At 0:00 CET on July 6, 2023 (6:00 Beijing time on the 6th), the Ariane 5 European rocket was launched from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana, ending its 27-year service career after successfully launching two satellites into orbit.
This was the 117th and final mission flown by the Ariane 5 rocket. It carried a French military communications satellite and a German experimental communications satellite to complete the "curtain call". The launch was originally scheduled for June 16 this year, but has since been postponed twice due to technical and weather reasons.
On July 3, 2023, local time, in Kourou, French Guiana, the assembled Ariane 5 rocket arrived at the launch pad of the European Spaceport. The Ariane 5 rocket, first launched in 1996, has sent Galileo satellite navigation systems and the James Webb Space Telescope into space. Martin Sion, CEO of Ariane Group, said in a press release that the Ariane 5 rocket has a place in the history of world spaceflight. Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, the Ariane 6, is expected to launch for the first time as early as the end of this year.
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The Belarusian president said Putin would not "finish off" Prigozhin, who had returned to St. Petersburg
On July 6, 2023, local time, in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, Belarusian President Lukashenko said when meeting Belarus and foreign media that he was sure that Russian President Putin would not "kill" Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group. "Yesterday afternoon, we spoke with him (Prigozhin) by phone to discuss further action points for the Wagner Group. He told me, 'We will work in the interests of Russia, we will do our duty until the end.'" Lukashenko said: "What will happen next for him (Prigozhin)? If you think that Putin is so malicious and vindictive that he (Prigozhin) will be 'taken out' tomorrow ... No, that's not going to happen. ”
An Israeli was killed in a shooting in the West Bank
On July 6, 2023, local time, in Jenin, West Bank, a boy inspected damage in a house in the Jenin refugee camp after two days of large-scale Israeli military operations. The Israeli military launched an attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the early hours of 3 July, killing 12 Palestinians and 1 Israeli soldier.
The IDF and emergency organizations said on July 6, 2023, that a shooting incident occurred that day near the Jewish settlement of Kedumim in the northern West Bank, killing an Israeli and killing the attacker by Israeli forces, and police investigated at the scene of the incident.
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) claimed to have carried out the attack in retaliation for Israel's large-scale military operation in the Jenin area of the northern West Bank.
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Finnish ambassador to Russia and expelled nine Finnish diplomats
On June 7, 2023, local time, the Finnish flag and the EU flag flew outside the Finnish Embassy in Russia, Moscow, Russia. On July 6, 2023, local time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Finnish ambassador to Russia to lodge a strong protest with Finland on the anti-Russian policy implemented by the Finnish side.
On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that in response to the confrontational policy of the Finnish authorities, the Russian Foreign Ministry decided to expel nine Finnish diplomats. Russia also decided to revoke the permission to open the Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg from October 1.
A nitric acid gas leak in South Africa killed 24 people
On July 6, 2023, local time, police transferred gas canisters at the scene of the incident in Ekuhl Huleni, Hauteng Province, South Africa. The local disaster and emergency management department released news on the 6th that the nitric acid gas leakage accident in the city on the evening of the 5th killed 24 people, including women and children. The accident was initially judged to be related to illegal mining activities in the area.
The car crashed into Wimbledon Primary School in the United Kingdom, injuring seven children and two adults
On July 6, 2023, local time, a car hit a primary school building in Wimbledon, England, causing many injuries, and the local fire and emergency departments rushed to the scene to deal with the accident. Local police confirmed that the accident left seven children and two adults injured and that the injured have been taken to hospital. Police confirmed that the incident was not related to terrorist activity, adding that "an investigation is ongoing to understand the full circumstances of what happened".
A freighter carrying 5,000 vehicles in the United States caught fire, and two firefighters were trapped and killed while extinguishing the fire
On the evening of July 5, 2023, local time, a cargo ship caught fire in the port of Newark, New Jersey, USA, and 2 firefighters were trapped and killed while extinguishing the fire. Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson said when they arrived at the scene they found the freighter's 10th floor on fire and quickly spread to the 11th and 12th floors. Firefighters were forced to evacuate due to high temperatures when they extinguished the fire. When all the firefighters were withdrawn, 2 firefighters were missing. Jackson said: "The 2 firefighters were removed shortly after. Unfortunately, we lost two members today. Newark Mayor Lars Baraka said at the press conference that the fire has not been extinguished and there are about 5,000 vehicles on the freighter.
The world's oldest dog is 31 years old and has never been leashed in its free growth
On July 2, 2023, local time, Leiria, Portugal, 31-year-old Bobi broke the Guinness World Record as the world's longest-lived dog. Bobi often roamed in the forest surrounding the farm and was never tied to a rope.
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