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Katy Perry, Gayle King and 4 other women are headed for the ‘edge of space.’ Here’s what that means
Katy Perry and Gayle King are among the famous passengers taking a rocket-powered joyride Monday. But determining the point ...
'Unwanted' wildlife in Florida: Iguanas are joined by at least 67 other invasive species
Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...
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Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression
REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/SUDAN/File Photo KHARTOUM, March 28 (Reuters) – Residents of Sudan’s Tuti island at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White ... the best of CNBC Africa sent straight ...
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Sudan’s army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region
The army ousted the RSF from its last footholds in Khartoum on Wednesday but the paramilitary RSF holds some areas in Omdurman, directly across the Nile river, and has consolidated in west Sudan ...
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US Space Force funds space-based aircraft carrier for satellite defense
The US Space Force has a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and fly a kind-of aircraft carrier in space. No, it's not the result of a major typo. It's intended as a way to station space ...
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Africa’s debt time bomb looms large amid US aid freeze
Rising interest payments and shrinking fiscal space are pushing African nations to the brink, prompting calls for immediate debt relief. While the first-ever G20 meeting in Africa took place in Cape ...
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Alice Springs councillor calls on church to ‘come back to the table’ and negotiate new CBD deal
As a NT CBD revitalisation project turns riverside, one councillor wants to reopen with negotiations with a church and find ‘the best deal for the community’. Find out why. At the Tuesday ...
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South Sudan VP Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement
The U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs said Wednesday that ... Bombing of civilian areas in the state of Upper Nile has also been reported. Germany leads allies in $24B military ...
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Sudan's army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region
The army ousted the RSF from its last footholds in Khartoum on Wednesday but the paramilitary RSF holds some areas in Omdurman, directly across the Nile River ... northeast Africa, with Sudan's ...
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Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...
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Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition
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