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VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME (Russia) (Sputnik) – The Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying Russian Kanopus-V satellites number five and number six and foreign spacecraft successfully lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reported. The rocket was launched at 05:07 a.m.…
CAIRO (Sputnik) – A meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and US President Donald Trump, which was planned to be held during the latter’s visit to the Middle Eastern country, was cancelled and subsequently replaced by a phone…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson expressed grave concerns over the involvement of Chinese hi-tech giant Huawei in the United Kingdom’s 5G network, suggesting Beijing sometimes acted “in a malign way.” “I have grave, very deep concerns about Huawei…
TOKYO (Sputnik) – Two people on a death row were executed in Japan on Thursday, local media reported, citing the country’s Justice Ministry. Those executed were former crime syndicate member Keizo Okamoto, 60, and ex-investment adviser Hiroya Suemori, 67, the…
The government is five days into a partial shutdown, and Congress and the president are no closer to a deal to fund it, foreshadowing a stalemate that could drag on into 2019. President Donald Trump has long demanded $5 billion…
Benetton held on for a 10-8 Guinness PRO14 victory as Zebre replacement Francois Brummer missed a last-minute drop goal for victory in Parma. Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara’s converted try helped Benetton into a 7-3 half-time lead and Ian McKinley, who created…
