Congratulations to India for landing Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon — joining Russia, USA, & China as the only countries to have achieved this feat. More importantly, it’s the first mission of any country to arrive near the Lunar South Pole - a possible location for future Moon bases. pic.twitter.com/wO0179AA8S— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 23, 2023 … [Read more...] about DR. Neil Tyson: Great Astrophysicist speaks on India landing on the moon. (video)
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By Reuters Boureima Balima and Moussa Aksar Niger's junta, which seized power in a coup on July 26, said on Friday it had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, as relations between the West African country and its former colonial ruler deteriorated further. Like recent coups in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, the military … [Read more...] about Niger New military leader expels French ambassador
India lands on moon’s South Pole and makes history (video)
“India made history Wednesday, becoming the first to land on the south pole region of the moon. The Indian Space Research Organization landed the unmanned Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the lunar surface shortly after 8:30 a.m. EDT. The mission, streamed live on YouTube, comes days after a robotic Russian spacecraft lost control and crashed trying to do … [Read more...] about India lands on moon’s South Pole and makes history (video)
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Wole Soyinka – Interview – NobelPrize.org
Interview with the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka, 28 April 2005 by freelance journalist Simon Stanford. Soyinka talks about his childhood in Aké; his experiences of the decolonization progress (6:11); how the political activities have influenced his writing (11:27); his being a “lazy writer” (15:37); theatre’s advantage of reaching the audience (19:03); the … [Read more...] about Wole Soyinka – Interview – NobelPrize.org