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Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully launches to space

Washington, May 20 (UNI/Sputnik) Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has successfully launched into space for an unmanned cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that will demonstrate if the vehicle is a step closer to certification to carry astronauts.
The Starliner spacecraft launched on Thursday afternoon aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
The uncrewed mission Orbital Flight Test-2 to the ISS is the second test flight of the repeatedly delayed Boeing spacecraft, which is planned as a working complimentary system to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon spacecraft already in service.
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11 IS militants executed in Iraq

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Baghdad, April 25 (UNI) The Iraqi authorities executed 11 convicts accused of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group, a security source said on Wednesday.

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22 arrested for smuggling timber in Myanmar

25 Apr 2024 | 9:57 AM

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5 teens charged after Sydney's counter-terrorism operation

25 Apr 2024 | 9:38 AM

Sydney, April 25 (UNI) Australian police announced on Thursday that five juveniles have been charged, with a joint counter-terrorism force continuing to investigate the associates of the alleged offender who conducted the stabbing at a Sydney church.

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Zimbabwean president reshuffles cabinet

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