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Canadian Space Tech Firm MDA Gets Deal to Build 198 Satellites for Telesat

Satellite operator Telesat has given space tech firm MDA a CAD 2.1 billion (nearly Rs. 12,950 crore) contract to build 198 satellites for its...

President Biden’s son may face trial as special counsel appointed to probe tax and gun case

The US attorney general has appointed a special counsel to investigate the financial and business dealings of Hunter Biden. Merrick Garland said he is...

Business

Premier League sets goal of swift funding ‘New Deal’ with EFL

The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism...

Women’s World Cup: Lionesses without their top scorer as dangerous quarter-final against Colombia looms

Smart stops. Rapid reflexes. Acrobatic agility. Without Mary Earps, would England be here in a World Cup quarter-final? With three clean sheets in four...

Politics

Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge after Legionella bacteria found

Asylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset after Legionella bacteria was found in the water. All of those on...

Science

Russia Launches Luna 25 Lunar Mission, Its First in 47 Years

Russia on Friday launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar mission in 47 years. Luna-25 took off from the Vostochny launch facility in Russia’s...

Science

Amazon Switches Spacecraft for Launching Internet Satellites Next Month

Amazon.com plans to launch its first pair of prototype internet satellites late next month on a different rocket than previously planned, a spokesman said on...

Politics

More than 100,000 people have now crossed the Channel in small boats since records began

The number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the past five years has now passed 100,000. The latest...

World

Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

At Maui High School, class is out and the hallways are instead thronging with people who have evacuated, escaping the worst wildfire to hit...

World

Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila denies group stepped over dying porter during world record K2 climb

A renowned Norwegian mountaineer has denied claims her team stepped over a dying helper while climbing K2 – one of the tallest peaks on...

World

Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been released and placed under house arrest as part of the first step of a planned prisoner exchange...

World

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines to return home after ‘intense’ training from elite UK commandos

Almost 1,000 Ukrainian marines are set to return home after more than six months of “intense” training by the Royal Marines and Army Commandos....

Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

At Maui High School, class is out and the hallways are instead thronging with people who have evacuated, escaping the worst wildfire to hit...

Donald Trump: Prosecutors’ desire for January Capitol riot trial date sets up clash with primaries

Prosecutors are seeking to set a January trial date for Donald Trump in the case where he is accused of plotting to overturn his...

Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been released and placed under house arrest as part of the first step of a planned prisoner exchange...

‘Transportation disaster’: Children stuck on school buses until 10pm in Kentucky

Kentucky’s largest school district has cancelled the second and third day of classes after a disastrous overhaul of its transportation system left some children...