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The British government knows three things for certain about space. It’s big. It’s cold. It’s expensive.
For a small country, the scale of the challenge is daunting — and lonely. Not long ago, the United Kingdom had access to the joint space initiatives of the European Union such as the Galileo program, a global navigation satellite system that began operations in 2016. Now, as the UK seeks to go it alone post-Brexit, it is likely to face high upfront costs in further development of space technology.
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Read more: Shooting For The Stars: The Case For A CANZUK Space Agency
- Article: https://www.canzukinternational.com/2020/09/shooting-for-the-stars-the-case-for-a-canzuk-space-agency.html
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A man who was recorded as a confirmed case of COVID-19 on Saturday may have contracted the virus during a flight from Christchurch to Auckland, health officials have speculated.
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Read more: Confirmed case may have contracted COVID during flight from Christchurch to Auckland
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One thing here ... there have been cases where symptoms don't show for up 20-25 days. They are rare, but have been known to happen.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event on Sept. 15, pointing out that in recent months, China’s “predatory economic activity,” coupled with its sneaky handling of the coronavirus pandemic, has “awakened” the world to the threat Beijing poses to the international community.
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Read more: The Tide Has Turned' on Global Perceptions of China
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Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a US judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late on Friday (local time).
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One person has died and two others are hospitalised after a serious single-vehicle crash in Dunedin.
Emergency services were called to Ravensbourne Road in Maia at about 3:45am on Sunday.
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A person has been seriously injured and one man is in custody following a firearms incident in Oropi.
Police were called to Mountain Rd in the rural Bay of Plenty district at about 12am on Sunday, where the injured victim was located.
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Read more: Person 'seriously injured' in firearms incident in Oropi, Bay of Plenty
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A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in Christchurch.
The police say they were alerted at about 2pm today to an incident near Hereford St in the central city.
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Read more: Man in critical condition after Christchurch shooting
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President Donald Trump’s administration will block Americans from downloading China-based applications WeChat and TikTok, citing national security concerns. This ban will go in effect on Sunday. U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement “Today’s actions prove once again that President Trump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party.”
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