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Hours before a ban on their vehicles comes into effect, Russian and Belarusian truck drivers were stuck in a long queue near the Kukuryk-Kozlovichi border crossing in Poland on Saturday (April 16).

Drone footage captured a long line of freight trucks backed up on the road from Poland into Belarus.

“There are still many kilometres to drive… so it’s unrealistic,” said Dmitry, a truck driver from Belarus on his chances of crossing the border in time.

“I don’t know how long it will take. We’re moving forward but very slowly,” he added.

European Union countries sharing borders with Russia and Belarus have barred some cargo vehicles registered in the two countries from entering since Friday (April 8) due to sanctions, the Russian customs service said on Saturday (April 9).

Vehicles used as international transport that have Russian and Belarusian number plates will not be able to move goods on EU territory, the Russian customs service said.

Russian and Belarusian trucks were given time until the end of Saturday (April 16) to exit the bloc’s territory. Due to the trucks being backed up for kilometres, thousands of vehicles are at risk of not crossing the border in time.

Unsure of how the sanctions coming into force will affect him, Dmitry said: “We are not alone here, there are (drivers from) Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, standing in the queue. And we can’t say how it will turn out.”

Belarus on Friday (April 15) announced a ban on trucks registered in the European Union from entering its territory, Interfax news agency quoted the transport ministry saying.

Published : April 17, 2022

By : Reuters

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The head of the Russian navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, has met with crew members from the sunken missile cruiser Moskva and said they would continue to serve in the navy, the defence ministry said on Saturday (April 16).

On Thursday (April 14), Russia said the Moskva sank after an ammunition explosion. Ukraine said it hit the vessel, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, with a missile.

The Russian defence ministry released a 26-second video showing Yevmenov and two other officers standing outside in front of around 100 sailors on a parade ground. It showed them speaking to one man.

The ministry did not say when the meeting took place.

Russia has said all of the 500 crew were rescued after the blast late on Wednesday (April 13).

Ukrainian officials have said some of those on board died but have provided no evidence for the claims.

Published : April 17, 2022

By : Reuters

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country’s nuclear capabilities, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Sunday (April 17).

“The new-type tactical guided weapon system … is of great significance in drastically improving the firepower of the frontline long-range artillery units and enhancing the efficiency in the operation of tactical nukes of the DPRK,” KCNA said.

DPRK stands for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

KCNA did not say when the test took place but the North’s state media usually reports on the leader’s activities a day later.

The latest launch came less than a month after North Korea resumed testing its intercontinental ballistic missiles for the first time since 2017. Officials in Seoul and Washington also say there are signs it could soon resume testing nuclear weapons.

Published : April 17, 2022

By : Reuters

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Twelve people were injured, 10 of them by gunfire, in a shooting that erupted on Saturday (April 16) inside a shopping mall in Columbia, South Carolina, and three people were taken into custody, police said.

Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook said the shooting at the Columbiana Centre mall was not believed to have been a random act of violence but rather stemmed from “some kind of conflict” among a group of armed individuals who knew each other.

However, details surrounding the shooting remained sketchy, he said. Local media outlets reported a heavy presence of police and emergency personnel at the mall about 10 miles north of downtown Columbia, the state capital.

No one was killed in the incident, which unfolded at about 2 p.m. local time. But 10 people were struck by gunfire, and eight of them were transported to area hospitals. Of those, two were listed in critical but stable condition and six in stable condition, Holbrook told a news briefing hours later.

The gunshot victims ranged in age from 73 to 15, he said. Two other people were injured in a “stampede” of bystanders running for safety.

At least three people were found to have been carrying firearms inside the mall, and at least one of them fired a weapon, Holbrook said. Three individuals were detained in connection with the shooting, he said.

Published : April 17, 2022

By : Reuters

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“The China Manned Space Agency is well on the way to those goals, and this mission has shown they are capable of long-term space flight, which makes Earth’s future goals and plans for the Moon and beyond exciting,” an Australian scholar said.

The Shenzhou-13 mission has been a success, said an Australian scholar in astrophysics.

Dr. Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist and cosmologist at the Australian National University (ANU), told Xinhua that the task was “important to move forward with a long-term space station and full operation.”
 

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday. Tucker noted that the Shenzhou-13 mission had the big task of getting the Tianhe module and the Tiangong Space Station ready, with spacewalks and even video lessons to school kids on Earth.

The astronauts were sent into space onboard the Shenzhou-13 spaceship and entered Tianhe on Oct. 16, 2021. They had lived and worked in the space station complex for 183 days, the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts on a single mission, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

They have completed multiple tasks over the past few months, including two extravehicular activities, two live science lectures, and a number of sci-tech experiments and application projects. They also used manual teleoperation equipment for the first time, operating the cargo craft and the space station for rendezvous and docking.

Students attend a livestreamed popular-science lecture given by Chinese astronauts from China

“It was great that it went relatively smooth and definitely a success,” said Tucker.

“Six months has now become the normal length for a mission on the International Space Station and so this mission is on par with the Russians and Americans,” he added.
According to him, over the next few missions, finalizing the full operation of Tiangong is critical. This will allow for years of science and operation.”

In a previous interview, Tucker has said that as the International Space Station started to show its age, it would be important that Tiangong is operating and can perform science into the future.

Talking about his expectation for China’s development in aerospace, he said it was the Moon.

“CMSA is well on the way to those goals, and this mission has shown they are capable of long-term space flight, which makes Earth’s future goals and plans for the Moon and beyond exciting,” Tucker said.

Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Jan. 8, 2022 shows the Shenzhou-13 astronauts in China
 

Published : April 16, 2022

By : Xinhua

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Astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu are out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship, all in good physical condition.

Astronaut Zhai Zhigang is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

Astronaut Zhai Zhigang is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

Astronaut Wang Yaping is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

Astronaut Ye Guangfu is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

Astronaut Ye Guangfu is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

Published : April 16, 2022

By : Xinhua