Mon 11 August 2025: The acting chief of US space agency NASA is reportedly set to unveil a directive this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, in a bid to boost US space dominance amid growing competition from China and Russia. According to internal documents obtained by Politico, NASA will seek proposals from private industry […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US tariffs to have minimal impact: South Africa’s central bank believes the US tariffs will only have a modest impact on the country’s economic growth while leaving its inflation levels broadly unchanged. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-africas-central-bank-sees-only-modest-impact-from-us-tariffs/ ————- ◼️ Global treaty to tackle plastic pollution: In response, […]
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Mon 11 August 2025: With the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on Plastic Pollution underway in Geneva, Switzerland, South Africa has reaffirmed its support for a legally binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is already harming communities, economies and ecosystems – from land to rivers to oceans. “Plastic […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: WhatsApp banned more than 6.8 million accounts linked to scam operations in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta said in a statement Tuesday. “As part of our ongoing proactive work to protect people from scams, WhatsApp detected and banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to scam centers,” the company said. […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: New research showed that Britain’s King George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, personally profited from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations, a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery. Independent scholar Desirée Baptiste uncovered a 1823-24 document at the National […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that US troops would not be allowed to enter her country, responding to reports that President Donald Trump had directed the military to cross the border to fight drug cartels that have been labeled foreign terrorist groups. “The United States is not going to come […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: Pakistan on Saturday rejected an Indian claim to have shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, during May’s four-day conflict between the South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors. The claim was “implausible” and “ill-timed,” said Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif in a statement. “Not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit or […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: The Israeli government is preparing to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists into the armed forces ahead of establishing full control over the Gaza Strip. These plans have already faced criticism from the Israeli military leadership, Channel 13 reports. If the plans are approved, the total number of mobilised reservists could reach […]
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NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off the coast of San Diego in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Sun 10 August 2025: Four astronauts safely returned to Earth after a five-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS), where they assisted stranded Boeing Starliner test […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine, European leaders have said, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The joint leaders’ statement from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, and the European Commission said: “We share the conviction that a diplomatic solution […]
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