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Beijing promises joint facility, but builds full army base in Tajikistan

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

China may have deceived Tajikistan by establishing a full-scale military base near the Tajik-Afghan border, instead of a joint counter-terror facility. The Chinese military base, located at 13,000 feet, includes observation towers and hosts troops from China. Both Russia and India have significant stakes in Tajikistan, and any Chinese military facility in Central Asia, particularly near the Afghan border and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, is a concern for both countries.

NASA Meatball Painting on Kennedy's VAB

Nasa.gov 

Painting of the NASA logo, also called the meatball, continued on the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 29, 2020.

Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor believes print remains the ultimate “distraction-free news product”

Nieman Journalism Lab 

As part of a larger “rethink,” Bloomberg Media’s signature print product, Bloomberg Businessweek, is now publishing every month. The magazine’s new editor, Brad Stone, spent decades reporting on the tech industry for Bloomberg, The New York Times, and Newsweek before taking the reins at Businessweek earlier this year. Despite the industry headwinds that reduced the...

“The Meatball’ Turns 65

Nasa.gov 

NASA’s official logo, nicknamed the “meatball,” turned 65 on July 15, 2024. The insignia dates back to 1959, when the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) metamorphosed into an agency that would advance both space and aeronautics: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. After a NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center illustrator’s design was chosen for the new agency’s […]

Border guards intercept 303 smuggled cars

The Herald 

Thupeyo Mleya The newly introduced Border Management Authority (BMA) intercepted 303 vehicles that were being smuggled out of South Africa since its deployment last year. Most of the vehicles were being smuggled out via Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana. The smuggling of vehicles has become rampant around the border line and the Government is losing millions […]