Day: August 15, 2024

Russia Launches Progress Cargo Spacecraft (MS-28) to ISS

The Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, announced Thursday the launch of the unpiloted Progress MS-28 spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency said in a statement that the launch took place via a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress MS-28 (or 89P as NASA refers to it) is packed with nearly three tons of food, scientific

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UNESCO Expresses Concern Over Education Crisis in Afghanistan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressed deep concern regarding Afghanistan’s ongoing educational crisis where the ban on secondary education for girls continues for the third year. New UNESCO data shows that at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education in Afghanistan, an increase of 300,000 since the previous report conducted by

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Scientists Provide First Detailed Description of SN 1181

Scientists from the University of Tokyo were able in a recent study to provide a detailed description of the first stellar explosion (Supernova 1181 or SN 1181) by creating a computer model of its evolution after it had been a mystery to astronomers for about a thousand years. The study included comparing the computer model of SN 1181’s evolution with

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Qatar Scientific Club Wins Advanced Positions in Gulf Science Forum in Oman

The Qatar Scientific Club, affiliated to the Ministry of Sports and Youth, crowned its participation in the Gulf Science Forum in the city of Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman by winning first places in a number of different fields. The innovator Saleh Mohammed Al-Abdullah won first place in the Hackathon competition in the housing challenges category, and Sarah Amir

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Oil prices rise slightly in early trading

Oil prices rose slightly in early trading on Thursday, recovering some of the losses incurred in the previous session, amid hopes that a potential US interest rate cut would boost economic activity and fuel demand.

Brent crude futures rose 17 cents, …

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Dollar exchange rates stabilize in Baghdad and Erbil

The exchange rates of the US dollar stabilized, this morning, Thursday, in the markets of Baghdad and Erbil.

The price of the dollar stabilized with the opening of Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges, recording 150,000 Iraqi dinars for every 10…

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