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Boeing docks Starliner capsule to ISS

Washington, May 21 (UNI) Boeing’s astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
With Starliner’s arrival late on Friday, NASA has finally realised its longtime effort to have crew capsules from competing US companies flying to the space station.
SpaceX already has had a running start, with Elon Musk’s company pulling off the same test three years ago and has since launched 18 astronauts to the space station, as well as tourists.
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Moldovan Prez arrives in Gagauzia, locals protest her arrival

29 Mar 2024 | 2:54 PM

Chisinau, Mar 29 (UNI) Moldovan President Maia Sandu arrived in the autonomous region of Gagauzia on Friday, but locals protested her arrival, the GagauzNews news agency reported.

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Third defendant in Crocus terrorist attack case appeals ruling on arrest

29 Mar 2024 | 2:27 PM

Moscow, Mar 29 (UNI) Alisher Kasimov, the third out of eight defendants in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, has challenged the court decision on his arrest, the Moscow Basmanny Court told Sputnik on Friday.

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G20 countries should reach consensus before inviting Putin to summit in Brazil

29 Mar 2024 | 2:19 PM

Paris, Mar 29 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said G20 countries should agree before inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Brazil in November.

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Lavrov says US agreed to adopt UNSC resolution on Gaza ceasefire to save reputation

29 Mar 2024 | 1:44 PM

Moscow, Mar 29 (UNI) The United States did not oppose the UN Security Council resolution on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in order to save its reputation, but Washington still extended Israel's carte blanche for actions in Gaza, declaring the resolution non-binding, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

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Houthi leader says UK unable to shoot down their hypersonic missiles

29 Mar 2024 | 12:55 PM

Sana'a, Mar 29 (UNI) The leader of the Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) ruling in northern Yemen, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said the commanders of the UK naval forces admit their inability to shoot down hypersonic missiles launched from Yemen at their ships.

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