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China’s lunar probe Chang’e-6 successfully landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday and collected samples, state media reported, marking the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme.Chang’e-6 landed in the vast South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest impact craters in the solar system, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration.According to the agency, this will be the first time samples have been taken from a little-explored area of the moon’s surface.Chang’e-6 is on a technically complex 53-day mission that began on May 3.The probe descended from an orbit about 200 kilometers (125…
Sikkim Assembly Elections Results 2024 Live: Former footballer and SDF leader Baichung Bhutia (left), Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM leader Prem Singh Tamang (centre) and SDF chairman Pawan Kumar Chamling (right). (Photo: Facebook)Sikkim State Election Results 2024 Live: Sunday’s early leads suggest that the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is set to retain power in the Sikkim state assembly elections. The party is leading in 28 of the 32 seats in the state assembly. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang’s wife Krishna Kumari Rai is leading in Namuchi Singittan and SKM’s Puran Kumar Gurung is leading in Chujachen, while Pawan Kumar Chamling’s…
Despite a spectacular finish to the 108th Indy 500 race, there’s no rest for tired drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series.The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix continues a grueling race weekend of action that began with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in mid-April and doesn’t end until Road America on June 9th.IndyCar teams will have been on the race track for seven of the eight weeks, including road courses, street courses and, in the biggest race of the season, oval courses.IndyCar points leader Alex Palou, who finished fifth in the 108th Indy 500, enters the Chevrolet GP as last…
Zhang Zhilei defeats Deontay Wilder. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)In a battle of two knockout artists, Zhang Zhilei took the lead by knocking out former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in the fifth round.Neither fighter was particularly impressive overall, but Wilder had a particularly bad night, looking tentative again as commentators speculated his career was nearing its end, and while both fighters seemed well aware of the other’s strength, it was Zhang who held his own.Zhang clearly hurt Wilder in the second round but couldn’t finish it, ending in surprising fashion when a missed right hook sent Wilder spinning and…
Lionel Messi scored a goal but Inter Miami drew 3-3 with St. Louis in MLS action on Saturday. (Chris Aljun)Eastern Conference leader Lionel Messi and Inter Miami drew 3-3 with St. Louis on Saturday, but a late VAR intervention prevented them from suffering a second straight home defeat.Inter, who lost at home to Atlanta on Wednesday, looked to be suffering another painful defeat in the dying seconds of the game when a Luis Suarez own goal in the 68th minute gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead.But with time running out, Miami substitute Julian Gresel’s long ball found Jordi Alba, who…
A dangerous TikTok trend is gaining momentum as experts warn of dire consequences. Castor oil has become a social media craze, with posts using the hashtag “#Castoroil” being shared more than 60,000 times. What is the “#Castoroil” TikTok trend? (Pixabay) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The seed oil from this plant is highly regarded as a remedy for hair growth and complexion problems, and TikTok creators say it can also “detoxify” the body. Aside from detoxifying, they also recommend drinking the oil to help with weight loss and fighting off serious illnesses. Get exclusive access to the latest news on India’s…
Do you love crossword puzzles but don’t have the time to sit down and solve a full-sized newspaper puzzle all day? Then The Mini is for you! A simplified version of the famous New York Times crossword puzzle, The Mini is an easy way to test your crossword puzzle skills every day in a much shorter amount of time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). The Mini is smaller and simpler than a regular crossword puzzle, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easier – stumbling over a single clue could mean the difference between…
Sikkim State Election Results 2024 Live: Counting of votes for the Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 began at 6 am. The state’s ruling party, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), is seeking re-election in the state and the opposition SDF wants to defeat it. Besides the SKM and SDF, candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress and People’s Action Party of Sikkim (CAP-S) also contested the 2024 Sikkim state elections. Gangtok, April 19 (ANI): Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang shows off his ink-stained fingers after casting his vote in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in…
A Boston-area fifth-grade teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after holding a mock slave auction and using racist slurs during class, the local schools superintendent announced.Gregory L. Martineau, superintendent of Northborough and Southborough public schools, wrote a letter to parents Wednesday detailing the incident and offering an apology.Teachers at Margaret A. Neary Elementary School in Southborough, Massachusetts, about 30 miles west of Boston, held a mock slave auction in January as part of a history lesson on the economies of the Southern colonies, Martineau said.As part of the impromptu auction, educators used two children of color at the…
CNN — Hanging the American flag upside down is seen as a signal of distress, has embroiled Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in controversy and is now being done by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the former president’s conviction in a hush money trial. Prominent Trump supporters, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, posted photos of the upside-down flag on social media shortly after a New York jury convicted Trump on Thursday. Flynn, a retired three-star general, made the image his profile picture. By Friday, pro-Trump social media accounts were flooded…