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NASA: Budget boost ‘good start’ to put astronauts on moon

Photo: Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. “Pete” Conrad stands on the moon’s surface. Cape Canaveral, May 15 : NASA’s chief said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s proposed $1.6 billion budget boost is a “good start” for getting astronauts back on the moon within five years. Administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed employees a day after the White House introduced the budget ...

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UK Awami League hosted Iftar

Ansar Ahmef Ullah: The UK Awami League organised an Iftar on Monday 13th of May at the Atrium Hall. East London. Attended by hundreds of party workers and guests prior to Iftar gathering a brief address was Chaired by President Sultan Sharif and conducted by General Secretary Syed Shazidur Rahman Faruk. The said Awami League hosted the Iftar, at the ...

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London set for world’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus

London will have the world’s first hydrogen-powered doubledecker transports on its streets one year from now, as the capital strides up endeavors to handle its polluted air. Transport for London (TfL) has requested 20 of the transports, which cost around £500,000 each and just transmit water as exhaust. Just as cutting pollution fumes emission, the transports will keep running on ...

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Female unemployment rate lowest since 1971

Britain’s female unemployment rate in the first three months of the year has fallen to 3.7%, the lowest since comparable records began in 1971. The Office for National Statistics included the figure in data showing the overall unemployment rate in the three-month period stood at 3.8%, the lowest rate since late 1974. For men the rate was 3.9%, the lowest ...

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NASA dubs 2024 moon mission ‘Artemis,’ asks for $1.6 billion

NASA’s next mission to the Moon will be called Artemis, the US space agency announced Monday, though it’s still looking for the money to make the journey happen by its accelerated 2024 deadline. In March, US President Donald Trump’s administration moved the date for the next American lunar mission up by four years from its original goal of 2028 while ...

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Tower Hamlets marks IDAHOBIT with celebration and solidarity

  Vigil and free events to help tackle anti LGBT+ prejudice. People who live, work or visit Tower Hamlets are invited to take part in a number of free council events next week to mark international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia (IDAHOBIT). The official celebratory day is Friday 17 May, when there will be a LGBT+ rally and peace ...

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Community volunteers win 2019 Civic Awards

  The winners received certificates and plaques with invited guests including Mayor John Biggs, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Unmesh Desai AM and Honorary Freeman of the Borough, Commander John Ludgate. Councillor Ayas Miah, Speaker of the Council said: “It was an honour to meet so many great servants of our community. “It is a small token of appreciation for the tireless work ...

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Mahe Ramadhan Kareem 2019

Fatema Miah: All the best wishes in this Blessing month of Ramadan/Ramadhan. Happily I am embracing My superb best time in the entire year,  the month of Ramadan. Insha’Allah by the grace of Lord the creator I/we shall fast from Monday the 6th of May 2019. The 9th Lunar calendar Arabic and Islamic month shall begin from tonight Sunday the ...

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WhatsApp discovers ‘targeted’ surveillance attack

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a “select number” of users, and was orchestrated by “an advanced cyber actor”. A fix was rolled out on Friday.The attack was developed by Israeli ...

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UN leader visits New Zealand mosques where 51 were killed

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday visited the two New Zealand mosques where 51 worshippers were killed by a gunman in March. Guterres spent about 30 minutes inside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch talking to Muslim leaders and survivors of the attacks. Outside the mosque, he told reporters that like many people around the world, he had been moved ...

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