‘He was amazing’: Space X’s Musk hails Soviet rocketry legend IN RUSSIAN as competitor Roscosmos celebrates Korolev’s birthday
Space X may compete the Russian space agency for commercial launches, but both institutions share…More
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Islamic State plot to murder top US envoy in Kabul foiled by Afghan intelligence amid wave of killings
Afghan intelligence officers have foiled a plot by the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist…More
Sanctions ‘snapback’ mechanism of Iran nuclear deal is ‘irrational’, must be abandoned in future talks – Khamenei’s adviser
The principle of quickly restoring sanctions on Tehran must be dropped from any future nuclear…More
Uganda orders all social media to be blocked as hotly contested election looms – letter
The Uganda Communications Commission has apparently decided to block all social media platforms “until further…More
Second prayer app caught harvesting user location data may have snitched on Muslims to ICE and FBI – media
A popular Muslim prayer app has been secretly collecting its users’ location data, according to…More
Israel expects to vaccinate children against Covid-19 by March, says pandemic chief
Israel’s pandemic response chief has said that he hopes to see a vaccine offered to…More
Twitter permanently suspends more than 70,000 QAnon accounts as social media purge continues
Social media site Twitter has suspended over 70,000 accounts since Friday, primarily those that share…More
India’s Supreme Court puts controversial agricultural laws on hold amid farmers’ protests
The top court in India has decided to suspend implementation of new farm laws and…More
‘Good News,’ says EC President, as AstraZeneca files for EU approval of its Covid-19 vaccine
The European Medicines Agency has received an application from pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for the conditional…More
China tells 4.9 million people to quarantine in their own home amid fears of a Covid-19 resurgence near the capital
Chinese authorities have plunged the city of Langfang, on the outskirts of the capital, into…More