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Gopi Thotakura Makes History, Becomes First Indian Space Tourist
Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura made history as he became the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian to venture into space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's NS-25 mission.
All About The Chopper That Crashed, Killing Iran President, Foreign Minister
A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog. All are feared dead, an Iranian official said on Monday.
Ebrahim Raisi: The Hardline Iran President Who Died In Helicopter Crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died after his helicopter crashed in the mountains yesterday, was in line to be Iran's next supreme leader, along with a clampdown on morality questions.
LIVE Updates: Iran President, Foreign Minister Die In Helicopter Crash
The helicopter, carrying President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials, lost contact approximately 30 minutes into the flight.
Iran President's Helicopter Found, Situation "Not Good": Rescue Official
Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter found, situation "not good", says Iran's Red Crescent chief: News agency AFP
American Airlines Sued After Teen Dies On Board Due To Faulty Defibrillator
The teen's mother alleged that the flight crew was slow to respond after she called for help and that they were unable to operate the defibrillator.
‘Free Bella’: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall
Five years after her last companion died and the aquarium’s owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shopsIn the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the world’s sixth-tallest skyscraper, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Korea’s capital before it is too late. Continue reading...
Police suspect murder-suicide after ‘tragic’ discovery of man and two-year-old’s bodies in Lismore home
Police say the boy’s mother raised concerns after the father failed to hand over the child after an access visitFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA crime scene has been established after the bodies of a man and his two-year-old son were found in a home on the New South Wales far north coast overnight, in what police believe was a murder-suicide.Police said officers attended a unit in East Lismore about 9.45pm on Sunday due to concerns for the welfare of a man and his son.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupIn Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...
Infected blood inquiry to publish final report in seismic moment for victims
Chair to share findings of investigation into NHS infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C over more than 20 yearsThe infected blood public inquiry is to publish its final report on the failings that led to the deaths of more than 3,000 people in the UK and ruined many more lives.The report will detail how more than 30,000 haemophiliacs or transfusion recipients were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C over more than two decades, and is seen as a seismic moment for the victims and their families. Continue reading...
Death of president in helicopter crash comes as Iran already faces huge challenges
Iran faces western opposition over its nuclear programme, a dire economy and tense relations with other Middle Eastern statesLive updates: Iranian president and foreign minister die in helicopter crashThe death of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash comes at a time when the country, faced by unprecedented external challenges, was already bracing itself for a change in regime with the expected demise in the next few years of its 85-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.In the country’s hydra-headed leadership where power is spread in often opaque ways between clerics, politicians and army, it is the supreme leader, and not the president, that is ultimately decisive. Continue reading...
Counterfeit goes cool: high-end brands urged to embrace rise of #dupe
Gen Z are flaunting their knockoffs and imitations – so experts say companies should play alongHigh-end brands should “lean in” and embrace the #dupe subculture that feeds off recommending duplicates or cheaper alternatives to luxury products, social media experts have advised.Dupes, knockoffs and brand imitators are not new: the first wave of beauty YouTubers were highlighting cheaper products as far back as 2010. But in the past, buying imitation goods was mostly done with the aim of passing the item off as the real thing. Continue reading...
Biden: what would Trump have done if the Capitol riots had been led by Black Americans?
The US president Joe Biden asks at civil rights event: ‘what do you think he would have done … if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?’ Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if was led by Black people.The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of November’s presidential election. Continue reading...
