Damage to the dish after the collapse of the 900-ton instrument platform.Image: Ricardo Arduengo / AFP (Getty Images) A new estimate suggests that it will cost between 30 30 million and 50 50 million to clean up the mess created by the collapse of the Irenic Arecibo Observatory dish. Late …
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Protesters in Myanmar’s largest city marched on Monday night for their first mass protest, ignoring a curfew at 8pm to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small surrounding area. The students and other civilians had earlier taken part in …
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European stocks rose on Monday while U.S. stocks rose. Technology stock futures fell, with bond yields approaching a one-year high and the world’s largest economy heading for a $ 1.9 trillion stimulus. U.S. weekend The Senate passed a version of its 1.9 trillion stimulus package, before President Joe Biden could …
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BANGKOK (AP) – Violence in Myanmar has escalated as officials have tightened their grip on the February 1 uprising, despite countries struggling to better control military leaders for global condemnation. Fear of harming civilians has made the challenge doubly difficult for those who have been victims of the economic downturn …
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Twelve American men have gone to the moon. The last Apollo astronaut left his footprint there in December 1972. Now, half a century later, NASA is planning to send people back to the moon. The new program after Apollo’s legendary twin sister is called Artemis, and its goal is the …
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