Nigeria launches first satellite into orbit
Nigeria joined the space age with a $13 million satellite launched from Russia on a Vega rocket at Plesetsk. The satellite will monitor water resources, soil erosion, deforestation, and disasters and will watch military facilities, oil pipelines, and infrastructure. Prosper Sunday praised the milestone as progress for the nation.
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Taliban attack U S soldiers in Afghanistan near Gardez
Suspected Taliban fighters attacked a U S military patrol near Gardez in eastern Paktia province. No casualties or damage were reported as troops returned fire and the attackers retreated. Police also defused two anti personnel mines near Kabul’s Blue Mosque, with no arrests.
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Two Taiwanese pilots rescued after crash near Penghu
Two Taiwanese air force pilots parachuted from a locally built FID fighter when it crashed in Taiwanese waters near Penghu. Fishermen from China retrieved them and handed the pilots to Taiwan's coast guard.
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Mussolini urged excommunication of Hitler
Rome AP report cites a newly disclosed Holy See document quoting Benito Mussolini privately urging excommunication for Adolf Hitler in April 1938. Scholar Emma Fattorini notes the remark aimed to curb Hitler before their wartime alliance formed, reflecting Mussolini’s mixed calculus toward the Nazi leader.
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