SOUTH KOREA
<strong>First lunar orbiter launched</strong>
The country’s first lunar orbiter has launched on a year-long mission to observe the moon, Seoul said yesterday. Danuri a portmanteau of the Korean words for “noon” and “enjoy” was launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida by SpaceX. It aims to reach the moon by the middle of December. “South Korea’s first lunar orbiter ‘Danuri’ left for space at 8:08am on August 5, 2022,” the Ministry of Science and ICT wrote on Twitter, sharing a video of the rocket blasting off. Danuri “successfully entered orbit toward the moon,” Vice
LONDON: The UK Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced on Friday that migrants who have been convicted of a criminal offense will soon be required to scan their faces using facial recognition technology. The Home Office said that the scheme will involve “daily monitoring of individuals subject to immigration control,” with the requirement to wear either a fitted ankle
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