By AFP 09 January 2024 | 8:53 am China on Tuesday successfully launched a satellite, state broadcaster CCTV said. The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a crewed mission to build China’s space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China June 5, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights China on Tuesday successfully launched a satellite, state broadcaster CCTV said. “At 3:03 pm Beijing time on January 9, 2024, China successfully launched the Einstein Probe satellite,” CCTV reported. The launch triggered immediate concern in Taiwan, where authorities issued emergency phone alerts, warning the public to “please beware of your safety”. The Einstein Probe set off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan province, around 2,000 kilometres (1,243 miles) away from Taiwan’s capital Taipei. CCTV said it was launched “using the Long March-2C carrier rocket… and the satellite entered its designated orbit”. The satellite will “observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe comparable to the flickering of fireworks, with the aim of unveiling the violent and little-known aspects of the cosmos”, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. 19 mins ago China on Tuesday successfully launched a satellite, state broadcaster CCTV said. 39 mins ago The Federal Government on Monday opened an online humanitarian job application for residents of Plateau state. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in a statement said it is for the communities in Plateau where people were recently killed by armed bandits. “For avoidance of doubt, this is a temporal humanitarian aid worker job… 2 hours ago A Gambian former interior minister, Ousman Sonko has gone on trial in Switzerland, charged with crimes against humanity. 3 hours ago Somaliland’s Defence Minister, Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye has resigned in protest over a deal allowing Ethiopia to use a port in the breakaway Somali region. 3 hours ago Kenya’s recent decision to offer visa-free entry to all foreigners has stirred controversy, with critics calling it “hectic.” President William Ruto introduced the policy last month to promote visa-free travel within Africa. 3 hours ago Three ministers and four governors have been disqualified from last month’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of fraud and violence. 3 hours ago Nigerian deposit money banks have halted accepting new loan applications under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) development finance intervention funds. This development was disclosed through a notification sent to customers by Access Bank on Monday. 3 hours ago President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. 3 hours ago Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement. 3 hours ago Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has launched the Food For Peace initiative as part of efforts in resolving security challenges in the South East.
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