Argentine President Javier Milei has announced plans to dismiss 70,000 government employees in the coming months, showcasing his “chainsaw-style” approach to drastically reduce the size of the state, Bloomberg reported. Speaking at an event on March 26 Milei also revealed his decision to halt public works, reduce funding to provincial governments, and terminate over 200,000 …
Strong solar flares have the potential to cause radio waves to lose energy or even be absorbed, resulting in a “radio blackout,” the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its latest report, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency. Describing solar flares as “large eruptions of …
By Alimat Aliyeva Dangerous streptococcal infections in Japan are reaching record levels. Health services are trying to determine the cause of the increase in the incidence of bacterial disease, which has a mortality rate of 30 percent, Azernews reports, citing foreign media outlets. The number of infections in 2024 is expected to be higher than …
By Alimat Aliyeva With the help of powerful space telescopes, astronomers observe the “activity” of some unusual asteroids, their comet-like tails, as well as clouds of gas and dust. As part of NASA’s Active Asteroids project, it was announced that activity had been detected on fifteen asteroids, challenging traditional knowledge about the Solar System, Azernews …
SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record on Friday (March 15), while placing its 6,000th Starlink internet satellite into Earth orbit, Azernews reports, citing to Space.com. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 more of the company’s Starlink satellites launched at 8:21 p.m. EDT (0021 GMT March 16) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the …
Bezos has gained $23bn in 2024, while Musk has lost $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Jeff Bezos has dethroned Elon Musk to reclaim his title as the world’s richest man. The Amazon founder’s net worth currently stands at $200bn, topping the Tesla chief’s $198bn, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index showed on Tuesday. Bezos has …
Judging by its macroeconomic indicators, the Indian economy performed well during 2023. In January 2024, the country’s National Statistical Office estimated that the growth in India’s real GDP would be 7.3 per cent during the 2023–24 financial year — the highest among the major economies. This estimate is higher than the IMF’s December 2023 projected …
By Alimat Aliyeva The American Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Indonesian high-bandwidth telecommunications satellite Merah Putih 2 (HTS-113BT) into orbit, Azernews reports, citing the press service of the SpaceX carrier developer company. The launch was carried out from the 40th launch pad of the American Space Forces base at Cape Canaveral in Florida at …
Türkiye’s industry and technology minister hailed the return on Monday of the country’s first astronaut from a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), saying a new chapter in space science and technologies has opened for the nation, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency. Speaking at the arrival ceremony for Alper Gezeravci in the capital Ankara, …
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) are seeking to obtain new information about unknown 95 percent of the universe with the help of a new giant particle accelerator called the “Circular Collider of the Future (FCC)”, which will be built in Switzerland, Azernews reports, citing foreign media. Nuclear physicists have proposed building …