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Ukrainian troops shell several settlements in Donetsk Region - DPR
Ukrainian troops have shelled three settlements in the Donetsk region, firing a total of eleven 155mm and 152mm artillery shells, the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
"Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the following directions: 21:49 [18:49 GMT on Friday] in the direction of Netailove - city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevskyi district): 3 shells of 152mm caliber were fired; 21:53 in the direction of Novomykhailivka - Dokuchaievsk: 3 shells of 155mm caliber were fired; … 00:00 - Dyleevka - Holmivskyi: 5 shells of 152mm caliber were fired," the DPR mission said in a statement on Telegram.
Ukrainian troops have shelled three settlements in the Donetsk region, firing a total of eleven 155mm and 152mm artillery shells, the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
"Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the following directions: 21:49 [18:49 GMT on Friday] in the direction of Netailove - city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevskyi district): 3 shells of 152mm caliber were fired; 21:53 in the direction of Novomykhailivka - Dokuchaievsk: 3 shells of 155mm caliber were fired; … 00:00 - Dyleevka - Holmivskyi: 5 shells of 152mm caliber were fired," the DPR mission said in a statement on Telegram.
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‼️ Flags in UK to Be Raised to Full-Must for 26 Hours in Recognition of New King - London
National flags in the United Kingdom will be flown at full-mast over the weekend for 26 hours in recognition of UK King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
On Thursday evening, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled the Kingdom for more than 70 years, died at Balmoral castle in Scotland at the age of 96. Her eldest son, Charles III, will be officially proclaimed King at 09:00 GMT on Saturday, with his wife Camilla becoming Queen Consort.
"In recognition of the new Sovereign, flags will be flown at full-mast from the time of the Principal Proclamation at St James's Palace until one hour after the Proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, after which flags will return to half-mast in mourning for the death of Her Majesty The Queen," Buckingham Palace said in a press release.
On Friday, the UK government issued a flag flying guidance following the passing of the Queen. According to the guidance, all official flags should be half-masted from Friday until 08.00 a.m. the day following The Queen’s State Funeral. The government also instructed that all non-official flags be taken down and replaced with a Union Flag at half-must.
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National flags in the United Kingdom will be flown at full-mast over the weekend for 26 hours in recognition of UK King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
On Thursday evening, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled the Kingdom for more than 70 years, died at Balmoral castle in Scotland at the age of 96. Her eldest son, Charles III, will be officially proclaimed King at 09:00 GMT on Saturday, with his wife Camilla becoming Queen Consort.
"In recognition of the new Sovereign, flags will be flown at full-mast from the time of the Principal Proclamation at St James's Palace until one hour after the Proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, after which flags will return to half-mast in mourning for the death of Her Majesty The Queen," Buckingham Palace said in a press release.
On Friday, the UK government issued a flag flying guidance following the passing of the Queen. According to the guidance, all official flags should be half-masted from Friday until 08.00 a.m. the day following The Queen’s State Funeral. The government also instructed that all non-official flags be taken down and replaced with a Union Flag at half-must.
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🚀 NASA fixing moon rocket leak
NASA said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well — and if the Space Force extends a flight safety waiver — then NASA could take another stab at launching the 322-foot rocket in late September. Otherwise, the rocket will return to the hangar for additional work, delaying liftoff until at least October.
The Space Launch System rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — holds a crew capsule with three test dummies. The space agency wants to send the capsule into lunar orbit on a trial run, before putting astronauts on the next flight, in 2024.
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NASA said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well — and if the Space Force extends a flight safety waiver — then NASA could take another stab at launching the 322-foot rocket in late September. Otherwise, the rocket will return to the hangar for additional work, delaying liftoff until at least October.
The Space Launch System rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — holds a crew capsule with three test dummies. The space agency wants to send the capsule into lunar orbit on a trial run, before putting astronauts on the next flight, in 2024.
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‼️ US President Joe Biden said he extended the national emergency powers imposed after the September 11 attacks in 2001 for another year.
"I have sent to the Federal Register the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, is to continue in effect for an additional year," Biden said in a letter to Congress on Friday.
A terrorist threat against the United States continues and requires an extension of this national emergency after September 14, Biden said.
Then-President George W. Bush declared a national emergency after the terrorist attacks that took place in the United States 21 years ago.
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"I have sent to the Federal Register the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, is to continue in effect for an additional year," Biden said in a letter to Congress on Friday.
A terrorist threat against the United States continues and requires an extension of this national emergency after September 14, Biden said.
Then-President George W. Bush declared a national emergency after the terrorist attacks that took place in the United States 21 years ago.
