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China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon
China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.China aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 and plans to build a base on the lunar surface.
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Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches
The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast.Kenya's interior ministry forecast that the cyclone was likely to "bring strong winds and large ocean waves, with heavy rainfall" expected to hit the coast starting Sunday.
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Ex-Aide Hits Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Family And The Trial
Sarah Matthews "really wouldn't imagine" one person in particular coming to court as she explained why the former president is in a "bad mood" and "lashing out at aides."
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Police clear pro-Gaza sit-in at top Paris university
Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Protesters occupied the entrance hall in a "peaceful sit-in" following a debate on the Middle East with administrators on Thursday morning that their Palestine Committee dubbed "disappointing".
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Mary Trump Flags 'Really Troubling' Sign About Her Uncle's Trial
The former president's niece described a "split screen" effect that she believes could be damaging to the case against her uncle.
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Russian cyber attacks targeted defence, aerospace sectors, Berlin says
A series of cyber attacks attributable to the Russian military intelligence service GRU targeted Germany's governing Social Democrats as well as the country's logistics, defence, aerospace and IT sectors, the interior ministry said on Friday. "The Russian cyber attacks are a threat to our democracy, which we are resolutely countering," Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement, adding that Germany was acting alongside the EU and NATO. Faeser added that it was particularly critical to
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Japan town begins blocking Mt Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists
Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists.The Fujikawaguchiko town hall has been inundated with telephone calls from Japanese people, many of them non-local residents, who have criticised the move to block the view.
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