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Nasa Mars rover: What will the rover do?
The Perseverance rover touched down on the Martian surface at 20:55 GMT (15:55 ET) on Thursday 18 February. The robot is designed to hunt for signs of past microbial life, if it ever existed. It is the first Nasa mission to hunt directly for these "...
Sandu plans to hold early elections in Moldova
Moldovan President Maia Sandu commented on the decision of the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional her decree on the re-nomination of Natalia Gavrilitsa as Prime Minister of the country. She believes that in this case it is necessary to ...
The NSDC recorded a massive cyberattack from the Russian Federation on the document management system of government agencies
The National Cybersecurity Coordination Center under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recorded attempts to distribute harmful documents through the System of Electronic Interaction of Executive Authorities (CMEA OIV). According t...
Actor Dmitry Pisarenko was found dead in his apartment in Moscow
Russian actor Dmitry Pisarenko was found dead in his apartment in central Moscow. This is reported by "TASS", citing a source in law enforcement agencies. A relative of the actor, who once a week visited him and brought food, called the police when...
In Ukraine, 5 850 new cases of COVID-19 infection per day, 3 645 people recovered
In Ukraine, as of Wednesday morning, 5,850 new cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 were recorded, 3,645 people recovered, 152 patients died, the Minister of Health of Ukraine Maxim Stepanov said. "5,850 new cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 we...
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine starts on Wednesday, February 24
The COVID-19 vaccination process in Ukraine will begin on Wednesday, February 24, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said during a press briefing in Kiev on Wednesday. "The process of vaccination against COVID-19 begins today. The first vaccines went to...
Estonia celebrates Independence Day
On February 24, the Republic of Estonia celebrates its national holiday – Independence Day. Estonia declared statehood on February 24, 1918 and adopted the Declaration of Independence. This day has been officially celebrated since August 20, 1991 a...
Japan regions push to end state of emergency as COVID-19 cases fall
Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the March 7 scheduled end as new COVID-19 cases trend lower, the country’s economy minister said, adding the government will seek expert views before agreeing...
Wife of Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ held in jail on U.S. charges of helping him run cartel
A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to be detained on charges she conspired with her husband to run a multibillion dollar drug enterprise while he was behind bars. The arr...
Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law
Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay media companies for news_copy content, despite opposition from some minor political parties. The government introduced ame...
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