A woman and her daughter died, and 4,000 people had to be evacuated when a dam wall broke in Russia's Dagestan republic following heavy rains, the Civil Protection Ministry reported on Monday. Around 2,000 homes were flooded in the Derbent region on the Caspian Sea.
The investment adds to the C$200m co-investment announced with Canada and British Columbia in 2024.
With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side never seen before by eye. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA's first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon's south pole in just two years. A prize — and bragging rights — awaits Artemis II.
The distance Orion will travel during the Artemis II moon flyby will let the crew see the entire lunar disk, including features Apollo astronauts didn’t observe.
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today (April 6). Here's how it will happen, hour by hour.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the Middle East war has squeezed energy supplies in imported oil-dependent Bangladesh, but images circulating online that purportedly show motorists sleeping in long lines at petrol stations are AI-generated. While filling stations in the South Asian nation have seen long lines, the circulating images contain numerous visual errors that are tell-tale signs of synthetic content.
Israeli media reports said Iran again used cluster munitions in a new missile attack on the Tel Aviv metropolitan area early on Monday. There were around 20 impact sites in the vicinity of Tel Aviv, ynet news site reported.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed his regret to North Korea after several unsanctioned drone flights entered the airspace of his secluded northern neighbour. Lee underlined that the controversial drone flights were carried out by individuals and without the government’s approval.
The Felix Project is among the organisations feeling the effects of increased costs due to the conflict in Iran.
At least three people were being treated for injuries, including two hospital evacuations, according to Magen David Adom. Shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian ballistic missile hit at least 15 sites across central Israel on Monday morning, Israeli media reported, adding that the missile barrage included a cluster munition.
Hundreds of bats, many rescued from war-torn areas in the east of the country, were released late Saturday at one of multiple events around Ukraine planned to coincide with the arrival of spring. All 28 bat species in Ukraine are listed as protected animals due to declining populations. For many attendees, the event offered welcome relief and an excuse for a family outing after a harsh winter marked by subzero temperatures, nightly Russian drone and missile attacks and crippling power cuts.
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).
The crew’s Orion capsule entered what’s known as the lunar sphere of influence at around 12:41 a.m. ET Monday, crossing into the region of space where the moon’s gravitational pull is stronger than the pull of Earth’s.
Cameron Mofid visited all 195 countries, but says nothing prepared him for Antarctica's scale.
The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.