Military space force proposed by Trump may flout international treaty
More than a half-century after the world agreed to keep the peace in outer space, U.S. President Donald Trump's militarization plans could violate international space law.
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More than a half-century after the world agreed to keep the peace in outer space, U.S. President Donald Trump's militarization plans could violate international space law.
Bachelet got involved in politics after becoming a Chilean human rights activist in the early 1970s, owing to her family becoming political prisoners and the death of her father, an air force general, after months of torture while in prison.
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A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up pressure to fight noncommunicable diseases.
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The E.U.'s new rules emphasize accountability: Data handlers must demonstrate compliance and delete data if asked.
Reporters Without Borders says hatred for the press is 'steadily more visible' - and is not limited to authoritarian countries.