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By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. “We lost communication, so we have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface,” founder and Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said on […]

By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. “We lost communication, so we have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface,” founder and Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said on […]

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign, two sources told Reuters late on Tuesday, as the leftist president faces delays and opposition to his agenda, in particular a health reform. Several ministries and Petro’s communications team did not immediately respond to requests for comment on prospects for a reshuffle. Petro’s health reform has faced resistance in Congress and even from some of his […]

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign, two sources told Reuters late on Tuesday, as the leftist president faces delays and opposition to his agenda, in particular a health reform. Several ministries and Petro’s communications team did not immediately respond to requests for comment on prospects for a reshuffle. Petro’s health reform has faced resistance in Congress and even from some of his […]

(Refiles to add dropped word ‘and’ in first paragraph) BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign, two sources told Reuters late on Tuesday, as the leftist president faces delays and opposition to his agenda, in particular a health reform. Several ministries and Petro’s communications team did not immediately respond to requests for comment on prospects for a reshuffle. Petro’s health reform has faced resistance […]

(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blamed the West for a deadlock over the future of a Black Sea grain deal. Moscow has seen “practically no results” from the pact for its grain and fertilizer exports, he said. LAVROV AT U.N. * Lavrov, during a news conference at the United Nations covering several topics, said there would be a reaction in due course to the letter sent to Russian […]

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign, two sources told Reuters late on Tuesday, as the leftist president faces delays opposition to his agenda, in particular a health reform. Several ministries and Petro’s communications team did not immediately respond to requests for comment on prospects for a reshuffle. Petro’s health reform has faced resistance in Congress and even from some of his political allies. […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel kicked off annual Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday evening though tens of thousands of people decided instead to again protest at divisive plans by the government to push through restrictions on the judiciary. As dignitaries and honoured guests held the annual torch lighting ceremony in Jerusalem, protesters gathered in Tel Aviv waving blue and white Israeli flags that have become a symbol of the weekly protests […]

By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. “We lost communication, so we have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface,” founder and Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said on […]