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By Tim Hepher PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – France is pressing ahead with a space summit shunned by the U.S. tech giants and hampered by a lower-than-expected turnout from European leaders as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a stronger role for Europe in the competitive maelstrom of space. Organisers had billed the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 as a forum for decision-makers, corporations and scientists from […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Versant Media’s MS Now cable network is rolling out a membership program featuring live Q&A sessions, allowing users to directly chat with its anchors and reporters, as the company leans on direct-to-consumer offerings to boost engagement. The membership will be available for purchase on Apple and Google app stores and the MS Now website, the company said, adding that it would roll it out to more […]

NAIROBI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi on Tuesday to get travel documents to return home, saying they feared violence even after Kenya announced a temporary amnesty for undocumented East Africans in the country. Many said they had faced threats after Kenyan President William Ruto last week told authorities to close down all small-scale businesses operated by foreign traders as that work should […]

(SRN NEWS)-The group One Million Moms says parents need to be aware of “Coven Academy” — a new program streaming on Disney-Plus that follows the exploits of a group of young women learning to be witches.  The OMM report says “Coven Academy uses New Orleans as its backdrop, where teen witches and warlocks are caught up in what Disney describes as “supernatural wars, forbidden love interests, and influential, dangerous desires.”  Brought […]

(SRN NEWS)-The Church of England has sparked outrage across the United Kingdom by signing a multi-year deal with a London nightclub to host all-night dance parties and other musical events inside the iconic 300-year-old building.  St. Paul’s is the most important church in London.  It is the site of royal weddings and funerals and the list of legendary British figures who are buried within its walls includes Lord Nelson and […]

(SRN NEWS)- A growing number of people on the Continent who were baptized in the Catholic Church as children are now declaring themselves non-religious and are demanding that the church erase their baptismal records.  The claim is that the records violate the European Union’s data-protection law and the Court of Justice of the European Union is considering the case.  Catholic officials say the EU has no authority over internal church documents.  Brought to you by […]

ROME (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. Mayor Robert Gualtieri presented the recently restored “Painted City” fresco and “Great Mosaic” that were discovered in an underground gallery during excavations in the 1990s of the Baths of Trajan […]

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were surprised by the way Buckingham Palace released a letter that made clear they remain non-working members of the royal family even though they have returned to the United Kingdom. The letter, sent on behalf of King Charles III to senior government and military officials, caught the couple off guard when it was released to the media on Monday in part […]

BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a suspect Tuesday in connection with a series of attacks on power distribution systems across Germany which had led to a massive, dayslong search. A 48-year-old man was arrested near a power plant in Weisweiler, in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The man, whose name and nationality were not given in line with German privacy rules but has been widely identified by local media […]