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‼️ US President Joe Biden said he extended the national emergency powers imposed after the September 11 attacks in 2001 for another year. "I have sent to the Federal Register the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 with…
* On September 11, 2001, members of al-Qaeda (a terrorist group banned in Russia) and a number of other countries, attacked the World Trade Center and other facilities in the United States. As a result of the terrorist attacks, apart from 19 terrorists, 2,977 people died, another 24 went missing, making it the largest terrorist attack in history in terms of the number of victims. After the tragedy, Russia was the first state to offer Washington assistance in the fight against terrorism.
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🎞️ Africa my beginning: Queen Elizabeth II's 70-Year love affair with the continent
The late Queen visited every member state of the Commonwealth of Nations except Cameroon and Rwanda, which only joined the organisation in 1995 and 2009 respectively, and this year's new members Gabon and Togo. She visited 28 of the former colonies in the 1960s alone.
The late Queen visited every member state of the Commonwealth of Nations except Cameroon and Rwanda, which only joined the organisation in 1995 and 2009 respectively, and this year's new members Gabon and Togo. She visited 28 of the former colonies in the 1960s alone.
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Africa My Beginning: Queen Elizabeth II's 70-Year Love Affair With the Continent
The late Queen visited every member state of the Commonwealth of Nations except Cameroon and Rwanda, which only joined the organisation in 1995 and 2009 respectively, and this year's new members Gabon and Togo. She visited 28 of the former...
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‼️ 'Not a great choice': Fans upset over move to halt Premier League over Queen Elizabeth mourning
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended activities during the period of mourning.
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended activities during the period of mourning.
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'Not a Great Choice': Fans Upset Over Move to Halt Premier League Over Queen Elizabeth Mourning
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended...
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💥 Over 30 injured in mass traffic accident in central Mexico - Local authorities
A road accident involving nearly two dozen vehicles has occurred in the central Mexican state of Queretaro, resulting in the injury of over 30 people, according to the regional emergency services.
The driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while traveling on federal highway 57 (Mexico City - Queretaro) on Friday. This resulted in a massive collision of 23 cars, including private vehicles, taxis, passenger and cargo vans.
Meanwhile, local media reported that the accident resulted in the injury of 44 people, three of whom required hospitalization.
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A road accident involving nearly two dozen vehicles has occurred in the central Mexican state of Queretaro, resulting in the injury of over 30 people, according to the regional emergency services.
The driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while traveling on federal highway 57 (Mexico City - Queretaro) on Friday. This resulted in a massive collision of 23 cars, including private vehicles, taxis, passenger and cargo vans.
Meanwhile, local media reported that the accident resulted in the injury of 44 people, three of whom required hospitalization.
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⚖️ Former Atlanta official Mitzi Bickers gets 14 years in prison
A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall.
US District Judge Steve Jones says that the evidence showed that she was involved in “a deliberate, calculated plan to cheat” the taxpayers of Atlanta over a number of years. In addition to the prison time, he ordered Bickers to pay nearly $3 million in restitution to the city.
Prosecutors said she used her influence to funnel roughly $17 million in business to city contractors Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell Jr. and Charles P. Richards Jr. in exchange for more than $2.9 million in bribes for herself and others.
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A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall.
US District Judge Steve Jones says that the evidence showed that she was involved in “a deliberate, calculated plan to cheat” the taxpayers of Atlanta over a number of years. In addition to the prison time, he ordered Bickers to pay nearly $3 million in restitution to the city.
Prosecutors said she used her influence to funnel roughly $17 million in business to city contractors Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell Jr. and Charles P. Richards Jr. in exchange for more than $2.9 million in bribes for herself and others.
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🔋 EV startup Bollinger acquired by Mullen Automotive for $148.2 million
Mullen is a relatively unknown Southern California electric vehicle manufacturer with the stated goal to build “the next-generation of premium electric vehicles that are affordable and built entirely in the United States.”
The company said it will add Bollinger-designed medium-duty trucks and sport utility trucks to its inventory. The deal “positions Bollinger to capture the electric sport utility and commercial vehicle markets,” the company added.
While there has been a wave of acquisitions in recent years of autonomous vehicle startups, there has been less consolidation on the EV side. But experts predict this will soon change, with small EV startups seeking out larger companies for cash infusions into their struggling operations.
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Mullen is a relatively unknown Southern California electric vehicle manufacturer with the stated goal to build “the next-generation of premium electric vehicles that are affordable and built entirely in the United States.”
