[ad_1] The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its first launch earlier this month. “My expectation for the next flight would be to reach orbit,” Musk said, speaking during…
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[ad_1] The evidence for the many benefits of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) – which teaches adolescents and young people about the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality – is mounting. We know that CSE not only helps reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and HIV transmissions but also gender-based violence. It is a safe and effective way to protect and empower young people and to advance gender equality. Yet not all governments are…
"Comprehensive sexuality education is the key to a better tomorrow | Opinions"
[ad_1] Now 21 years old, the alleged victim has spoken out about her experience for the first time. (BuzzFeed News is referring to her as “G.” to protect her identity.) Then just 11 years old, G. was on the cruise with her grandmother and little sister and was excited about the vacation. “Automatically, as a child, you think it’s going to be amazing,” she said. Before the ship had even cast off for the Caribbean,…
"Cruise Passengers Allege They Weren’t Protected From Sexual Assault"
[ad_1] “For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings. Managing natural resources is a strong part of our way of life. For example, the way we use rotational farming, avoiding monocultures by planting several different many different types of crops on our farmland. In indigenous cultures, we look at a woman’s kitchen. If she has a wide variety of native seeds,…
"Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet — Global Issues"
[ad_1] China, Turkey, Iraq and even the Vatican have all offered to mediate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. This week, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also threw his hat in the ring. But Lula’s recent statements about the war in Ukraine have led to some sharp pushback from the US. The war of words between the US and Brazil began last weekend, during Lula’s trip to China. He said that countries…
"Where does Brazil stand with the war in Ukraine?"
[ad_1] KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Egypt on Thursday repatriated dozens of its military personnel who had been held by Sudan’s paramilitary force, which is locked in a deadly struggle with the Sudanese army to control the strategic African country. The latest attempt at a cease-fire between the rival Sudanese forces faltered as gunfire rattled the capital of Khartoum. As global pressure to stop the violence failed, Japan and the Netherlands flew transport planes closer to…
"Sudan’s truce falters, as Egypt repatriates army personnel"
[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — Assia Gorban was 7 years old when the Germans occupied her hometown of Mogilev-Podolsky in Ukraine. The Jewish girl and her family were first imprisoned in a ghetto on the outskirts of town and later forced onto a cattle car that took them to the Pechora concentration camp in 1941. After a few failed attempts, Gorban, her mother, and younger brother managed to escape in 1942, and spent the rest of…
"Holocaust survivors, descendants join forces on social media"
[ad_1] Japan will revise its hydrogen strategy by the end of May, aims to increase its supply of the fuel. In 2017, Japan became the first country to devise a national strategy for hydrogen power. But its plan to expand the hydrogen market suffered delays and criticism over the fuel’s green credentials. High costs have also dampened the transition to hydrogen power in homes and in vehicles. For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate…
"How Japan’s big plans for a ‘hydrogen society’ fell flat"
[ad_1] Issued on: 14/04/2023 – 11:32 China’s defence minister will visit Moscow next week for meetings with his Russian counterpart and other military officials, Beijing said on Friday, a day after Russia claimed its forces had encircled Ukrainian troops in the battleground city of Bakhmut – a claim disputed by Kyiv. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 11:15am: China defence minister to visit…
"Chinese defence minister to visit Moscow next week"
[ad_1] About 150 people had gathered for the opening ceremony, and women and 20 to 30 children were among the dead, he said, adding that those killed also included leaders of locally formed anti-government armed groups and other opposition organisations. Military officers march during a parade to commemorate Myanmar’s 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw last month.Credit: AP Loading “This heinous act by the terrorist military is yet another example of their indiscriminate use of…
"Airstrikes on village feared to have killed 100"