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      2 May

      Environmentalists sue US regulator over impact of SpaceX launches

      SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 and debris was scattered from the launch pad. SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad in Texas, US, on a brief uncrewed test flight before exploding on April 20, 2023 [File: Go Nakamura] Conservation groups have sued the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without requiring greater environmental study. The lawsuit filed on Monday comes on the heels of the April 20 test flight of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket, which ended with the space vehicle exploding over the Gulf of Mexico. No injuries or significant…

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    • 2 May

      Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

      Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was found unconscious in his cell after almost three months on hunger strike. Israel has reported that Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died after nearly three months on hunger strike [File: Abed Omar Qusini] BREAKING: Palestinian detainee in Israel, Khader Adnan, dead after 87 days of hunger strike Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, has died in an Israeli prison after almost three months on a hunger strike, Israeli prison officials said. Adnan “refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment” and “was found unconscious in his cell” in the early morning on Tuesday, the Israeli prison service said. Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after being arrested…

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    • 2 May

      Jack Ma to teach at Tokyo University on sustainable agriculture, food production

      University of Tokyo announced on Monday that Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma will teach as a visiting professor Tokyo: The University of Tokyo announced on Monday that Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma will teach as a visiting professor, giving lectures on management and sustainable agriculture. Ma accepted an invitation from Tokyo College, a new institution run by the University of Tokyo. His tenure will begin from May 1 till October 31, and his contract may be renewed annually. His research area will be sustainable agriculture and food production. Ma founded Alibaba Group in 1999 and served as its executive chairman from 1999 to September 2019. He previously served as Alibaba Group’s chief executive officer from 1999 to May 2013. “He founded the Jack Ma Foundation…

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    • 2 May

      Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs feature on Royal Mail stamp marking King’s coronation

      Captioned “Diversity and Community”, the stamp reflects a multi-faith community and the cultural diversity London: A stamp depicting Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and their places of worship feature on one of the four stamps issued by the Royal Mail to mark the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. Captioned “Diversity and Community”, the stamp reflects a multi-faith community and the cultural diversity of contemporary British society, a news release stated. The stamp features figures representing the Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist religions and is representative of all faiths and none. “The background shows aspects of both rural and urban Britain and includes some of the many different places of worship that are found around the United Kingdom,” the release noted.…

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    • 2 May

      US tracking ANOTHER mysterious balloon

      Pentagon investigation who objects belongs to and where it came from  It flew over Hawaii and is now said to be heading towards Mexico  Comes three months after Chinese spy balloon was shot down off East Coast  The U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon that’s flown over American soil, three months after shooting down the Chinese surveillance airship. The Pentagon has been following the unidentified object for a week that has flown over Hawaii and is heading towards Mexico. It’s not clear who it or what it belongs, but it hasn’t flown over any sensitive military sites, NBC reported. U.S. officials do not believe it belongs to China, but are still said to be considering whether to shoot it down if it gets near land. At…

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    • 2 May

      Bangladesh teen repatriated after reaching Malaysia in shipping container dies by drowning

      Ateenager in Bangladesh who was found in a shipping container in Malaysia and repatriated back to Dhaka three months back ago died after drowning in a pond, his family said. The 14-year-old boy Ratul Islam Fahim drowned to death while he was bathing alone in a pond in southern Bangladesh’s Monoharganj in Chittagong, his father Faruq Miah said, reported The Daily Star. Ratul, who was mentally disabled, drowned around 2.30pm on Saturday, his father said. Local union council’s chair Ashikur Rahman Hiron added that this likely happened as Ratul did not know how to swim. This comes around three months after Ratul was found in a shipping container in a miraculous rescue after he was reported missing in mid-November last year. He had accidentally landed in the container…

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    • 2 May

      British-Iranian man executed by Tehran ‘was MI6 spy’

      A British-Iranian citizen hanged in Tehran in January was a spy, intelligence officials have said. Alireza Akbari, 62, Iran’s former deputy defence minister, began giving information, including nuclear secrets, to Britain in 2004 and continued doing so for 15 years, sources told the New York Times. Iran charged Mr Akbari with being a MI6 agent but the British government has never acknowledged he was a spy. According to the New York Times, a senior British intelligence official went to Tel Aviv in 2008 and told Israeli officials they had a mole with access to Iran’s nuclear secrets. The British official provided information, from Mr Akbari, that suggested Iran was clandestinely pursuing nuclear weapons. It included the disclosure that Iran had been busily enriching uranium…

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    • 2 May

      Prince Harry sparks panic over Coronation with fears he will fail to turn up

      Prince Harry has left Coronation organisers worried he may pull out of the ceremony at the last minute, with the Royal Family still in the dark about his movements. The Duke of Sussex has failed to provide details to officials about his plans for this week. The King’s youngest son confirmed his intentions to attend the Coronation last month – a week after the official RSVP deadline – but has failed to provide more information since then. Officials are now said to be “sweating” about the appearance at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, with some believing he may never turn up. “While the Royals are confident that he will show up, others involved are not quite so convinced,” a source said.…

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    • 2 May

      Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse

      Sudanese medics have described seeing piles of bodies in the streets of the capital, Khartoum, people drinking polluted water, and doctors working under bombardments as the battle between the country’s two warring generals continues despite a threadbare ceasefire. Intense explosions and shelling were audible in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city across the Nile, on Monday and there were reports of further explosions and clashes in the Bahri and Kafouri districts of Khartoum North. In the south of Khartoum, residents reported that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fired anti-aircraft missiles in response to bombardments by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Critical shortages of basic goods including water, food and fuel began to take hold amid rising violence, which has so far…

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    • 2 May

      Hundreds arrested and police officers injured after clashes during France protests

      More than 290 arrests have been made and over 100 police officers have been injured following clashes between officers and protesters in France, officials have said. Union-led demonstrations took place in Paris as part of May Day rallies across Europe. Protesters in the French capital – where 90 arrests have been made – also threw fireworks and damaged bus stops, while police responded by firing tear gas. French riot police in Paris© Reuters France’s interior minister Gerald Darmanin said the majority of protests in France were peaceful, but claimed in Paris, Lyon and Nantes “police are faced with extremely violent thugs who have come with one objective, to kill police officers and attack the property of others”. “This violence must be…

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