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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) launched a robotic mission yesterday to try to prevent one of its ageing telescopes from burning up in the atmosphere, a complicated operation expected to last several months. The unprecedented $30mn effort involves sending a robot to rescue the Swift space telescope that’s currently falling towards Earth. If successful, the mission could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. Initially scheduled for Tuesday, the robot’s launch was postponed due to weather and then technical issues. It finally took place yesterday at 0836 GMT from an atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Swift telescope cost $250mn and is used to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe. The closely watched mission, organised on a short-notice production schedule of just nine months, would mark a key test of an orbital-grappling technology with major implications for both the commercial satellite industry and the US-China space race. Last year China demonstrated two satellites orbiting in close proximity, following a 2022 test in which one Chinese satellite grappled onto and yanked another into a different orbit – alarming US officials who said China could one day employ such tactics on American spacecraft. Source link
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India captain Shubman Gill and selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar interact during a practice session Saturday. (AFP) Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill Saturday said he respected the Indian selectors’ shock decision to drop him from the squad for the T20 World Cup on home soil, calling it “destiny”.The 26-year-old will lead the one-day team in three matches against New Zealand starting today in Vadodara before many of India’s players head into a five-match T20 series.Indian selectors surprisingly axed the batsman from the T20 squad after he scored only 291 runs in his past 15 matches in the game’s shortest format at an average of 24.25.”Firstly, it is my belief that in my life, I am where I am supposed to be. Whatever is written in my destiny, I will have it,” Gill told reporters.”As a player I want to win games for my team, but having said that, I respect the selectors’ decision. I wish the T20 team the very best. I hope that they win the World Cup.”India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, are the defending champions in the T20 World Cup which takes place in India and Sri Lanka between February 7 and March 8.Before that, India will play 50-over matches against New Zealand with the spotlight on stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.Kohli and Rohit play only the ODI format since retiring from T20s, following the World Cup triumph in Barbados in 2024, and Test cricket.Gill said the presence of the two greats was invaluable for any captain.”Definitely when you have these two people in your team, it makes your life a lot easier,” said Gill.”And whenever you are in a tough situation, they have been in those kind of situations and conditions many times in their life, so you can always go to them and see how they are thinking or what they would do.”And that piece of information is very valuable for any captain.”The 37-year-old Kohli and Rohit, 38, have been in top batting form in international and domestic cricket, scoring centuries and runs to turn back the clock.Meanwhile, New Zealand’s ODI captain Michael Bracewell is keen to make the most of the Indian conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup.”It’s always fun coming over and playing here,” said Bracewell, a left-hand batter and off-spinner.”A month before the T20 World Cup, getting used to these conditions. You won’t be in the same venue but in general, getting used to the nature of the surfaces that they have.”Bracewell said he will name the playing XI at the toss but confirmed fast bowler Kristian Clarke will make his international debut in the ODI opener. …
United Nations monitors recorded more civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025 than in any other year except 2022, as hostilities flared along the frontline and Russia expanded its use of long-range weapons, the UN’s top rights body said yesterday. The data comes as US-led diplomatic attempts to end the war have stalled, with Russia last week rejecting a draft plan that would see European countries deploy soldiers in Ukraine once the war ends. “The total civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2025 reached at least 2,514 killed and 12,142 injured, which is a 31% increase compared to 2024,” the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report published yesterday. “Our monitoring shows that this rise was driven not only by intensified hostilities along the frontline, but also by the expanded use of long-range weapons, which exposed civilians across the country to heightened risk,” the head of the OHCHR’s monitoring mission in Ukraine, Danielle Bell, said in a press release attached to the report. There is no reliable figure as to the total number of civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. The UN has verified almost 15,000 civilian deaths, it said in the report, but added that the “actual extent of civilian harm … is likely considerably higher” since it is impossible to verify many cases and there is no access to areas that have come under Russian occupation. Those places include the port city of Mariupol, where thousands are estimated to have been killed during a weeks-long siege by Russian forces at the start of the war.Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were also higher than in any other year except 2022, according to an AFP analysis of data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War, as Moscow pressed its advantage against outgunned and overstretched Ukrainian troops. Source link
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Qatar will be guest of honor at Cairo International Book Fair in 2027 – Egyptian Culture Minister
Egyptian Minister of Culture Dr. Ahmed Fouad Henno announced that the State of Qatar has been chosen as the guest of honor at the Cairo International Book Fair in 2027, noting that this selection is part of the Egypt-Qatar Year of Culture. This was unveiled during a press conference held by the Egyptian Minister of Culture to announce the events of the 57th Cairo International Book Fair, which will take place from January 21 to February 3. Henno announced that the upcoming edition of the fair will feature 1,457 publishing houses from 83 countries, totaling 6,637 exhibitors. The large participation of publishing houses in the fair reflects its established international standing, he said, pointing out that it also includes a cultural and intellectual program of 400 events, 100 book signings, and 120 artistic events, with the participation of 170 Arab and international guests and more than 1,500 intellectuals and artists. He noted that Romania is the guest of honor at this year’s exhibition, bringing with it a rich cultural program. In January 2025, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture announced that Qatar had been chosen as the guest of honor for the 58th Cairo International Book Fair, scheduled for 2027. During the press conference, Egyptian Minister of Culture Dr. Ahmed Henno stated that Romania had been selected as the guest of honor for the 57th edition in 2026, and Qatar for the 58th edition in 2027. Source link
