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Nasa Dart spacecraft: Mission to smack Dimorphos asteroid launches

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Nasa Dart spacecraft: Mission to smack Dimorphos asteroid launches
BBC SCIENCE 24 NOV – A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a huge space rock from colliding with Earth The spacecraft will crash into an object called Dimorphos to see how much its... Read More

Russian anti-satellite missile test poses no threat – Moscow

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Russian anti-satellite missile test poses no threat – Moscow
BBC MOSCOW 17 NOV- Debris formed after a Russian anti-missile test “do not pose any threat to space activities”, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. He said the missile had struck an old Russian satellite dating back to the 1980s with clinical precision. The US earlier condemned Russia for conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” test on Monday. It said... Read More

Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens

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Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens
BBC DELHI 17 NOV 2021- Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have shut all schools and colleges indefinitely amid the worsening levels of air pollution. Construction work has also been banned until 21 November but an exception has been made for transport and defence-related projects. Only five of the 11 coal-based power plants in the city have been allowed to... Read More

Netflix’s ‘Red Notice’ with Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson is a pleasurable shell game

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Netflix’s ‘Red Notice’ with Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson is a pleasurable shell game
BBC 14 NOV 2021- Early on in the Netflix thriller “Red Notice,” Interpol Inspector Urvashi Das (Ritu Arya) holds up one of the film’s three fabled eggs of Cleopatra and calls it a “priceless piece of ancient cultural whatnot.” She then throws it to the ground, shattering it. It’s not a real egg, but a fake substitute — as you’d... Read More

Antarctic penguin waddles ashore in New Zealand, 2,000 miles from home

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Antarctic penguin waddles ashore in New Zealand, 2,000 miles from home
ANIMAL NEWS 15 NOV- An Antarctic penguin’s misadventure has seen it waddle ashore almost 2,000 miles from home. The Adélie penguin, which is native to Antarctica, washed up on the coast of New Zealand on Wednesday. The rare visitor was spotted by resident Harry Singh, just south of Christchurch in Birdlings Flat on the South Island. A video captured by... Read More

Indian troops kill 26 rebels in Maharashtra state

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Indian troops kill 26 rebels in Maharashtra state
NEW DELHI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) – At least 26 armed rebels, known as Naxals, were killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in southwestern state Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Saturday, local media reported. Four security personnel were also injured in the gunfight that took place in the Mardintola forest area. “So far, the bodies of 26 Naxals have been... Read More

FBI probes cyber-attack emails sent from internal server

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FBI probes cyber-attack emails sent from internal server
BBC NEWS US 14 NOV 2021- The FBI has launched an investigation after thousands of fake email messages were sent from one of its servers warning of a possible cyber-attack. The government agency said the incident on Saturday morning was part of an “ongoing situation”, but provided no further details. The messages purported to be from the US Department of... Read More

Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68

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Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68
BBC NEWS 2021 NOV 14- At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison where more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say. The riot at the Litoral Penitentiary in the city of Guayaquil reportedly began on Friday evening. Police tactical units who have entered prison buildings have... Read More

Wilbur Smith: Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88

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Wilbur Smith: Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88
BBC NEWS NOV 14 (cape town)- International best-selling author Wilbur Smith has died at his home in Cape Town at the age of 88, his publisher has announced. He passed away on Saturday afternoon with his wife, Niso, by his side, a statement published on the Wilbur Smith Books website said. Smith’s 49 published books have sold more than 140... Read More

At least 41 killed as heavy rains hit southern India and Sri Lanka

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At least 41 killed as heavy rains hit southern India and Sri Lanka
CNN November 12, 2021- Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to ease in the next few days as stricken communities pumped out the deluge. The Indian Meteorological Department forecast light to moderate rain in most affected areas, with occasional flooding of some... Read More