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More wildfire crises occur in western Canada
Ottawa, Aug 19 (UNI) More wildfire crises occurred in western Canada on Friday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on social media that the government continues to urgently mobilize resources in the Northwest Territories and stands ready to provide support in Kelowna. Kelowna, a city in British Columbia with a population of about 150,000, has…
US, Japan, S Korea to confirm commitments to security in Taiwan Strait
Washington, (UNI) Leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan, during their trilateral meeting in Camp David on Friday, will confirm their commitments to the security in the Taiwan Strait, a senior US administration official told reporters. “There will be language in our joint statement which reaffirms and underscores our commitment to peace and…
Japan, US, Aus to conduct joint naval drills in S China Sea
Tokyo, (UNI) Japan, the United States and Australia will conduct joint naval exercises in the South China Sea on August 23, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Friday, citing sources. Major vessels of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the US Navy and the Royal Australian Navy will be stationed near the Philippines, the report said. Japan…
Musk calls Ramaswamy ‘promising’ presidential candidate in 2024 race
Washington, (UNI) US billionaire Elon Musk has referred to Vivek Ramaswamy, a fellow entrepreneur, as a “very promising” Republican candidate running for president in 2024. The owner of X, a social media website formerly known as Twitter, wrote that 38-year-old Ramaswamy “states his beliefs clearly.” Ramaswamy, who is of Indian descent, kicked off his presidential…
Wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife spreads to over 7,900 acres
Madrid, (UNI) The area of a natural fire raging on the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, Tenerife, has exceeded 3,200 hectares (7,907 acres) and continues to spread, affecting Arafo, Candelaria, El Rosario, Tacoronte and other municipalities, the Canary Islands’ government said. “As of 20:00 Thursday, the fire area reached 3,273 hectares on a perimeter of…
38,200 people in Japan advised to evacuate due to risk of landslides
Tokyo, (UNI) Some 38,200 people have been advised to evacuate due to the risk of landslides in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Japanese media reported on Friday. The advisory was issued amid Typhoon Lan’s passage over Kyushu Island, where the prefecture is located, the NHK broadcaster reported. The cyclone hit southwestern Japan, bringing heavy rains…
New COVID-19 variant detected in US, Denmark, Israel
Washington, (UNI) A new COVID-19 variant, dubbed BA.2.86, has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel and is being tracked, US Center For Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. “CDC is tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. This lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the…
Is Aditya-L1 a complete Mission to study the Sun : No
Chennai, Aug 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said its maiden Solar exploratory Mission Aditya-L1 is not a complete one to study the Sun due to limited mass, power and volume of the spacecraft that carries scientific payloads in space. “Is Aditya-L1 a complete Mission to study the Sun. The obvious answer is…
Understanding coronal heating and solar wind acceleration major objective of Sun mission
Chennai, Aug 19 (UNI) As it gears up for its first Solar Inter-planetry mission to study the sun, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the major science objectives of the Adity-L1 spacecraft, to be ferried into a Low Earth Orbit by PSLV vehicle, was to understand the Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration. ISRO…