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Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. The announcement, while not unexpected, throws into question […]
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ISS: Russia says it will quit International Space Station in 2024
“You know that we are working within the framework of international cooperation at the International Space Station. Undoubtedly, we will fulfil all our obligations to our partners, but the decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made,” Borisov told Putin in the Kremlin-issued readout. But Robyn Gatens, director […]
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Russia says it will quit the International Space Station amid Ukraine war
Russia said Tuesday it will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, signaling the end of a joint project that has served as a key symbol of post-Cold War cooperation with Washington. The move comes as Moscow and the West clash over the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, and casts […]
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Western’s jazz program earns accolades from international publication | WMU News
Contact: Deanne PucaJuly 21, 2022 The WMU Advanced Jazz Ensemble received one of three awards granted to Western’s jazz studies program from DownBeat magazine’s 45th annual Student Music awards. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting several wins from international magazine DownBeat, including being named in its 45th […]
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WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’ |
The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing outbreak represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of global alert, which currently applies only to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. So far this year, more than 1,600 confirmed cases and almost 1,500 suspected […]
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Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak, held on 23 June 2022, from 12:00 to 17:00 Geneva time (CEST). The WHO Director-General concurs with the advice offered by the IHR […]
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Foreign Policy’s Weekly International News Quiz
This week in FP’s international news quiz: NATO summitry, protests in Ecuador, and Independence Day around the world. World leaders pose for a group photo during the NATO summit World leaders pose for a group photo during the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29. Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty […]
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