Wed 08 January 2025: NASA has announced revisions to its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to simplify the mission, reduce costs, and expedite the timeline for bringing Martian soil samples to Earth. The initial plan, which involved multiple spacecraft, is being restructured to address technical and financial challenges. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday that the agency is now considering […]
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Wed 08 January 2025: Chad’s President Mahamat Déby has expressed his discontent with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after the latter accused African leaders of ingratitude. Déby made his comment yesterday on Facebook, a day after Macron criticised what he claimed was Chad’s failure to thank the French president after its military support for African […]
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California wildfire rips through LA; forecasters warn worst is yet to come Wed 08 January 2025: A wildfire ripped through a coastal area of Los Angeles on Tuesday and into Wednesday, forcing residents to flee by car and on foot. Three fires broke out shortly after each other, beginning with the Pacific Palisades fire, the Eaton fire […]
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Wed 08 January 2025: What is HMPV, the respiratory virus surging in China? HMPV infections are spreading in China, while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK. A flu-like viral disease has surged in China in recent months, particularly infecting children, raising concerns about its potential spread. Cases of […]
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Wed 08 January 2025: Israel said, on Tuesday, pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as “propaganda activity” and said no warrants had been issued, Reuters reports. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister, […]
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Wed 08 January 2025: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’. The United States has determined that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan, announcing sanctions targeting the group’s leader. In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: Ireland has submitted a declaration to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Ireland, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: Farmers from France’s second-largest agricultural union, the Coordination Rurale, mobilized near Paris on Monday, protesting against the Mercosur trade agreement and demanding fairer compensation for their produce. Despite their efforts to enter Paris and Lyon, they were met with roadblocks by law enforcement, causing significant disruptions, Le Parisien reported. The protests […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: An Israeli government commission warned that Turkey’s support for a hostile “Sunni Islamist” group in Damascus may represent a larger threat to Israel than Iran in Syria. Ankara has benefited significantly from the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s administration in Syria last month, following a rebel offensive led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham […]
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Tue 07 January 2025: Washington opens the way for transactions needed for humanitarian purposes in a move seen as an ‘important step’ towards easing the West’s sanctions. The United States has announced it is easing select restrictions on Syria’s transitional government. Late on Monday, the US Treasury issued a general licence, lasting six months, that […]
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