‘Anomaly’ thwarts UK attempt to put satellites into space
Rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit.The first attempt to launch a satellite from Western Europe appears to have failed after an “anomaly” was reported to have prevented the rocket from reaching orbit. Virgin Orbit — owned by a consortium including the United
California city orders evacuation as US faces continued storms
The order, issued for the affluent coastal enclave of Montecito, comes five years after mudslides killed 23 residents.Officials in Santa Barbara County, California, have issued an immediate evacuation order for the waterlogged city of Montecito, as torrential rains and high winds continue to batter the west coast of the United States. Nearly 10,000 people are
Peru bans Bolivian politician Evo Morales amid rising tensions
Morales has criticised the removal of former President Pedro Castillo, who tried to dissolve Peru’s Congress last month.Peru has barred Bolivia’s socialist former President Evo Morales from entering its territory, a decision that Morales later derided as an attack meant to distract from Peru’s human rights violations. Peru’s government announced the decision to ban Morales
How will US Republicans manage the House over the next two years?
From: Inside StoryKevin McCarthy won the role of speaker of the House of Representatives in the US after 15 rounds of voting.For the first time in more than 100 years, the United States was unable to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting. Kevin McCarthy had to make
Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed hundreds of soldiers
Moscow said its ‘retaliatory strike’ killed more than 600 soldiers but Kyiv said its armed forces were not affected.Russia has claimed its military carried out a deadly “retaliatory strike” on barracks used by Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region as Ukraine denied there were any casualties in the attack. The Russian defence ministry said missiles
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