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Militaries routinely send satellites to fly by rival vehicles and suss out their capabilities, but scaling up this kind of reconnaissance is increasingly seen by the U.S. military as a challenge best handled by the private sector. That’s why two space startups, True Anomaly and Rocket Lab, completed a rendezvous mission for the U.S. Space Force last week so complex, it was like something out of “Top Gun.” Their two rival satellites met up in orbit, close enough for one to capture imagery of the other. The exercise, dubbed Victus Haze, demonstrated the close inspection of a space vehicle soon…

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN, has declared that the era of ballot box snatching and manual manipulation of election results is gone, assuring Nigerians that current technological safeguards are robust enough to protect every vote cast in the 2027 general elections. Amupitan made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja when he received the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, on a courtesy visit to INEC headquarters. Both institutions used the occasion to deepen collaboration on voter education ahead of the 2027 polls. The…

Eyemouth’s gull ranger hopes for a more harmonious existence between gulls and humans.

The pivotal month of July is upon us. For the Major League Baseball season, that means the All-Star break festivities, the beginning of the second half, and — most notably — the run-up to this year’s Aug. 3 trade deadline. For most teams, the goal is to contend and thus position themselves as buyers leading up to that deadline. The bar for such is looking pretty low this season, which may mean a fairly crowded buyer side and, thus, high demand for any talents on the block. That brings us to the seven teams about to be named. For them, their…

City officials confirmed to the BBC that somebody applied for street closure permits in the area, but did not reveal whom.But the city is not likely to have shut down Manhattan’s busiest corridor on a holiday weekend for just anybody. And this is not just any holiday weekend, it’s 4 July weekend marking America’s 250th birthday while the city also hosts the World Cup. The speculation heightened.Then the celebrities started to emerge.Paparazzi captured images of Antonoff, Swift’s longtime producer, sporting a tux and a toothpick dangling out of his mouth, reportedly heading to Thursday’s event at the Garden. His sister…

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Two new inquiries have found that substandard care in at least two hospital trusts contributed to a rise in maternal and neonatal deaths in England, UK.An inquiry into maternity care in Nottingham found that more than 500 mothers and babies either came to harm or died due to poor care.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe report released last week, which was led by childbirth expert and midwife Donna Ockenden, found that in Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, “multiple” women had experienced “bullying” and poor or “cruel” care as understaffing issues persisted.Moreover, it found that 444 women…

Syrian Bar Association mourns six lawyers amid international condemnation of Thursday’s attack in Damascus.Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026Syrians have filed through the capital, Damascus, to mourn the victims of a bomb blast that ripped through a cafe, near the Palace of Justice, killing nine people, including six lawyers.The funeral procession in the normally bustling Midan neighbourhood saw mourners on Friday carry the coffins of three of the dead, as they were laid to rest.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThursday’s blast, which also wounded 22 people, targeted the Al-Mushairiya Cafe on al-Nasr Street in the al-Hijaz district.The…

Automated system first mooted in 2008 was meant to keep out criminals — instead, it is delaying travellers

Kogi State government has declared the state as a no go area for criminally minded people and lauded the government at the centre for strengthening security architecture nationwide. Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi state has hailed President Bola Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to strengthening security architecture across Nigeria, particularly in Kogi State. According to him, the President’s strategic investments and support for security agencies have significantly curtailed criminal activities in the state. Ododo made the remarks recently during an inspection visit to the newly established 21 Battalion Barracks in Anyigba, Kogi State, where he assessed operational facilities and interacted…