Rosalind Franklin
Europe, Russia’s mission to Mars runs into speed bump after two failed parachute tests
Europe and Russia’s joint robotic mission to Mars has hit a snag after the parachutes needed for landing the spacecraft on the Red Planet failed in two back-to-back tests. There isn’t much time left to fix and test the issue before its scheduled launch in the summer of 2020. If the mission team cannot meet the 2020 deadline, they’ll have to wait until 2022 to try again.
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South Africa on the edge over new radical sect terror group
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US warns against travel to Tanzania over same-sex unions row
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Convicted Orji Kalu: 2023, here we come
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, over N7.65billion fraud, by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, while being led out of the court by the Correctional Service officers on Thursday said ‘2023, here we come’.
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Court orders former governors who serve as ministers, senators to return their pensions
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HIV/AIDS: Cross River not safe despite two percent prevalence rate – governor
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