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US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict rages
US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict rages
by  AFP

A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine. Around two hours after docking, hatches will open allowing the crew to join seven others already on the station: two Russians, four Americans, and an Italian.

US to rename military bases that honor Confederate figures by 2024
US to rename military bases that honor Confederate figures by 2024
by  AFP

The United States will rename nine army bases that honor figures from the pro-slavery Confederacy by the beginning of 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday. All of the bases being renamed are located in Southern states that seceded from the United States and formed the Confederacy, which lost the 1861-1865 Civil War.

Macabre scenes in Zaporizhzhia after strike hits apartments
Macabre scenes in Zaporizhzhia after strike hits apartments
by  AFP

From the ruins of a five-story building on the main street of Zaporizhzhia, a manicured hand with bright red fingernails protrudes from the rubble. An hour later, another body was found after rescuers cleared tons of rubble, as firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze from a collapsed section of a building with pieces of jagged metal protruding.

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