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A woman was rescued from the rubble 36 hours after the earthquake in Colombia.
A 32-year-old woman, who had been trapped under rubble for 36 hours following the 7.4-magnitude quake which shook western Colombia, has been rescued alive.Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation.Firefighters finally managed to reach her via a tunnel they dug below four concrete slabs under which she had…
Trump acknowledges that he changed aircraft following the NATO summit due to a potential threat.
Due to a potential threat, President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he covertly switched aircraft when he departed a NATO summit in Turkey last month.I go by the military and the Secret Service. Trump told reporters, "They wanted me to take a different aircraft, a different jet. "I just have to do what they say."The disclosure follows allegations that on…
Palestinian families in a West Bank village are under siege by Israeli settlers.
Two Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank have been under siege by Israeli settlers since Sunday. The family claim their supplies are running low, and human rights organizations are calling on the authorities to intervene.After fighting with a group of radical settlers, Israeli security personnel were said to have left the Jewish settler outpost in the hamlet of Qusra,…
Ticket prices and vacant seats are criticized by Europeans
On Monday nite, around 10,000 seats at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium for the European Athletics Championships were vacant.Amy Hunt, a 24-year-old sprinter from Britain, won her first senior international championship in front of 13,623 spectators in a stadium that can hold 23,000 people.Supporters of Athletics attacked ticket costs, calling them "extortionate," while BBC pundit Steve Cram said that the amount of…
The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has ‘incurable’ cancer
Lucy Davis, who portrayed Dawn Tinsley in the first season of The Office in the United Kingdom, has disclosed that her breast cancer is "incurable".From 2001 until 2003, Davis, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, played the role of the office receptionist in the ground-breaking sitcom."I wanted to share with you all that I've kept to myself for a while…
Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
After Monday's strong earthquake, rescuers in Colombia are racing against the clock to liberate survivors buried in debris and trapped in buildings.The majority of the more than 180 reported deaths occurred in the cities of Cali and Pereira.Hundreds of miles throughout western Colombia were affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit on Monday, and new aftershocks were still being…
Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office
The Met Office predicts that this summer will be the warmest in UK history.For the rest of August, ordinary conditions are sufficient to break the record established just a year ago.According to data, the UK's temperature is high for the current meteorological summer (1 June to 10 August) at 16.48°C (61.66°F). This was 1.88°C higher than the average from 1991…
US judge drops bribery and fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
A high-profile bribery and fraud case against one of India's wealthiest businessmen has ended with a US court dismissing criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.Adani was charged in 2024 with allegedly deceiving US investors and committing bribery to Indian officials. Adani and his businesses have continuously denied any misconduct.Adani expressed his "humility" and "deep respect" for the legal system…
‘She believed she needed to be a mother’: The shocking case of a fake pregnancy that led to a Mexican baby kidnapping
Following a shooting event last week in which a 14-year-old killed himself and eight others, Thailand's government will immediately cease granting gun permits.It is already illegal for current gun owners to carry their firearms in public.With 10.3 million weapons in civilian control, the South East Asian nation has one of the worst rates of gun crime in the area. Thailand…
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of employing North Korean missiles in the ongoing strikes between Russia and Ukraine overnight.The president of Ukraine said that ballistic missiles from Russia's allies were responsible for the strikes on Zaporizhzhia, which resulted in at least six fatalities and 19 injuries.Ukraine attacked the online store Wildberries' facilities in Voronezh, in southern Russia. In recent weeks,…
![Vikram-1 took off from the Indian Space Research Organisation's launch facility in Sriharikota on Saturday What if launching a satellite was as easy as calling a cab? That's the vision behind an Indian private rocket company that achieved its first orbital launch on Saturday. Skyroot Aerospace, which recently became India's first space tech unicorn after reaching $1.1bn valuation, launched Vikram-1 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) launch facility in Sriharikota in southern India. The seven-storey rocket lifted off at 12:05 India time [06:35 GMT] and travelled 280 miles (450km) to reach the Low Earth Orbit in a 16-minute flight. Skyroot is the first Indian private company to launch a rocket into orbit, making India only the third country, after the US and China, with a private company capable of orbital launches. "Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has reached orbit... History is made," the company posted on X. The successful Vikram-1 launch will take Skyroot closer to its goal of offering what it calls a "cab service to space", where companies can hire a rocket "to ride to a unique location in the orbit to place a satellite or visit a space station". Skyroot Aerospace Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket inside the company's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, IndiaSkyroot Aerospace The rocket was named after Vikram Sarabhai, regarded as the father of India's space programme The rocket - named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is called the father of India's space programme - is small and has the capacity to carry payloads of up to 350kg, Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana told the BBC before the launch. Chandana says today, access to space remains "a major bottleneck, with satellite operators often waiting for months or even years for a launch opportunity" and that their venture expects to change that. He says Skyroot aims to cut long waits for satellite launches by offering dedicated missions for small payloads. Instead of sharing space on large rockets that fly on fixed schedules, customers can book a launch tailored to their satellite and its required orbit - much like taking a taxi instead of waiting for a train. "If you want to just go to a friend's house, you don't need a train, you book a cab, an Uber. What we are offering is a cab service to space, which can be used to ride to a unique location in the orbit to place a satellite or visit a station." Skyroot's model would appear similar to that of Rocket Lab in the US, which provides small-lift launch vehicles. The Indian test launch mission called Aagman - Sanskrit for arrival - has placed into orbit six payloads. They include scientific instruments such as a robotic arm for removing space debris, an Earth observation camera and satellites, including one from a German company.](https://banerclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Food-delivery-rider-wins-Chinas-top-literary-prize-1-330x220.jpg)
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A woman was rescued from the rubble 36 hours after the earthquake in Colombia.
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