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Japan launches 5th series of Michibiki satellite into orbit
Japan has successfully launched the 5th satellite to support the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), an analog of the global positioning system (GPS) that provides location services. The H2A No.44 rocket carrying the 5th Michibiki…
hundreds protest against police brutality in greece
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Athens to protest against police brutality after 20-year-old Nikos Sampanis was killed by the police in Greece. The 20-year-old Nikos Sampanis and his 16-year-old friend were escaping the police…
long lines grow at Czech gas staitons as oil prices soar
Drivers in Czech Republic crowd affordable gas stations as oil prices soar. Experts state that fuel prices, which have been on the rise since the beginning of the year, are due to the low supply in the face of increasing demand, but these…
BAE General meets Israeli counterpart for blue Flag military exercise in Israel
Major General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al-Alawi, Commander of the UAE Air Force, has gone to Israel to participate in the Blue Flag military aviation exercise. Maj. Gen. Al-Alawi was greeted at Palmachim Air Base by the Commander of the…
hurricane rick makes landfall on western mexican coast
Hurricane Rick has made landfall in Isidoro Montes de Oca, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Mexico's Civil Defense Coordination reported that Hurricane Rick, which reached the country at the category 2 level, is moving towards the north…
police violence against man spark off reaction in germany
In Pforzheim, Germany, police officers used violence against a 25-year-old man while trying to neutralize him. Pforzheim Police Headquarters announced in a press release about the incident that the young man was drunk, exhibited aggressive…
heavy hail storm pelts libyan capital
Massive golf-sized hailstorm hit northwestern Libyan city of Gharyan. Many households and vehicles were damaged. People were forced to take soil to escape from hailstorm.
blast at chinese university lab kills 2
Two people were killed and at least 9 others were injured after a blast in a lab of the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, local media said. The injured were taken to hospitals. An investigation into the blast has been…
Three killed in tunisian floods
Three killed in Tunisian floods after heavy rains. Two of the deceased were reported to be a 20 and 27-year-olds trapped in a car, and another 24-year-old in Bordj Chaker region near the Capital Tunis, Moez Teraa, spokesperson for the Civil…
small plane crash kills 2 in russia
Aeropark A-22 type small aircraft flying over the Ruza rural region of Moscow, the capital of Russia, crashed near the village of Vatulino after losing altitude during the flight. The pilot and passenger on the plane died. 34 people and 12…