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Police in Northern Ireland declare security alert after reports of a car bomb explosion
Apr 26, 2026 - World 
Police in Northern Ireland have declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station
The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon?
Apr 26, 2026 - World 
The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walkThe world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China. And China may well win.Both countries plan to build inhabited lunar bases – the first settlement on another celestial body – as well as searching for rare resources and using the deep space environment to test technology for future crewed missions to Mars. Continue reading...
The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk
Apr 26, 2026 - World
The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution
Philippine officials say 2 Americans among suspected communist rebels killed in clash with troops
Apr 26, 2026 - World
Philippine officials say two Americans were among 19 suspected communist guerrillas, who were killed in clashes with Filipino troops in a central province a week ago
Despite Russia’s war, one Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil
Apr 26, 2026 - World
Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago
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