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NASA to deflect asteroid in key test of planetary defense
NASA to deflect asteroid in key test of planetary defense
by  AFP

NASA will on Monday attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth.

World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war': OECD
World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war': OECD
by  AFP

The world economy will take a bigger hit than previously forecast next year due to the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine, the OECD said Monday. To highlight the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the OECD said global output in 2023 is now projected to be $2.8 trillion lower than previously estimated before the conflict in December 2021.

'I'm no cannon fodder': Russians flee to Georgia
'I'm no cannon fodder': Russians flee to Georgia
by  AFP

Nikita spent two days in traffic before he made it to Georgia, one of the thousands of Russian men seeking to evade the Ukraine war draft. He said Georgia was the top choice for those fleeing the draft because Russians can enter and stay up to a year without a visa.

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