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The Americans landed people on the moon in 1969 with less computing power than our contemporary phones. So, why do we find it so hard to land on the moon today? Heard that before? We have. It’s become one of those irritating cliches that contain an element of truth. It’s also a question that deserves an answer, with Russia, India, the United States, China, Japan and Israel all racing to get to the moon again — sometimes within a week of each other. The US and China want to send humans to the moon Missions to the moon have varied goals, but the main one…

Despite being an old soccer tournament — held for the first time 67 years ago — the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is still one of the most difficult competitions to predict. In 37 editions, 15 countries have lifted the trophy. Virtually every continental powerhouse has at least won it once and some smaller countries have also been able to go all the way, like Zambia in 2012. In recent years, AFCON has favored big teams like Algeria or Senegal. However, history has shown that anything can happen during the tournament. Just ask Didier Drogba, considered by many to be one…

Skip next section Russia attacks Ukrainian ammunition and drone facilities 01/13/2024January 13, 2024Russia attacks Ukrainian ammunition and drone facilities Moscow announced a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian facilities producing ammunition and drones, saying it destroyed all its targets. “This morning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike… against facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex,” the Defense Ministry said in a daily briefing. Targeted facilities included places producing shells, gunpowder and unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said. https://p.dw.com/p/4bCZeSkip next section Ukraine reports overnight Russian drone barrage01/13/2024January 13, 2024Ukraine reports overnight Russian drone barrageUkraine has come under…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin. The long-awaited move cleared the way for 11 ETFs to list on leading exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange. The regulators made it clear the decision “did not approve or endorse bitcoin.” An ETF would provide a way to invest in bitcoin without having to buy the cryptocurrency outright. Less than 24 hours before the approval, the SEC described as “unauthorized” a social media statement announcing the ETFs approval. The price of bitcoin briefly spiked Tuesday after the announcement. What does the SEC…

A landslide hit northwest Colombia on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring some 30 others, local authorities said. The avalanche covered a highway on a busy municipal road linking the cities of Medellin and Quibdo. President Gustavo Petro said his government would provide all support needed, describing it in a social media post as a “horrible tragedy.” What do we know about the landslide? People got out of their vehicles when the mudslide hit the road to “take shelter in a house” near the municipality of Carmen de Atrato, an official from the governor’s office in Choco department…

Liverpool fans have called on the club to enable terminally ill Sven-Goran Eriksson to realise his unfilled wish of managing the team.The former England manager, who has pancreatic cancer with about a year left to live at the “best case”, told Sky News’ Niall Paterson of his footballing regret at never having taken the helm at Anfield. Eriksson, like his father, has been a lifelong supporter of the Merseyside club. Image: The former England manager is ‘a popular fella’. Pic: AP In response to the poignant interview, supporters have backed the idea of the 75-year-old managing the LFC Legends side…

At 30 meters long, 10 meters wide (98 feet) and with a pointy nose, the X-59 is NASA’s promise to kick-start a new age of super-sonic flights — a plane that would allow people to fly from one continent to another, across oceans, in just hours. With the dimensions of a blue-whale, the X-59 could be a spaceship or a military jet fighter.  This is a “new chapter” in supersonic flight, said the space agency’s Peter Coen, integration manager for the “Quesst” mission. What are supersonic flights? They are aircrafts that can travel at speed greater than the speed of sound. While they…

Born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1907, Elizabeth “Lee” Miller showed an early interest in the arts and Europe, moving to Paris at age 18 to study lighting, costume and design at a theater school. A year later, she moved to New York City, studying theater, drawing and painting. Lee Miller started modeling in the late 1920s, posing for legendary photographers such as Edward Steichen and George Huyningen-HueneImage: Martin Schutt/picture alliance/dpa The accidental model Soon after, she became one of the most sought-after models in New York, purely by accident, when Conde Montrose Nast, the publisher of Vogue magazine, saved her from getting run…

When international footballers wear the colors of their nations to represent them at continental or global tournaments, they are usually driven by pride and honor — but players’ desire to succeed runs a lot deeper in Africa.  Football tournaments, such as the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), provide opportunities for players to reap the rewards of the hard work they put in to reach the top of their game.  Financial rewards in the form of bonuses paid to football players are considered compensation for past struggles and private investments made into players’ futures, some analysts have told DW. However, the payment of bonuses has become…

The atmosphere in the region along the border between Lebanon and Israel is already pretty close to what war feels like.  Unmanned Israeli drones whizz through the air, the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia exchanges fire with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and most civilians have left the region on both sides of the border. “I fear that Hezbollah drags us into a war that we, the Lebanese, have nothing to do with, and Lebanon is not ready for war,” a 40-year-old resident of Beirut, who asked to not publish his name for fear of retribution, told DW. “Everything in the country, including hospitals and infrastructure, is…