based nuclear capability. ABC News and The New York Times quoted unidentified officials saying that Russia was developing a nuclear, space-based anti-satellite weapon. According to officials quoted in the Times, Russia has not yet deployed such a capability. In public, […]
By Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS KANSAS CITY, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – One person was killed and multiple children were among 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday triggered panic among huge crowds of fans. Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, which takes patients up to the age of 17, said it was treating 12 people — 11 of them children, nine for gunshot wounds — […]
By Daniel Funke and Anuj Chopra WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform’s contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy. Since Elon Musk’s turbulent 2022 acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, the site has restored thousands of once-banned accounts and introduced a paid verification system that critics say has boosted conspiracy theorists. X also rolled out an ad revenue-sharing program […]
The northeastern United States was engulfed by snow Tuesday as a powerful winter storm battered the region, blanketing New York for the first time in two years and causing flight cancellations and school closures. Airlines cancelled more than 1,220 flights, including 43 percent of flights at New York’s domestic LaGuardia airport as well as one in five flights at the city’s main air hub JFK, according to aviation tracker Flight Aware. Schools were forced to […]
LOS ANGELES, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with a rare human case of bubonic plague that was likely transmitted by a pet cat. The disease, which killed at least a third of Europe’s population in the Middle Ages during a pandemic known as the “Black Death,” is uncommon in developed countries and can now be treated, but remains potentially dangerous. The identity of […]
By Camille CAMDESSUS WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked war aid for Ukraine, ignoring President Joe Biden’s plea that passing the bill was vital for standing up to “Russian dictator” Vladimir Putin. Speaker Mike Johnson, who works closely with Biden’s likely challenger in the November election Donald Trump, told reporters he has no intention even of allowing a vote on the bill. “I […]
NEW YORK, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) – One person was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a New York subway station just ahead of the busy rush hour Monday afternoon, officials said. Authorities were alerted just after 4:30 pm (2130 GMT) and six people were taken to hospital, the fire department said. “We don’t believe this was a random shooting… We believe this shooting all stems from a dispute between two groups […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) – The Kremlin on Monday rejected Ukraine’s claims that Russian troops fighting on the frontline were using Starlink internet terminals. Kyiv’s GUR military intelligence agency said it had evidence that the terminals were being used on a “systematic” basis by Russian troops, accusing Moscow of “smuggling” them into the country. Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is a network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 11, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden slammed as “appalling and dangerous” comments by Donald Trump downplaying his commitment to NATO, warning Sunday that the former president intends to give Russian leader Vladimir Putin “a greenlight for more war and violence.” Biden spoke after Trump said in a speech Saturday that he would “encourage” Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, his most extreme broadside against […]
