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Moscow plans to contribute its expertise in “nuclear space energy” to a joint lunar program with China, including a nuclear power plant on the moon,  Russia’s space agency chief Yuri Borisov said on Monday. Borisov warned that solar panels would not be enough to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to potential lunar settlements. “Today we are seriously considering a project — somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 — to deliver and install a power unit on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues,” Borisov said during a youth event. Borisov (r) served as Russia’s deputy prime minister before taking…

A luxury hotel is offering a free night’s stay to guests if their trip is ruined by too much rain.The five-star InterContinental in Singapore said its “rain resist bliss” package would act as a form of insurance for holidaymakers thinking of staying in the city state. However, it is reportedly only available for customers who book one of the hotel’s suites – with prices ranging from £500 to £2,635 a night. Image: The Intercontinental Hotel in Singapore. Pic: Alamy For the offer to be claimed, it must also rain for a total of 120 cumulative minutes within any four-hour period…

An official probe into the sexual misconduct allegations at Tour du Rwanda has been launched. The Rwandan Investigations Bureau (RIB) says it is taking the recently surfaced claims of sexual abuse and exploitation of young women working during the prestigious cycling event seriously. However, rumors of alleged abuses taking place during the race had persisted for years, without anyone coming as a whistle-blower to file any oficial report. Rwandan authorities are hoping this finally might change now. The Tour du Rwanda is an annual international competition for top cyclists in the world.Judoka Marie Dinkel: ‘I thought I couldn’t speak up’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports…

Containing the rise of China — then already threatening to dethrone the United States as the world’s largest economy — was a key campaign promise by Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 US presidential election. Citing Beijing’s unfair trade practices that included dumping cheap products on the global market, obstructing access to China’s domestic market and stealing intellectual property, Trump vowed to levy tariffs on his Asian rival and bring manufacturing jobs back to the US. The first measures started to take effect a year into Trump’s presidency, initially on Chinese solar panels and washing machines, before expanding to thousands of Chinese-made…

This article includes accounts of rape and physical assault Seven men have been accused of brutally gang raping a Spanish tourist in the Dumka district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The 28-year-old vlogger and her 64-year-old husband have been traveling the world on their motorcycles for several years.  The attack took place on March 1 around 300 km (186 miles) from the state capital Ranchi, where the couple was spending the night in a tent, police said. They had decided to camp in the town since they found no hotels to stay at overnight. “They raped me, they took…

Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash involving a training aircraft and a passenger plane in Kenya, police say.The aircraft collided above Nairobi National Park in the capital, sending the smaller plane crashing down.The bigger plane, a Dash 8 operated by Safarilink Aviation, had 44 people on board, including five crew.It was heading to the coastal tourist resort town of Diani when crew reported a loud bang soon after take-off from Wilson Airport and decided to turn back, the airline reported.”I can confirm a student and a trainer [on the training aircraft]… died during the incident,” Nairobi county…

This article includes accounts of rape and physical assault. Three Indian men have appeared in court for the gang rape of a Brazilian-Spanish tourist who was on a motorcycle tour of India with her husband. Seven men are accused of carrying out the brutal attack. Police are hunting for four other suspects, reports said on Monday. “We have formed a team to hunt the remaining suspects,” senior local police officer Pitamber Singh Kherwar said. “We have to ensure strict punishment.” What do we know about the attack? The rape took place on Friday night in the Dumka district of the eastern Indian…

Although the borders between Egypt and Gaza are closed, leaving the besieged Palestinian enclave is still possible ― but only if you have enough money. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have always been able to enter Egypt via the Rafah crossing if they had the right documents, connections and cash. “For years, a network of Egypt and Gaza-based travel agents and fixers have offered fast-tracked passages through Rafah for a price, ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars,” the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, or OCCRP, wrote in late January. The cost of the exit process, colloquially known as “coordination,” used to be…

Ukraine said it has damaged one of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet patrol ships and 18 drones from Moscow were shot down over Odesa. Kyiv’s military intelligence (GUR) said on Telegram its special unit “Group 13” attacked Russia’s Sergey Kotov near the Kerch Strait in Crimea. They added “a strike by Magura V5 maritime drones” damaged the ship’s “stern, starboard and port sides”.Follow latest: Leaked recording a ‘wake-up call’Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, also said on Telegram after the attack: “The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a symbol of occupation. It cannot be in the Ukrainian Crimea.” Last…

The European Union on Monday hit tech giant Apple with an antitrust fine worth €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion). The statement said that the company had been unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over those of its rivals. What was the reason for the fine? “The Commission found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app,” the European Commission said in a statement. “This is illegal under EU antitrust rules.” Apple charges a 30% fee for sales made through apps in the iOS operating…