Star Plans China has deployed its first batch of satellites as it seeks to rival SpaceX’s Starlink communications megaconstellation. As SpaceNews reportsChina has successfully launched the first 18 of its initial satellites for its Qianfan or “Thousand Sails” megaconstellation, which were deployed into low-Earth orbit by a Long March 6A rocket on August 6. Announced…
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called non-traditional sexual choices in schools. The protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+ and other rights groups calling for a reversal of that amendment, banning what supporters call…
The logo of the tour operator FTI (FTI Group) can be seen at the company headquarters. Sven Hoppe/dpa Nearly 10 weeks after the collapse of the German tour operator FTI, affected customers can soon expect refunds, the fund which insures package holidays said on Thursday. The German Travel Securities Fund (DRSF) is starting its reimbursement…
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government Thursday kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega. The press office of Brazil’s foreign ministry confirmed to The Associated Press that it had decided to expel Nicaraguan ambassador Fulvia Patricia Castro Matu. It said Brazil’s…
Police searched the homes of members of the Last Generation climate protest group in Berlin following disruptive actions at several airports in Germany, a police spokesman told dpa on Thursday. Last Generation said searches were also carried out in Freiburg, Halle, Leipzig and Mannheim. In total, homes of “peaceful protesters” were searched, and DNA samples…
At least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured in Israeli attacks on Thursday on two schools in Gaza City, the Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza said. The Israeli army confirmed the attacks on the schools, saying they were aimed at terrorists from the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia, who operated command centres in the…
View of the facades of a new building with condominiums in the Charlottenburg district. Monika Skolimowska/dpa German property prices are rising again, a study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) said on Thursday. The research institute said prices for owner-occupied flats, single-family homes and multiple dwelling units in Germany rose in the…
Israel has withdrawn the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian representatives responsible for Norway’s relations with the Palestinian Territories, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced on Thursday. The ministry said that Foreign Minister Israel Katz had informed Norway that he was cancelling the diplomatic status of Norwegian representatives based in Israel who dealt with the territories….
Over the past week, watched by the world’s media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their group. Delegates flooded in from across the Middle East after almost a year of fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Some arrived shaken, having woken just days before to…
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