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The Starship V3 Super Heavy vehicle known as Booster 19 stands on Pad 2 at SpaceX's Starbase site. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) SpaceX's biggest, most powerful Starship to date just breathed fire for the first time. On Monday (March 16), the company conducted a static fire test with Starship…

TransAstra developed the Capture Bag to grab asteroids or defunct satellites. This render shows a spacecraft powered by TransAstra's Omnivore Solar Thermal Propulsion moving the asteroid to a near-Earth orbit for processing. Credit: TransAstra SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the…

A Federal High Court in Delta State has ruled that Nigerians are legally permitted to record police officers during stop-and-search operations in public spaces. Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa delivered the judgment on Tuesday while ruling on a fundamental rights suit filed by lawyer Maxwell Nosakhare Uwaifo against the Inspector-General of Police,…

Civil Society, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Muslim History Month poster- artist Siddhesh Gautam DELHI, India, Mar 18 2026 (IPS) - In public discourse today, Muslims often appear as subjects of debate rather than authors of their…

Homepage > News > Business > Mastercard buys BVNK; England not budging on stablecoin reserves Mastercard (NASDAQ: MA) has placed a nearly $2 billion bet on its stablecoin payments future, while the Bank of England (BoE) says stablecoin issuers unhappy with its fiat reserve requirements should consider themselves fortunate it’s not worse. Mastercard…

A fresh amendment to the Electoral Act 2026 prescribing a ₦10 million fine or two years’ imprisonment for individuals holding membership in more than one political party has triggered intense debate across Nigeria’s political space. Naija News reports that the controversial proposal, passed by the House of Representatives, has divided…

DPL again tops annual advisor tech survey as leading insurance platform for RIAs For the third year in a row, the T3 Inside Information Software Survey recognized DPL Financial Partners as the market share leader among insurance platforms in the advisor life insurance and annuity space "We're proud that the…

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Africa, Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Concept digital technology image with CCTV camera surveillance. Credit: ART STOCK CREATIVE / shutterstock.com Source: Institute of Development Studies, UK BRIGHTON, UK, Mar 17 2026 (IPS) - A massive expansion of…

New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are providing a clearer look at a mysterious and rarely studied nebula surrounding a dying star. The observations reveal new details about the structure of this unusual cloud of gas and dust and how it is changing over time. Called Nebula PMR…