As InSight lander nears end, NASA details meteorite strike on Mars InSight’s mission, which has helped reveal the internal structure of Mars and its seismic activity, originally was planned for two years but was extended to four. Washington: The InSight lander, perched on the surface of Mars since 2018, will run out of power and stop operations within four to eight weeks, NASA said on Thursday, even as scientists detailed a big meteorite strike it detected that gouged boulder-sized chunks of ice surprisingly close to the planet’s equator. Dust has…
Day: October 28, 2022
Focus On Economic Issues: Rishi Sunak On Not Attending COP27 Summit
Focus On Economic Issues: Rishi Sunak On Not Attending COP27 Summit The COP27 UN climate change conference takes place in Egypt on November 7-8, two weeks after Sunak became prime minister. London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday defended his decision not to attend next month’s COP27 climate change summit, saying he had to focus on “pressing” economic problems. In an interview with Sky News a day after Downing Street announced he was skipping the summit, the prime minister stressed he was “very personally committed” to environmental issues. “I…
Russia Threatens Europe After Putin Predicts
Russia Threatens Europe After Putin Predicts “Dangerous Decade” : Germany Russia-Ukraine war: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is from a wing of Germany’s Social Democrats that long argued for closer economic ties to Moscow, said the Feb.24 invasion had ruptured those hopes. Kherson: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged Europe into an era of insecurity, Germany said on Friday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted a “dangerous” decade ahead. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is from a wing of Germany’s Social Democrats that long argued for closer economic…
Twitter’s Top Executives Set to Exit With $100 Million Payout As Elon Musk Takes Over
Twitter’s Top Executives Set to Exit With $100 Million Payout As Elon Musk Takes Over Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, who stepped into the role less than a year ago, is eligible to receive roughly $50 million, according to calculations by Bloomberg News. Three of Twitter Inc.’s top executives who were said to be fired after Elon Musk completed his takeover are poised to collect more than $100 million in severance and payouts of previously granted equity awards. Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, who stepped into the role less…