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Fighting Russia from a distance: Inside a Ukrainian drone school

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 12:41
As drones dominate the Russia-Ukraine war, even Ukrainians who aren't conscripts are learning how to make and fly them.

Sri Lanka to probe ‘corruption’ in handling of 2021 cargo ship disaster

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 12:08
Move follows allegations of money laundering, delay tactics and mismanagement in dealing with aftermath of disaster.

At least 64 dead after torrential rain and floods in Spain

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 12:06
Emergency services continue search and rescue operations after flash floods hit southern and eastern Spain.

US election polls: Trump vs Harris – who’s leading the race?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 12:04
With just days to go until Election Day, Harris and Trump are locked in a tight race.

What is an apprenticeship and how much are apprentices paid?

Education - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 11:35
Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.

Botswana elections: Ruling party seeks to extend 58 years in power

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 11:18
Botswana Democratic Party remains a favourite despite slow economic growth caused by declining demand for diamonds.

Fact check: Kamala Harris’s speech at the White House Ellipse

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 11:04
Harris spoke at the site of Trump's 'Save America' rally one week ahead of the election. We fact-checked her claims.

The power of the Black vote in the US

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 11:01
Will tradition hold, or is change in the air?

Canada accuses India’s Amit Shah over campaign targeting Sikh separatists

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 10:26
Ottawa says the close ally of India's PM is involved in an intimidation campaign against Sikh separatists.

Presidential candidate Chase Oliver wants to disrupt US politics

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:43
Chase Oliver is the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate in the 2024 US election.

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:15
Lancet report says average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures than normal due to climate crisis.

What do we know about Hezbollah’s new leader, Naim Qassem?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:00
Hezbollah, the Lebanese group famous for its secrecy, has appointed a new leader.

Manchester United managerial target Amorim says ‘nothing decided yet’

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:51
Sporting CP's coach Amorim admitted the two clubs were in talks but did not confirm his intention to move to Man United.

Death and destruction as torrential rains lash Spain

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:48
Heavy rain lashed much of eastern and southern Spain, flooding streets and disrupting rail and air travel.

Helicopter crew rescues child from house in flood-hit Spain

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:19
A child was rescued by a helicopter crew after torrential rains caused floods that have killed several people in Spain.

US election: 6 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:08
With just six days remaining before the election, both candidates are rallying support in key swing states.

Continued conflict leaves Myanmar mired in crisis: UN

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:04
Human suffering at unprecedented levels and criminal networks 'out of control', UN special envoy warns.

‘Horrific’ Israeli bombing of Gaza’s Beit Lahiya kills at least 93

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 07:56
Health Ministry says 25 children were killed in the Israeli attack on a residential building in northern Gaza.

What is the history of newspaper endorsements and can they swing elections?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 07:45
<span>The Washington Post</span> and the Los Angeles Times are at the centre of a heated debate about endorsement and press freedom.

China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration

Technology - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 07:30
JIUQUAN, China — China declared a “complete success” after it launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space with missions to the moon and beyond. The Shenzhou-19 spaceship carrying the trio blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:27 a.m. local time atop a Long March-2F rocket, the backbone of China’s crewed space missions. “The crew condition is good and the launch has been successful,” the state broadcaster China Central Television announced. China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station, mainly because of U.S. concerns over the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese Communist Party’s military arm’s overall control over the space program. China’s moon program is part of a growing rivalry with the U.S. and others, including Japan and India. The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months. They are expected to stay until April or May of next year. The new mission commander, Cai Xuzhe, went to space in the Shenzhou-14 mission in 2022, while the other two, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, are first-time space travelers, born in the 1990s. Song was an air force pilot and Wang an engineer with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Wang will be the crew’s payload specialist and the third Chinese woman aboard a crewed mission. Besides putting a space station into orbit, the Chinese space agency has landed an explorer on Mars. It aims to put a person on the moon before 2030, which would make China the second nation after the United States to do so. It also plans to build a research station on the moon and has already transferred rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The U.S. still leads in space exploration and plans to land astronauts on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, though NASA pushed the target date back to 2026 earlier this year. The new crew will perform spacewalks and install new equipment to protect the station from space debris, some of which was created by China. According to NASA, large pieces of debris have been created by “satellite explosions and collisions.” China’s firing of a rocket to destroy a redundant weather satellite in 2007 and the “accidental collision of American and Russian communications satellites in 2009 greatly increased the amount of large debris in orbit,” it said. China’s space authorities say they have measures in place in case their astronauts have to return to Earth earlier. China launched its first crewed mission in 2003, becoming only the third nation to do so after the former Soviet Union and the United States. The space program is a source of enormous national pride and a hallmark of China’s technological advances over the past two decades.

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