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New Chinese satellite enters assembly stage
China's satellite producer Galaxy Space announced that its new broadband communication satellite has entered the assembly stage after the company completed the development of satellite payloads
The satellite will be the second of the Beijing-based company, which aims to build a broadband satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit and create a global 5G communication network, reports news agency Xinhua.
Its first communication satellite was sent into space in January this year.
US teacher placed on leave for 'pretend you are a slave' assignment
A school teacher has forcefully been placed on administrative leave in Iowa City of the USA after he reportedly assigned students to pretend like a black slave and write their feelings, reports AP.
US banning use of WeChat, TikTok for national security
The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the US using TikTok and WeChat starting from Sunday.
Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity, justice for all: UN
The United Nations is marking the first-ever International Equal Pay Day on Friday drawing attention to the gender pay gap and the systemic inequalities it is rooted in.
UK government cautions on virus
Fresh restrictions on social gatherings in England appear to be on the cards as the British government seeks to suppress a sharp spike in new coronavirus infections.
China introducing measures to improve elderly care services
China is going to introduce new measures to improve the management of nursing homes and standardise the services for sound growth of the elderly care service industry, an official said Thursday.
UN calls for solidarity, cooperation to fight Covid-19
As global Covid-19 cases surpassed 30 million, United Nations (UN) officials again urged the international community to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to tackle the situation.
New wave of famine could sweep the globe: UN officials
The global hunger crisis caused by conflict and compounded by COVID-19 pandemic is moving into a dangerous phase, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.
Covid-19 poses enormous threat to peace: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding risks to peace everywhere.
India records 96k new COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rose to 5,214,677 on Friday morning, as the country has recorded 96,424 new cases in the past 24 hours.