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James Webb Space Telescope ready for a Christmas launch.

Christmas Launch Now for the James Webb Space Telescope

Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Weather is nudging the James Webb Space Telescope from December 24 to a Christmas Day launch. NASA and Arianespace successfully completed the Launch Readiness Review for the James Webb Space Telescope on Dec. 21. The team authorized the Ariane 5 rocket carrying Webb to rollout and the start[Read More…]

Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt and Ms. Pwint Phyu Latt

Myanmar: Interfaith Peace Activists Freed in Amnesty

Immediately release remaining political prisoners, repeal unjust laws YANGON-(ENEWSPF)- Fortify Rights today welcomes the release of interfaith peace activists Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt and Ms. Pwint Phyu Latt from Mandalay prison, where they languished for nearly two years. Fortify Rights and other human rights organizations repeatedly called for their immediate and unconditional[Read More…]

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SES and CCNL Conduct Satellite Installer Training in Nigeria

State-of-the-art installer training programme to support CCNL’s growth in Nigeria LUXEMBOURG & ABUJA, Nigeria–(BUSINESS WIRE)-(ENEWSPF)-SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today an Elevate satellite installer training programme together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL). The training will run for four days and will see over 50 installers being trained with[Read More…]

Azerbaijan: Activists Face Bogus Drug Charges

Berlin-(ENEWSPF)- Azerbaijani authorities are using spurious drug charges to pursue long prison sentences against two youth activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges apparently are in retaliation for painting graffiti on a monument. The authorities should immediately free them and investigate credible allegations that they were ill-treated in police custody.[Read More…]

Brighter Era Depends on Advancing Sustainable Development while Empowering Women, Young People, Secretary-General Tells University Event in Mauritius

New York-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the University of Mauritius, in Port Louis today: Mo bien contente visite sa jolie paie Maurice et surout joine banne jeunes de Universite de Maurice.  [I’m happy to be in beautiful Mauritius and with the young people[Read More…]

Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria Visits Damascus

New York-(ENEWSPF)- The investigators of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2235 (2015), visited Damascus last week.  They met with Syrian authorities and reviewed information related to the nine cases that were identified for in-depth[Read More…]

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