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SpaceX's Starlink working with Ukraine to counteract Russian drones using satellite system

SpaceX's Starlink is working with Ukraine's armed forces to counteract Russian drones using the satellite internet system to strike targets deep inside Ukrainian territory, a military-focused think tank says.

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Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil's reliance on hydropower

The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world's largest, was designed to channel water from the Xingu River in a way that would avoid the need for large reservoirs, which could flood surrounding areas.

U.S. ambassador warns of China's growing manufacturing dominance

The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China's dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come.

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Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children

A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they were sleeping at night, authorities said Thursday - the latest of dozens of casualties caused by extreme weather in the impoverished country in recent days.

The European Union sanctions 15 officials and 6 organizations in Iran over brutal crackdown on protesters

The European Union sanctions 15 officials and 6 organizations in Iran over brutal crackdown on protesters