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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses main external power line once again: IAEA
The agency's experts stationed at the Zaporizhzhia plant were told by Ukrainian staff on Saturday that the facility's fourth, which is also the last still operational, 750-kilovolt power line was down. A similar incident occurred last week amid shelling on the plant, Xinhua news agency reported. The three other main external power lines were lost earlier during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to an IAEA statement. The plant is now relying on a reserve line, which links the facility to a nearby thermal power plant, to deliver electricity to the external grid. The reserve line can also provide backup power to the plant if needed, IAEA said.
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch again after liquid hydrogen leak
Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue. Engineers were continuing to gather additional data, said NASA. Artemis I is a flight test to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission with astronauts aboard.
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20 years
She, along with former President U Win Myint and former Union Minister of Union Government Office, U Min Thu, was found guilty of electoral fraud, said the information team on Saturday. Before this, Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted of multiple charges, including corruption, incitement, breaching the Natural Disaster Management Law, breaching the Export and Import Law and breaching the Communications Law. She was already sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment for these offences, and now faces 20 years in jail, Xinhua news agency reported.
Bentley stolen in United Kingdom recovered from Karachi
The Bentley Mulsanne, earlier reported stolen in London, was found parked in the driveway of a residence in the posh DHA locality of Karachi, Express Tribune reported. Customs was informed of the vehicle's presence and an investigation was conducted locally to trace the stolen luxury sedan. The vehicle costs more than $300,000 and it is the brand's largest and most expensive handcrafted sedan.
UN human rights office renews call for China to release all Uyghurs from detention
Despite China's angry response to the report, the UN human rights office says relations with China remain intact. Agency spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani confirms several interactions have occurred between China and Michelle Bachelet before she stepped down as high commissioner August 31.
Inspiring to see Tibetans keeping alive flame of their struggle in exile: US Senator
The delegation was received by a team led by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament-in-exile, Dolma Tsering Teykhang. While Senator Jon Ossoff expressed joy over the courage of Tibetans in exile, he informed the Tibetan Parliamentarians of his audience with the Dalai Lama at the latter's residence in Mcleodganj, besides explaining the objective of the delegation's visit.
President Macron calls for independent foreign policy, more balanced partnerships
In recent years, there were many unpredictable incidents including the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, he told the diplomats, adding that France alone does not have the means to resolve these crises, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Its interest is therefore to "build more and more balanced, equal, bilateral and regional partnerships", Macron said.
Pakistan owes 30% of its foreign debt to China
Bloomberg, citing the global money lender's document, reported that the debt is now 3% up as compared to February's statistics - when it was at 27 per cent. After being revised upwards by $4.6 billion, Pakistan owes a debt of $30 billion to China, from $25.1 billion in February, Geo News reported quoting the IMF report.
Ex-Brazilian President leads in pre-election polls
According to the Datafolha poll released on Friday, Lula da Silva, a candidate of the Workers' Party, slipped 2 percentage points from 47 per cent in the last survey on August 18, while Bolsonaro remained steady at 32 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency. Candidate Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labor Party was in the third place with 9 per cent of the vote, followed by Tebet of the Brazilian Democracy Movement with 5 per cent.
White House suggests no conditionality between revival of Iran nuke deal
Addressing the media on Friday, Jean-Pierre made the remarks referring to the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and investigations related to Iran's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, reports Xinhua news agency She said the investigations led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "are not political" and "are not leverage or bargaining chips".
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