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Poor management, oversight, high costs hold back US military space program

Washington, Mar 27 (UNI) US military space programs have suffered for well over a decade from management and oversight problems with continuing difficulties in supervising contractors, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.

"For more than 10 years, we have identified management and oversight problems that hinder DOD’s space system acquisition programs," the report said on Tuesday. "Collectively, these challenges and risks have resulted in billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of schedule delays."
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At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour

At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour

29 Apr 2024 | 4:31 PM

Nakuru, Kenya, April 29 (UNI) At least 40 people have been confirmed dead, with several others still missing, after a dam burst in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, following heavy rains across the country, local police said Monday.

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At least 20 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

At least 20 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

29 Apr 2024 | 4:24 PM

Gaza, April 29 (UNI) At least 20 Palestinians were killed Sunday night in Israeli airstrikes on three residential buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported on Monday.

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Pakistan launches countrywide anti-polio campaign

29 Apr 2024 | 2:43 PM

Islamabad, April 29 (UNI) The Pakistani government launched a countrywide anti-polio campaign on Monday with a target to vaccinate over 24 million children, said an official.

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UK Embassy in Tokyo launches public fundraiser for king's birthday celebration

29 Apr 2024 | 1:49 PM

London, April 29 (UNI) The UK Embassy in Tokyo on Monday launched a public appeal for funding in cash and in-kind sponsorship to organize a celebration of the birthday of King Charles III in June.

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N Korea installs mines in DMZ inter-Korean road

29 Apr 2024 | 11:45 AM

Seoul, April 29 (UNI) South Korean media on Monday reported that North Korea has installed land mines barely 100km from here on an inter-Korean road within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas to shutdown all contacts.

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