It’s the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.
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National Spelling Bee panel hears, picks words
There are no pauses and no apologies for flubs.
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Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
The death penalty can be applied to cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV, as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.
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Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight with ballistic and cruise missiles
Debris from the intercepted missiles fell in the Ukrainian capital’s central and northern districts during the morning.
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George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
The handsome actor became an icon to American youth on the hit 1960s TV series.
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Chas Newby, fill-in bassist who rejected a full-time gig with the Beatles, dies at 81
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died May 22 at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death, with many remembering him as “the first left-handed bass guitarist in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney became the second when he eventually moved over […]
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Maine congressional delegation reacts cautiously to debt ceiling deal
Lawmakers say they’re waiting for language to be finalized before taking a position on the agreement.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that handed the festival’s prestigious top prize to a twisty French Alps courtroom drama
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More businesses require teens to be chaperoned by adults, curbing their independence
For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the rites of passage to adulthood
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Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president
The victory confirmed on Sunday extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.