The company said it will add Bollinger-designed medium-duty trucks and sport utility trucks to its inventory. The deal “positions Bollinger to capture the electric sport utility and commercial vehicle markets,” the company added.
While there has been a wave of acquisitions in recent years of autonomous vehicle startups, there has been less consolidation on the EV side. But experts predict this will soon change, with small EV startups seeking out larger companies for cash infusions into their struggling operations.
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‼️ Charles III may become last King of United Kingdom - Russian Military Historical Society
UK King Charles III may become the last king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as the British society would begin to consider the "ceremonial" institution of monarchy as an expensive burden in the realms of global instability and economic crisis, Mikhail Myagkov, the scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society, has told Sputnik.
"With Europe being in crisis, and Britain having made its life even more difficult with Brexit, the institution of the monarchy may become too burdensome, and Charles III may become the last Windsor on the British throne. If the economic situation deteriorates, including due to spikes in energy prices, the British might wonder: 'Why should we spend hundreds of millions of pounds on a family of aristocrats who play no useful role in running the country?'" Myagkov said.
Myagkov noted that discussions on the necessity of preserving the dynasty that ruled the country only formally were going on while Queen Elizabeth II was still alive. Nevertheless, he said, the Queen managed to become a symbol of the nation, adding that the very fact that she ruled the country for 70 years symbolized the stability of the UK.
Alexander Zakatov, a spokesman for the House of Romanov, expressed the opposite view to Sputnik, saying that Charles III would defend the institution of the monarchy and maintain its authority.
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UK King Charles III may become the last king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as the British society would begin to consider the "ceremonial" institution of monarchy as an expensive burden in the realms of global instability and economic crisis, Mikhail Myagkov, the scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society, has told Sputnik.
"With Europe being in crisis, and Britain having made its life even more difficult with Brexit, the institution of the monarchy may become too burdensome, and Charles III may become the last Windsor on the British throne. If the economic situation deteriorates, including due to spikes in energy prices, the British might wonder: 'Why should we spend hundreds of millions of pounds on a family of aristocrats who play no useful role in running the country?'" Myagkov said.
Myagkov noted that discussions on the necessity of preserving the dynasty that ruled the country only formally were going on while Queen Elizabeth II was still alive. Nevertheless, he said, the Queen managed to become a symbol of the nation, adding that the very fact that she ruled the country for 70 years symbolized the stability of the UK.
Alexander Zakatov, a spokesman for the House of Romanov, expressed the opposite view to Sputnik, saying that Charles III would defend the institution of the monarchy and maintain its authority.
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‼️ Japanese PM Kishida could visit Queen Elizabeth II's funeral - Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, the Asahi broadcaster reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Kishida is planning to visit the United States to attend the UN General Assembly in late September. The prime minister may attend the Queen's funeral on September 19 before his planned visit to the US.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, the Asahi broadcaster reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Kishida is planning to visit the United States to attend the UN General Assembly in late September. The prime minister may attend the Queen's funeral on September 19 before his planned visit to the US.
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LIVE UPDATES: Kiev Unilaterally Refuses to Take Electricity From Zaporozhye NPP - Authorities
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, after the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia’s operation, Western countries…
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage of Msta-B152-mm howitzers performing missions during the special op in Ukraine
The Msta-B 152-mm howitzer is "famous for its high-explosive shells, which are used to destroy fortifications so that maximum damage to fortifications, including buried concreted enemy fortifications, are inflicted"
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The Msta-B 152-mm howitzer is "famous for its high-explosive shells, which are used to destroy fortifications so that maximum damage to fortifications, including buried concreted enemy fortifications, are inflicted"
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🌎 Thousands of people gather to vacation at Burning Man, an annual event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, where, in one week the festival generates more greenhouse gases than a small country, the website Cooling Man reported, having conducted a study.
Researchers estimate that in 2006, Burning Man produced about 27,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This figure includes emissions from the trips of participants and employees to and from Black Rock City, as well as electricity generation on the Playa, art cars, fire art and, of course, the burning of the human effigy (the culmination of the week-long festival).
This year, about 80,000 people visited the festival, it means that about 49,000 tons of greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere, which is more than Switzerland (population 8 million) generates in a week
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Researchers estimate that in 2006, Burning Man produced about 27,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This figure includes emissions from the trips of participants and employees to and from Black Rock City, as well as electricity generation on the Playa, art cars, fire art and, of course, the burning of the human effigy (the culmination of the week-long festival).
This year, about 80,000 people visited the festival, it means that about 49,000 tons of greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere, which is more than Switzerland (population 8 million) generates in a week
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