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NASA Set to Launch Satellite Constellation to Better Track Extreme Storms From Space
NASA is finally, once again, scheduled to get its constellation of small, storm-monitoring satellites into space after a 2022 launch failure tanked two of the six planned cubesats. Launch of the TROPICS mission is set for May 7, at 9:00 p.m. ET from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s North Island.
Moment Brit envoy storms out of UN meeting as Putin’s ‘kid catcher’ wanted for abduction of Ukrainian children speaks
THIS is the moment diplomats from the UK and other countries stormed out of a UN meeting as a Russian mum branded “Putin’s child catcher” spoke.
Ex-music teacher Maria Lvova-Belova, 38, is wanted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court – accused of abducting children from Ukraine and sending them to Russia.
Several ambassadors left the room as Marie Lvova-Belova, top right of screen, started speaking[/caption]
Vladimir Putin and his ‘child catcher’ Lvova-Belova[/caption]
She demanded an informal UN meeting to focus on “evacuating children from conflict zones”.
But Britain and the US blocked the informal conference from being webcast by the UN.
Diplomats from the countries and from Malta and Albania promptly left the room as Lvova-Belova started speaking to UN Security Council members by video.
US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the US joined Britain in blocking the webcast so Lvova-Belova did not have “an international podium to spread disinformation and to try to defend her horrible actions that are taking place in Ukraine”.
After returning to the room after Lvova-Belova had spoken, British diplomat Asima Ghazi-Bouillon told the meeting: “Russia claims it is protecting these children.
“Instead this is a calculated policy that seeks to erase Ukrainian identity and statehood.”
During her statement, Lvova-Belova showed footage of Ukrainian children in Russia, then said: “I want to stress that unlike the Ukrainian side, we don’t use children for propaganda.”
The ICC last month issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin over their alleged involvement in the abductions of children from Ukraine.
A panel of judges agreed that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Vlad and his children’s rights commissioner bore responsibility for the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children.
An investigation by The Sun into Ukraine’s missing children back in September revealed that thousands of children have been deported during Putin’s invasion.
Ukraine’s human rights chief, Dmytro Lubinets, has said 16,226 children were deported and the country has managed to bring back just 308 of them.
Footage meanwhile emerged of Lvova-Belova bragging as she talked about taking a boy from Ukraine during a meeting with Putin.
Since being appointed Putin’s children’s commissioner in 2021, she has portrayed the forced deportation of Ukrainian children as a Russian rescue mission.
She has adopted 18 children and also five biological kids with her husband, a Russian Orthodox priest.
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said last month that the informal meeting had been planned long before the ICC announcement.
He said it was not intended to be a rebuttal of the charges against Putin and Lvova-Belova.
Diplomats have said it is rare for a UN webcast to be blocked.
Lvova-Belova had demanded an informal UN meeting to focus on ‘evacuating children from conflict zones’[/caption]
The ICC last month issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Putin[/caption]
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Stormzy STORMS to #1 on UK Album Chart with ‘This Is What I Mean’
When Stormzy shoots, he scores.
For, the British Rap royal has landed his third #1 on the Official UK Album Chart with his third studio album ‘This Is What I Mean.’
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Boasting contributions from the likes of India.Arie, Ayra Starr, Sampha, and Debbie,
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Rihanna SHATTERS Radio Record with ‘Lift Me Up’ & STORMS the Streaming Scene
Rihanna made her grand return to music with her new song ‘Lift Me Up’ from the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack.
And the haunting hymn is delivering grand results for the Bajan belle.
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Unlocked yesterday (October 28), the track (which was co-written by Tems) serves as the first taste of original material from the superstar (as a lead artist) since the 2016 release of her ‘ANTI’
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Grieving dad storms out of court as Brit teachers of schoolgirl, 12, who drowned in France found not guilty over tragedy
THE dad of a girl who drowned on a school trip has stormed out of court after three teachers were cleared over the tragedy.
Jessica Lawson, 12, died after a pontoon capsized in a lake near the city of Limoges, in France, during a six day adventure holiday with her school.
Jessica Lawson died on a school trip to France[/caption]
Teachers Steven Layne, left, and Chantelle Lewis leaving the court[/caption]
The children from the Hull school had gone for a swim in Maury park in Liginiac and were jumping off an orange pontoon.
More than 20 children had climbed on to the platform, which was designed for less than half that number when it collapsed, flipping over as it did so.
Teachers Steven Layne, Chantelle Lewis and Daisy Stathers were cleared of any wrongdoing, at a court in the district of Tulle.
Head of jurisdiction in Tulle, Marie-Sophie Waguette said: “There is therefore no evidence to show that they were negligent, therefore you are found not guilty.”
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Jessica’s dad, Tony Lawson, left the courtroom when the verdicts were announced, with both Ms Lewis and Ms Stathers breaking down into tears.
The lifeguard on duty at the time, Leo Lemaire, and the local authority in the town of Liginiac were also found not guilty over her death.
The prosecution had alleged none of teachers could see where Jessica was during the swim due to a lack of surveillance.
Ms Waguette told the court the teachers had “not failed to comply with their requirement to monitor the activity”.
“The area was being surveyed by the lifeguard, the lifeguard was present, the flag was green,” she said.
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“There was not any reason to think that the floating platform could turn over.”
A lawyer for the schoolgirl’s family Eloi Chan said they hoped the public prosecutor would appeal the court’s decision, pointing to many issues.
“A young girl of 12 disappeared, the pontoon was dangerous and there was an obvious lack of surveillance. Another court must hear this,” said the lawyer.
The trial earlier heard how Ms Lewis “started to panic” during the incident and “asked ‘where’s Jess’?”
Her colleague, Ms Stathers, said she also became “increasingly panicked” after realising Jessica was missing.
“But there were 23 other students we were trying to get out (of the water) so I was trying to stay calm.”
The teacher who was in charge of the trip, Mr Layne, told the court he thought the pontoon was a safety feature.
The schoolgirl’s mother, Brenda Lawson, said her family had been through “torturous suffering” since her daughter’s death, describing her as “full of fun, laughter and care”.
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Mr Lawson has revealed how Jessica’s death has traumatised the couple so much is has cost them their jobs and family home.
He says his family are now living hand-to-mouth in Portugal
“This devastated our lives, our business, our daughters. Our lives are
unrecognisable.”