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Seoul, Aug 24 (UNI) The second attempt for reconnaissance satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) failed on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The flights of the first and second stages of the rocket were normal, but the launch failed due to an error in the emergency blasting…
Johannesburg, (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged BRICS countries to uphold fairness and justice, and improve global governance. Xi, while addressing the 15th BRICS Summit, said strengthening global governance is the right choice if the international community intends to share development opportunities and tackle global challenges. International rules must be written and upheld…
Dhaka, (UNI) Bangladesh Prime minister mother of the humanity in the world Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited South African entrepreneurs to make investments in Bangladesh that seeks to become a trillion-dollar economy and a fully developed smart nation by 2041. “Bangladesh progresses toward prosperity. We want you to join our journey of development. Do invest…
Moscow, (UNI) Russia will chair BRICS next year and will host the summit of the leaders in the city of Kazan in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “Next year, the BRICS chairmanship will be passed to Russia… We are planning about 200 political, economic and social events, which will be hosted in…
Tehran, (UNI) Tehran is actively involved in the development of satellites and plans to conduct two or three launches this year, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani said on Wednesday. “We are involved in the development and launch of satellites. Under our plan, we will have 2 to 3 satellite launches this year, something we hope…
Moscow, Aug 23 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the successful landing of the Indian lunar mission on the South Pole of the Moon, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, India became the first country in the world to successfully land…
Johannesburg, Aug 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon the BRICS nations to form “BRICS Space exploration consortium” which will focus on space research and weather monitoring.Addressing the plenary session of the 15th BRICS Summit here in South Africa, the Prime Minister said, “We are already working on the BRICS satellite constellation,…
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNI) Bangladesh is going to sit in a dialogue on a defense agreement with the USA on Wednesday. This defense dialogue between the two countries is going to be held in Dhaka as part of various levels of talks between the United States and Bangladesh. The meeting is expected to discuss how…
Mexico City, Aug 23 (UNI) At least 16 people were killed and 36 injured in a bus crash in the central Mexican state of Puebla on Tuesday, local authorities said. The Interior Department in Puebla said on social media that the crash occurred early Tuesday at 91KM of the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway. The injured were taken…
Cape Town, Aug 22 (UNI) The head of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff, said on Tuesday that the lender considers membership applications from 15 countries, four or five of which the bank is likely to approve, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. In her interview with the newspaper, Rousseff did not…
