Possible interstellar object zooming through Solar System: ESA
Excited astronomers are still refining their calculations, but the object appears to be zooming at a speed up to 60...
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Microsoft laying off several thousand employees
San Francisco, United States -- Microsoft on Wednesday said it was slashing a little less than four percent of its...
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Australia’s incumbent government loses elections after decade
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded election defeat Saturday, hours after voters issued a stinging rebuke of his party's inaction...
- Australia's PM acknowledged a 'difficult' and 'humbling' day for his party, which governed Australia for the last decade
- With almost half the votes counted, Albanese's center-left Labor was assured of forming the largest party in parliament
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Lebanese leader says country’s sovereignty must be restored
Lebanon's hijacked sovereignty must be restored after an election denied the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah a parliamentary majority, said Christian...
- "No one... should be able to transport missiles from one place to another without the permission and knowledge of the military," the 69-year-old added, referring to Hezbollah
- Hezbollah, whose arsenal outguns the army's, is described by its supporters as a bulwark against enemy Israel
Israeli forces shoot to death a Palestinian teen in West Bank
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces as clashes erupted during an army raid on Saturday in Jenin...
- "A 17-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old was critically wounded by the Israeli occupation's bullets during its aggression on Jenin," the ministry said in a statement.
- The official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the teenager as Amjad al-Fayed
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Greece accuses Turkey of violating its air space
The Greek foreign ministry issued "an immediate and strong-worded protest" to the Turkish ambassador in Athens.
- The Greek foreign ministry issued "an immediate and strong-worded protest" to the Turkish ambassador in Athens
- It said the Turkish fighter jets "illegally entered our national airspace and approached Alexandroupolis within a distance of just 2.5 nautical miles".
Boeing’s Starliner docks with ISS in high-stakes test mission
NASA is looking to certify Starliner as a second "taxi" service for its astronauts to the space station a role...
- Starliner spaceship made contact at 8:28 pm Eastern time, 24 hours after it took off from the Kennedy Space Center
- Success of spaceship will be the key to re-establish Boeing's credibility after its first launch in 2019 which was failed to dock with the ISS due to software bugs
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Tunisia heads for ‘new republic’ in dialogue without political parties
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Friday appointed a loyalist law professor to head a committee charged with writing a constitution...
- Saied has vowed to scrap the country's 2014 constitution and draft a replacement to be put to referendum in July
- Saied has also created three other committees to focus on socio-economic issues, the judiciary and on national dialogue
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Russian army says Mariupol steelworks ‘totally liberated’
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed president Putin of "the end of the operation and the complete liberation of the...
- Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed president Putin of "the end of the operation and the liberation of the city of Mariupol."
- On May 20, the last group of 531 Azov regiment of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol surrendered to Russian army, Russian official has confirmed
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Lebanon cabinet passes financial recovery plan during last session
The cabinet of bankrupt Lebanon, at its final session on Friday, passed a financial recovery plan needed to secure international...
- "Any delay in implementing the financial recovery plan will be very costly to Lebanese," Prime Minister Mikati said
- The International Monetary Fund and Lebanon in April struck a conditional deal for $3 billion in aid
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Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out
Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala...
- "There are no other sources of water in the province -- the volume arriving in Lake Hamrin is the volume used in the province," an Iraqi official said
- The problem is not exclusive to Diyala province. The World Bank predicts that without major changes, Iraq will have lost 20 percent of its water resources by 2020
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US urges Lebanon leaders to form a government swiftly
State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "We urge those elected and the country's political leaders to heed the Lebanese people's...
- Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite militant movement, with its allies lost a parliamentary majority in Sunday's vote as independents made a surprise breakthrough.
- The US statement saluted the holding of elections on time but voiced concerns about "allegations of vote buying, clientelism and reports of intimidation."
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China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024
Premier Li Qiang formally announced the growth objective, alongside the overall budget and key government policies for 2024, at China's...
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European Union slaps $1.9bn fine on Apple over violation of rules
Brussels, Belgium - The EU on Monday hit Apple with a more than 1.8-billion-euro fine ($1.9 billion) for violating the bloc's...
- The $1.9 billion penalty is the third-biggest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission
- The iPhone maker immediately vowed to appeal the first ever antitrust fine slapped on Apple by Brussels
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Iran declares 41 percent voter turnout in key elections
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Monday announced a turnout of 41 percent in last week's elections for parliament and a key...
- "Around 25 million people participated, with a turnout of 41 precent," Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told a press conference in Tehran.
- The vote was the first since nationwide protests broke out following the September 2022 death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
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Western countries shelve plans to censure Iran at UN nuclear meet
Western powers will not censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at its Board of...
- The issues include expanding its nuclear work, deactivating agency surveillance devices for monitoring Iran's nuclear program and barring senior inspectors.
- The so-called E3 group -- France, Germany and the United Kingdom -- initially planned to censure Iran for its lack of cooperation with the agency.