Two tornadoes within hours killed 10 people and seriously injured four others in eastern China. The first tornado hit parts of Suqian city in Jiangsu province on Tuesday afternoon.
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NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out.
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Fragile Tajikistan Government in Need of Reforms
Tajikistan, a small fragile country in Central Asia with a population of just over 9 million, has been plagued by corruption, crimes against humanity, violation of human rights, and impoverishment of the people. In the face of these challenges, the need for government reforms has become increasingly apparent. In neighboring Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instituted a series of reforms aimed at addressing similar issues. It is time for Tajikistan to follow suit or face fragility that leads to the demise of the regime. Corruption is one of the most pressing issues in Tajikistan. Corruption is rampant in the country’s public sector, with bribery and nepotism being common practices.
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Fifth body found in Sicily yacht wreck
A fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. It had been located on the yacht but has not yet been recovered or identified. The news comes after four bodies were found by divers earlier Wednesday.
