Turkey launches probe rocket

Ankara, Aug 13 (UNI) Turkey has successfully launched a domestically-manufactured probe rocket into space, the Turkish Space Agency informs. “As part of our country’s efforts to reach space, the probe rocket developed with domestic and national technologies was successfully launched from Igneada,” the space agency said on Twitter on Saturday. The rocket was developed by…

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Army kills 23 al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia

Mogadishu, Aug 13 (UNI) The Somali National Army on Saturday killed 23 al-Shabab terrorists in the southern part of the country. The Ministry of Defence said the three military operations were conducted in Bula-Fuley in the Bay region, during which the soldiers destroyed three al-Shabab bases. “The 23 terrorists, including two commanders, were eliminated. Targets…

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US AG appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

Washington, Aug 12 (UNI) US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel for the probe into Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, according to an Associated Press report. David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who had already been probing Hunter Biden’s financial dealings, was named by Garland as…

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Ecuadorian parliamentary candidate shot at in Quevedo

Quito, Aug 12 (UNI) A left-wing Ecuadorian opposition politician running for a parliamentary seat in the country’s National Assembly has come under an armed attack, Ecuadorian media report. Estefany Puente Castro was attacked in the city of Quevedo, in the Ecuadorian province of Los Rios, on August 10, while driving downtown in a car with…

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Wildfires, extreme weather grip Italy

Rome (UNI) Wildfires raging in Southern Italy began to spread North on Friday as the country remained in the grips of bouts of record-setting severe weather. Much of the Southern island of  Sicily had suffered from widespread wildfires in recent days, and on Friday similar blazes were reported to be spreading on the Italian mainland,…

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Putin signs law on digital ruble

Moscow, (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law on digital ruble in Russia — the third form of the national currency. The relevant document is published on the official legal information portal. The document introduces the basic concepts necessary for the introduction of the digital ruble. The Bank of Russia Board of…

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