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Jul 14, 2023

India blasts Chandrayaan-3 lander toward moon’s south pole

India’s space agency launched a rocket on Friday that will attempt to land a spacecraft at the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India’s position as a major space power.

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Jul 14, 2023

In Switzerland, an artist uses mountain slopes as his canvas

Swiss-French artist SAYPE said his frescos — which at around 3,000 square metres (3,590 square yards) can be seen from the mountaintop and nearby pastures — symbolize the need to reject uniformity and embrace different perspectives.

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Jul 14, 2023

Kevin Spacey tells London court sexual assault accusation is ‘absolute bollocks’

Kevin Spacey on Friday described an allegation he grabbed a man’s crotch as “absolute bollocks”, in combative exchanges with prosecutors at the Oscar-winning actor’s sexual assault trial.

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Jul 14, 2023

Women and children among 87 found in Darfur mass grave: UN report

In recent weeks, ethnically-motivated bloodshed has escalated as the country’s rival military factions, the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary RSF headed by Hemedti, have brought Sudan to the brink of civil war.

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Jul 14, 2023

Teacher executed for poisoning preschoolers in China

A former kindergarten teacher was executed in central China this week after killing one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite four years ago, state media reported on Friday.

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Jul 14, 2023

One more stumble for Biden while ascending Air Force One

The latest stumble appears to be at least the fourth time the US president has taken a fall while trying to board Air Force One.

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Jul 14, 2023

US refuses to pay climate reparations to developing nations

Developing nations which are disproportionately affected by climate-related impacts have called for compensation from developing countries, who are historically responsible for climate change through disproportionately higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Jul 14, 2023

Russian mercenary group presence declines in Ukraine, says US

US President Joe Biden remarked in a news conference in Finland that Prighozin should be careful of poisoning, citing Putin’s unpredictable tactics. “I’d keep an eye on my menu”, Biden said.

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Jul 14, 2023

Hollywood actors, writers go on strike

Strikers are demanding that streaming giants agree to a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. They also want a guarantee that artificial intelligence (AI) and computer-generated faces and voices will not be used to replace actors.

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Jul 14, 2023

Tensions continue between China, US in the Taiwan Strait

“Troops in the theatre are always on high alert and will resolutely defend national sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability,” the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement on its WeChat account.