CHINESE COMPANY SELLS TICKETS FOR SPACE TOURISM FLIGHT IN 2027

Tue 05 November 2024:   Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace has sold two tickets for its planned 2027 suborbital flight at 1.5 million yuan (approximately $210,000) each, offering passengers a five-minute experience of weightlessness. The company plans to expand ticket sales next month. According to national media reports, the tickets were sold last night through the e-commerce site […]

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N. KOREAN TROOPS REPORTEDLY ON RUSSIAN FRONT LINES AMID ESCALATION FEARS

Tue 05 November 2024: Thousands of North Korean troops are now on the ground in Russia ready to support its war on Ukraine, including in the front-line Kursk region, South Korea has reported. Over 10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The report follows similar announcements from Ukraine […]

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INDONESIA’S LAKI-LAKI VOLCANO ERUPTS, LEAVING 10 DEAD AND THOUSANDS DISPLACED

Mon 04 November 2024: A volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s Flores island killed at least 10 people, local media reported Sunday. The eruption occurred on Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, said the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency. Lava flows reached a nearby village, destroying several buildings, including a monastery. Officials confirmed that a nun is among the dead […]

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CHINESE ASTRONAUTS RETURN WITH 34.6 KG OF SPACE SAMPLES AFTER 192-DAY MISSION

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng) Three Chinese astronauts brought home 34.6 kilograms (76 pounds) of space samples, state media reported on Monday. The arrival […]

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WIFE OF LATE BOXING LEGEND MOHAMMAD ALI IN KABUL TO BUILD A STADIUM

Fri 01 November 2024: Khalilah Ali, wife of the late boxing great Mohammad Ali, arrived in Kabul on last week Thursday to build a sports stadium. The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan said in a statement that the stadium will be named Pirozi (victory). Khalilah Ali will also establish a sports […]

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‘LIST RSS, AFFILIATES AS HATE GROUPS’: SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN CANADA WRITE TO TRUDEAU

Fri 01 November 2024: The open letter urges the Canadian government to extend protection to South Asians and other minority communities. New Delhi: Members of 25 South Asian communities in Canada have written an open letter to the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging the government to list the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliates […]

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N. KOREA PLEDGES TO ‘POWERFULLY SUPPORT AND ASSIST’ RUSSIAN ARMY UNTIL VICTORY IN UKRAINE

Fri 01 November 2024: North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui pledged on Friday that her country would “powerfully support and assist the Russian army” until its victory in Ukraine. Meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Choe, who arrived in Russia on Wednesday to hold “strategic consultations,” said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un voiced […]

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N. KOREA FIRES ICBM AS KIM JONG-UN SEEKS TO EXPAND NUCLEAR STRENGTH

Thu 31 October 2024: North Korea confirmed Thursday that it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, marking Pyongyang’s 12th missile test this year. In a statement, the Ministry of National Defense said the country’s Missile Administration conducted a critical test, as reported by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). “The test-fire, conducted under the order […]

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CANADIAN CYBER DEFENSE AGENCY NAMES INDIA AS THREAT

Thu 31 October 2024: The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a report released Wednesday. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against Government of Canada networks for the purpose […]

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