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At least a dozen Indians have been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces in the country’s war with Ukraine with reports saying one of them was killed in a missile strike. Hemal Ashwinbhai from Gujarat state died in a missile attack last week, The Hindu newspaper reported over the weekend. Hemal’s father had told the BBC on 23 February that he spoke to his son three days ago. He said that he was posted 20-22km (12-13 miles) inside Ukraine’s border and called him every few days when he got access to the mobile network. The distraught families of the remaining…

Visitors from China have claimed they were banned from a German military plane at a recent airshow, prompting an apology from manufacturer Airbus. The incident allegedly took place at the Singapore Airshow, one of the region’s largest exhibitions of commercial and military aviation. The claims have gone viral on Chinese social media, sparking controversy. German officials have yet to comment. Airbus said it was sorry for “any inconvenience caused”. In one widely-circulated video filmed by a Chinese blogger on the weekend, a woman wearing Airbus identification is seen asking him for his nationality. The man was attempting to enter an…

Japan’s Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the country’s space agency said on Monday. “Last night, a command was sent to #SLIM and a response received,” Jaxa said on X, formerly Twitter. The craft was put into sleep mode after an awkward landing in January left its solar panels facing the wrong way and unable to generate power. A change in sunlight direction later allowed it to send pictures back but it shut down again as lunar night fell. Jaxa said at the time that Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) was not designed for the harsh lunar…

China’s space agency has revealed the names of the spacecraft that it hopes will take Chinese astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade. In a news release over the weekend, the China Manned Space Agency said development was “progressing well” on the spaceship Mengzhou, or Dream Vessel, the lander, Lanyue, or Embracing the Moon, and a super-heavy-lift carrier rocket named Long March 10. The craft are part of an ambitious program Beijing hopes will confirm its status as a major space power. China has not released a date for its expected manned lunar mission but has said it…

Kenneth Mitchell, an actor who appeared in the series “Star Trek: Discovery” and Marvel’s “Captain Marvel,” has died, his family announced in a statement shared on his verified social media Sunday. He was 49. “With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and dear friend,” the family’s statement read. Mitchell was diagnosed with ALS in 2018. He and his family shared periodic updates about his health in recent years. In August, Mitchell marked the fifth anniversary of his diagnosis in a post on Instagram. “My brother humorously mentioned that they don’t really have a…

Hundreds of posters and memorabilia items from a public art project – Poems On The Underground – have been donated to Cambridge University Library. The scheme began in 1986 with posters displayed across London’s Tube network, featuring the words of literary greats. Among the archive is a letter from the late poet Philip Larkin, who died before he could see his own words displayed in print on the Tube. The university said the archive was now available to anyone by consultation. Poems On The Underground was initially conceived by writers Judith Chernaik, Gerard Benson and Cicely Herbert. Among the many…

The Royal Mint has unveiled a new collectable coin featuring the late pop star George Michael. Michael, who grew up in Hertfordshire, formed Wham! with fellow Bushey Meads School pupil Andrew Ridgeley. The collectable features a headshot of Michael wearing his trademark sunglasses and an engraving of the refrain from his song Faith. The colours black and red feature on part of the coin, as they were used prominently throughout his career. George Michael Entertainment said it was “deeply honoured” by the tribute from the Royal Mint. It added that the singer would have been “enormously proud and genuinely touched…

The US Supreme Court is set to make a pivotal decision about what Americans can see on social media as it takes up two cases this week that could transform the internet as we know it. On Monday, the court will consider arguments on whether to give Texas and Florida significantly more control over social media platforms and their content, highlighting the central role that those services now play in modern American life. The crux of the matter: Can these platforms decide for themselves what content goes on their sites — and what can be removed? The states want to…

When you hear the term “muscle memory,” it conjures up images of your muscles being able to memorize certain movements, such as dribbling a soccer ball or playing “Happy Birthday” on the piano. But while muscle memory is real, that’s not what is actually going on in your body. What’s more, science says there are two different kinds of muscle memory. One type, neurological, is tied to the recall of learned activity, while the other form, physiological, is related to the regrowth of actual muscle tissue. Understanding how both kinds of muscle memory work can help you get off to a strong start…

For the last three decades, Peeyush Mittal has frequently driven the 185 miles from the Indian capital to the city of Jaipur. The journey always took him 6 hours. “For 30 years there’s been this promise of doing that journey in three hours. It has never been possible,” said Mittal, a portfolio manager at Matthews Asia, a San Francisco-based investment fund. “They’ve expanded the highway, gone from one lane to two lane to three lane, everything has been done. But that journey has always remained six hours.” Except last year, when he cruised at 75 miles per hour on a new…