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Jeff Bezos to fly 'beyond Karman line' on Tuesday
The Karman line, 100 km above the ground, is the internationally recognised boundary of space. The company will launch its first astronaut flight, NS-16, from Launch Site One in West Texas. The liftoff is set for 9 a.m. EDT (6.30 p.m. IST). Besides Bezos and his brother Mark, the 11-minute trip will take the oldest person ever to go to space, 82-year-old trailblazing female aviator Wally Funk, and the youngest,an 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen.
Taliban overruns district in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province
The official on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Dihrawud district fell to the armed insurgents earlier in the day, reports Xinhua news agency. Uruzgan Governor Mohammad Omar Shirza told Xinhua that "the security personnel made tactical retreat and reached Tirin Kot city last night" and the security forces would fortify the security of provincial capital Tirin Kot.
Wildfire in Oregon burns over 300,000 acres
As of Monday morning, the fire has burned 303,791 acres with a containment of 25 per cent, according to data from InciWeb, the US clearinghouse for wildfire information. The fire, which was growing to the east, started on July 6 northeast of Klamath Falls and threatened more than 5,000 structures, reports Xinhua news agency.
'US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan great victory for Muslim nations'
"Afghanistan has now entered a new stage. In fact, the 20-year presence of the United States in Afghanistan and eventual expulsion from the country has created a power vacuum and power imbalance in Afghanistan that affects all developments and equations," Akbari was quoted as saying by Xinhua news Agency on Sunday.
'Pakistan, ISI behind Taliban capturing Afghan districts'
He tells IANS that "I live in Afghanistan, I am a British citizen and I am with my family in Turkey for another two weeks, and then I will return to Kabul". America has left Afghanistan in a big mess, just as their other allies have done in the past. They have left Afghanistan at the mercy of God and there is a lot of uncertainty moving forward.
US safety regulator, Amazon in tussle over hazardous products' recall
Since 2019, Amazon has sold nearly 4 lakh 'faulty' hair dryers, 24,000 carbon monoxide detectors that didn't detect carbon monoxide and an unspecified number of "children's sleepwear garments" that didn't meet flammability requirements, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).The Verge reports that the US safety regulator wants to force Amazon to recall those products.
Venezuela ratifies OPEC+'s oil stabilisation deal
"Venezuela ratified at the 19th OPEC+ ministerial meeting its commitment to the historic agreement that guarantees in the long term and in a sustained manner the stability of the world oil market," El Aissami said in a tweet on Sunday. The minister added that OPEC+ "reaffirms its unequivocal position on the foundations of a stable and balanced oil market in the interest of producers, consumers, and the world economy",.
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins vote of confidence in Parliament
House Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota read out the results of the vote, in which Deuba received 165 votes while 84 parliamentarians voted against him. While the lower house currently has 271 members, only 249 lawmakers were present for voting as some boycotted the voting and some were absent.
Afghan Ambassador to Pak called back following daughter's abduction
An Afghan delegation will visit Pakistan soon to assess and follow up on the case and all related issues and subsequent actions will follow based on the findings. On Saturday, the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of Pakistan to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, and lodged a strong protest over the abduction of the daughter of Afghanistan's Ambassador to Islamabad.
Pegasus Tapes: Explosive details emerge on massive snooping by governments
The consortium's analysis of the leaked data identified at least 10 governments believed to be NSO customers who were entering numbers into a system: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Rwanda, Morocco, India, and Hungary denied having used Pegasus to hack the phones of the individuals named in the list.
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