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China wants to use giant lasers to get rid of space junk

Mankind has done a remarkably efficient job of covering the Earth with garbage and clutter, so it should come as no surprise to learn that we’re doing the same thing up in space. The Earth’s orbit is full of old satellites that have been unused for years, as well as all sorts of other “space junk” that has accumulated since ...

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Didier Drogba opens fully furnished school for Ivorian village

Former Ivorian international footballer, Didier Drogba, has inaugurated a school built in his region. It is specifically in the village of Onahio Pokou-Kouamekro. Under the auspices of the Didier Drogga Foundation and with support from Nestle and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), some 350 children can now have access to education in the rural cocoa growing community. The Didier Drogba ...

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Careless Trump is racist, the world is not for him – Eq. Guinea’s Nguema fires

Equatorial Guinea president says, careless, discriminatory, disrespectful are some words that best describes the ‘shithole’ comments reportedly made by United States president Donald John Trump. Theodore Obiang Nguema Mbasogo was speaking in an interview with the French news channels, France24 and RFI in an exclusive interview in the capital, Malabo. “I think it is careless, a head of state of ...

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‘After 400 days in prison. I’m OK,’ – Ethiopia’s Gudina ‘open for dialogue’

Merera Gudina, the freed leader of Ethiopia’s main opposition party, the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) says he is doing well after over a year in detention. The respected academic is reported by the BBC to have said he was ‘After 400 days in prison, I’m okay.’ On the back of a government call for engagement with the opposition, he added his readiness ...

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Nine-man Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties after VAR controversy

Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup third-round replay as English football had its first video refereeing controversy. Blues keeper Willy Caballero saved the Canaries’ first penalty from Nelson Oliveira – the only missed kick of the shootout. Michy Batshuayi had given Chelsea the lead in the 55th minute when he tapped home Kenedy’s cross from close range. ...

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Alligator fights python in front of shocked golfers

An alligator and a Burmese python were locked in a cold-blooded battle to the death as a crowd watched in shock at a golf course in Naples, Fla., last week. Richard Nadler spotted the gator entwined with the large snake just outside the 10th hole at The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek. Both creatures were perfectly still, but it appeared ...

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Richest football clubs in Europe: UEFA reveal top money-spinners as Man Utd rise

UEFA have revealed the top 30 highest-earning clubs in Europe – with plenty of Premier League teams included. Manchester United have raked in an extra £100million in revenue over the past year according to UEFA’s new study into the financial state of football. The Red Devils are flourishing off the field, with unprecedented levels of money flowing into the club. ...

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Man Utd take unusual step of confirming Alexis Sanchez transfer news on official website

MANCHESTER UNITED have taken the unusual step of confirming their interest in Alexis Sanchez on their official club website. United boss Jose Mourinho has previously insisted he doesn’t like speaking about other club’s players. In 2015, when asked about Paul Pogba, he said: “I can’t speak about a Juventus player. I know Allegri was all summer speaking about Oscar and ...

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50 years after his assassination: Obama, Trump, Ali, others celebrate Luther King Jnr

50 years after he was assassinated, all American states on Monday celebrated the golden jubilee anniversary of his death. Most Americans have been using the Twitter hashtags #MartinLutherKingDay #MLKDay to remember the black rights movement leader and preacher. One such persons is legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. Ali died in June 2016 at the age of 74. Beside his exploits in ...

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