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US chief of space operations visits Skyrora ahead of UK launch – Aerospace Manufacturing
The first chief of space operations for the US, General John W Raymond, toured the facilities of Skyrora as US interest grows in the British rocket company.
The landmark visit will bolster the key space relationship between the UK and US ahead of Skyrora’s plans to be the first UK company to complete a vertical launch from home soil in…
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Live news updates: US says Russia received Iranian combat drones for use in Ukraine
Taiwan’s Kinmen island, with China’s Xiamen in the background. Soldiers on the island targeted a Chinese drone, which flew away towards Xiamen © Getty ImagesTaiwan has begun targeting Chinese drones flying over its outlying islands for the first time, highlighting the risk that Beijing’s military pressure on Taipei could lead to actual…
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‘Job-dating’ to fix school shortage angers teachers in France
A series of ‘job-dating’ fairs to recruit potential secondary school teachers has attracted the ire of teaching unions, who say it risks lowering standards in the profession.The events, which took place over four days at the end of May and start of June, were organised by the education authority in Versailles and Pôle Emploi, to plug a shortfall…
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DAF leaders emphasize adapting AI for warfighting success
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall made it clear that the Air Force and Space Force are fully committed — and pushing hard — to develop and deploy artificial intelligence as a key element in meeting security challenges posed by China and other adversaries Dec. 2.Kendall’s remarks were not new, but by…
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The Washington Post: FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence for classified nuclear
The people did not offer additional details to the Post about "what type of information the agents were seeking" or whether any such documents were recovered, according to the paper.The revelation adds key context to the Justice Department's extraordinary decision to search the home of a former president. As CNN previously reported, the criminal…
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Anne Frank adaptation, 40 more books pulled from Texas school district
Placeholder while article actions loadBack in April, Laney Hawes thought she had saved a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary from being purged from a North Texas school district’s libraries and classrooms. But on Tuesday morning, a school official sent an email telling principals and librarians to pull it off the shelves — along with…
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DORCE: Providing emergency modular housing in Turkey
This article from MBI explores DORCE Prefabricated Building and Construction’s journey as a provider of emergency modular housing in Turkey
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern and central Turkey, killing over 2,300 people and injuring 10,000 more. In the immediate aftermath, one company stepped up to provide…
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Bailiff says St. Brigid’s Church occupants are now ‘basically squatting’ | CBC News
The bailiff who taped an eviction notice to the doors of St. Brigid's says The United People of Canada (TUPC) need to leave the church immediately and the building's locks will soon be changed.Locks at the Rectory Art House next to the church were swapped out on Thursday, so only the owners of the property and the artists who rent from them can…
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NATO ships conduct historical ordnance disposal operations off French coast
Besides making the La Manche a safer place from historic ordnance, SNMCMG1 gained the benefit of training and knowledge from French historical ordnance disposal operations. When our teams collaborate and we get to share and learn from our combined resources, it enhances all of our skills and makes future operations, like ordnance disposal,…
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FOCUS: Japan firms’ earnings momentum unlikely to bring hoped-for wage hikes
Solid profits at major Japanese companies in recent earnings reports are unlikely to translate into near-term wage hikes in broad sectors due to the risk of a global recession, dashing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's hopes for higher pay to blunt the impact of rising prices.
The Japanese currency's drop to 24-year lows…
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