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Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. NASA hired startup Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit where it can continue hunting for some of the universe’s biggest explosions. A three-armed spacecraft built by Katalyst will chase after Swift once it takes off from an atoll in the Pacific’s Marshall Islands aboard an airplane-launched Pegasus rocket. Liftoff…
An 11-year-old boy, named Moises, was rescued after days trapped beneath heavy rubble Two 11-year-old boys have separately been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings within hours of each other, after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.Video footage of the first boy, named as Moises, showed him being pulled from the twisted debris – his eyes covered to protect them from the sun – to the applause of rescuers.Hours later, interim President Delcy Rodríquez announced another 11-year-old boy had been rescued, and posted a video of him on X, being carried down a huge mound of wreckage on a stretcher.Since the…
Getty ImagesInvestigators search for animal remains as part of an active investigation into alleged animal cruelty, fraud and theft in Fortuna, California.Investigators have found the remains of 117 dogs in various states of decomposition – many of which were found with gunshot wounds – on the grounds of a purported “no-kill” animal shelter in northern California.Authorities excavated open fields at Miranda’s Rescue Animal Sanctuary for evidence of animals believed to be buried in mass graves, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said. About 600 dog collars were also located.Officials had been investigating potential fraud or animal cruelty after hundreds of animals…
BBCEleven people have died after a civilian aircraft crashed in the town of Tomblaine in north-eastern France, according to local authorities. The pilot and 10 skydivers reportedly died in the incident, according to BFM, a local news outlet.Police have reportedly urged people to avoid the area around the airport in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.FranceAviation accidents and incidents
Heritage Images via Getty ImagesAurangzeb, carried on a palanquin in this 1775 painting, was the Mughal emperor whose reign remains among the most debated and controversial in Indian historyWhile Europe was inventing newspapers, Mughal India had its own news network.From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat – brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.Written in Persian on brittle paper in hurried hands, they formed the Mughal empire’s information network: part intelligence brief, part official circular, part news bulletin.Hundreds, perhaps thousands, circulated daily between the imperial and provincial courts, helping…
27 flights, 24 matches: How Fifa’s president is jetting around World CupGianni Infantino has clocked up thousands of air miles across North America so far. 36 mins agoWorld Cup
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ReutersThe Duke of Sussex is reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for police protection was rejected, the BBC understands.Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and his two children, Archie and Lilibet, were due to make a family visit to the UK for the first time in four years.His team had put in a formal request for police security while in the UK but it is understood they were told on Friday that no taxpayer funded security would be provided.Sources say that Prince Harry is distraught about the decision, made just days…
BBC/Emma LynchMarios can spend 14 hours a day on his phone – he says it’s like a drug in his pocketMarios’s phone pings and lights up. He’s just received a WhatsApp message from me asking for an initial chat about this story.He wants to answer straightaway. The urge, he later tells me, feels overpowering.However, he’s currently in the middle of a therapy session about his phone addiction. He can’t answer it now.He holds his nerve. But as soon as the meeting finishes, he’s back on his phone and an hour later, we meet on a video call.”Don’t worry,” Marios sighs.…
Getty ImagesBad Bunny is reaching the end of his huge Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tourBad Bunny brought Latin America to London on Saturday night, as he became the first artist from that part of the world to headline a UK stadium.The Puerto Rican rapper captivated a star-studded crowd of about 50,000 on the first of two sold-out nights in Tottenham, with a celebration of Central and South American culture, communities – and even the climate. The fans’ energy levels defied the hot and humid conditions with a fiesta from start to finish. But as the singer sent a message…