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NASA loses contact with probe after wrong command

02-08-2023 WASHINGTON: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe billions of miles away from Earth after mistakenly severing contact with it, the space agency has revealed. Last month, the spacecraft exploring space since 1977 was sent the wrong command, tilting its antenna to …

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France to evacuate citizens after Niger coup

02-08-2023 PARIS/ ABUJA: France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the West African nation of Niger because of anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup. It has said it will also help other European nationals to leave. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French …

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Manipur video victims file plea in Supreme Court

01-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MANIPUR: The victims of a shocking sexual assault incident, which occurred in India’s Manipur state a couple of months ago, have sought justice pleading the country’s Supreme Court against the central and state governments. India’s top court had strongly denounced the “deeply disturbing” …

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Afghan Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments

01-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars’ worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a bonfire on Saturday in western Herat province. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous …

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