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India Plans 3rd Moon Mission

01 January, 2020 NEW DELHI: India has announced plans for a third lunar mission, months after its last one crash landed on the Moon’s surface. The chairman of India’s space agency, K Sivan, said work was going “smoothly” on the Chandrayaan-3 unmanned mission. He said the country was aiming to …

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US troops fire on Shia protesters in Baghdad

01 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN: US troops have fired teargas to disperse pro-Iran Shia protesters gathered outside the US embassy compound in Baghdad for a second day. Dozens of militiamen and their supporters camped out at the gates of the embassy overnight. On Tuesday, dozens …

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American embassy in Iraq attacked by protesters

31 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: Protesters angered by recent deadly US air strikes targeting an Iran-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US troops fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that breached the outer wall of the compound, which is in the …

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