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      20 July

      James Webb Space Telescope permanently damaged: Report

      Hyderabad: The world’s largest telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), built by NASA was damaged permanently and irreparably, says a new report. The $10 billion telescope was struck by a micro meteoroid in May this year and the complications of the hit are more serious than estimated before, suggests the new report. NASA scientists have estimated ‘one minor strike per month’ before the launch of the highly advanced Webb telescope and it has already been hit by five other smaller micro meteoroids since its launch. The new report “Characterization of JWST science performance from commissioning” came after the launch of the astonishing images captured by NASA’s Webb telescope. This report also stated that the lifetime of the JWST may be…

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    • 20 July

      ‘Sri Lanka Crisis Very Serious’: Jaishankar at All-party Meet on Fears ‘If Such Situation Could Arise in India’

      External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said Sri Lanka is facing “a very serious crisis” that makes India naturally worried. He made the remark during an all-party meeting held in Delhi on the unfolding situation in the island nation and dismissed suggestions about such a situation arising in India. Jaishankar and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi were among the senior members of the government at the briefing, which was also attended by opposition leaders such as – Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Manickam Tagore, NCP’s Sharad Pawar and TR Baalu and MM Abdulla of the DMK. “The reason we took the initiative to request you all to join an all-party meeting was…this is a very serious crisis and what…

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    • 20 July

      Tory leadership: Badenoch out as a race to be next PM tightens

      Liz Truss has narrowed the gap with Tory leadership rival Penny Mordaunt, as they battle to secure a place in the run-off vote among members. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak again topped the latest MPs’ ballot with 118 votes, suggesting he is likely to secure a spot in the final two places. Ms. Mordaunt came second with 92, only six votes ahead of Ms. Truss with 86. Kemi Badenoch, who came last with 59 votes, has been knocked out of the contest. The three remaining candidates face a further vote by MPs on Wednesday to decide who will make the final two. Voting will then be thrown open to 160,000 Tory party members to pick the winner, who will replace Boris…

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    • 20 July

      Heatwave: Fires blaze after the UK passes 40C for the first time

      The UK has recorded temperatures of over 40C (104F) for the first time. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, while 33 other locations went past the UK’s previous highest temperature of 38.7C, set in 2019. Several fire services declared major incidents after a surge in fires. A major blaze in Wennington, in east London, set homes alight. Some rail services were cancelled after tracks overheated or buckled and overhead cables failed. Hundreds of firefighters tackled fires across London, while all trains were suspended between London Euston and Milton Keynes because of a lineside fire – caused when overhead electric cables came down in Harrow. Rail operator c2c advised people not to use its services after multiple issues, including a fire…

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    • 19 July

      Indonesia to block Facebook, Google, WhatsApp

      Jakarta: The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register with the country’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics. The digital giants are given time until Wednesday to complete the registration for licensing. Otherwise, the ministry will name them illegal and unlawful in the country, Xinhua news agency reported. “We have warned all local and foreign tech companies, including online services, sites, and application providers, many times that they have to register if they do not want to risk being blocked. We have given them time since six months ago,” the ministry’s Director General for Information Applications Semuel Abrijani told reporters on Tuesday. The registration…

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    • 19 July

      13 killed in Ecuador prison riot

      Quito: At least 13 inmates were killed and another two injured in a prison riot in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo following a fight among inmates in the prison. The prison riot occurred on Monday. The National Police, the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Public Health were called to the emergency and the situation was brought under control, the National Comprehensive Care Service for Persons Deprived of Liberty said in a report. The same prison was hit by violence on May 9, resulting in the death of 44 inmates, Xinhua news agency reported. The Ecuadorean prison system has been afflicted with a serious crisis due to confrontations between rival drug trafficking gangs. In 2021, the country saw a wave…

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    • 19 July

      Russian journo Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested Ukraine war on live TV, returns from exile, detained

      A Russian journalist who had staged a protest against the Ukraine war on live state television in March, was briefly detained on Sunday, news agency Reuters reported. Marina Ovsyannikova said she had gone for a walk with the dogs and as she stepped out of her house, people in uniform approached her. She then claimed to be sitting at the Krasnoselsky ministry of internal affairs, referring to a police station in Moscow district. Three hours later, Ovsyannikova said she was released. The Best Tip to Traveling When You Have a Small Budget AdPouch The journalist, who shot into limelight after bursting into a studio of Russian state TV, her then employer, to denounce the Ukraine war during a live news…

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    • 19 July

      Covid wave hits resort in China, thousands stranded

      In what can be a major hurdle in the way of Chinese aim of ‘Zero Covid’, around 500 people were found to be infected with Covid at a tourist resort, Chinese media said. The tourist resort is located in China’s Guangxi region. China’s Global Times reported that the outbreak has left over 2000 tourists stranded in Beihai city in the province. The Covid flare-up has hit the holiday report.   Beihai is located in the in the south in Guangxi. It is a popular tourist resorts in the region. First asymptomatic infection in Beihai was reported on July 12. After that, total of nine confirmed infections and 444 asymptomatic infections had been registered till Saturday (July 16), as per report…

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    • 19 July

      Ukraine war is transforming fortune of Europe’s defence sector

      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is benefiting Europe’s defence sector amid proposals for greater collaboration on military programmes and the streamlining of weapons manufacturing. Hoping to benefit from the war in Ukraine, hundreds of defence and aerospace executives have assembled for the Farnborough International Airshow. In order to bolster Europe’s status as a cohesive global military power and confront a newly aggressive Russia, members of the European Union are boosting their expenditure on defence projects. “In the past . . . people have been saying this in the context of [defence] budget cuts. And now we are saying it in the context of budget increases,” said Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch minister of defence. × Before considering new hardware, stockpiles of weapons that have been depleted…

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    • 19 July

      How UK’s race for prime minister is marred by transphobia

      As the UK Conservative Party looks to elect a leader to replace the beleaguered Boris Johnson, the culture war issue of transphobia has come to the front and centre of the race. So much so that television bosses were on Monday forced to scrap a planned debate between contenders for the leadership of Britain’s Conservative party after MPs voted again to narrow down the field. The Best Tip to Traveling When You Have a Small Budget AdPouch The five remaining candidates — Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Tom Tugendhat — had been due to appear in the third televised debate on Tuesday night. But former finance minister Sunak and Foreign Secretary Truss pulled out, Sky News, which…

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