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Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October
The Israeli military’s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Major General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected.
He acknowledged in a letter that his intelligence directorate “did not live up to the task we were entrusted with”.
He is the first senior figure to step down over the attack, which were the deadliest in Israel’s history.
Israeli military and intelligence officials missed or ignored multiple warnings before hundreds of Hamas gunmen breached the Gaza border fence that day and attacked nearby Israeli communities, military bases and a music festival.
(BBC)
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Implementation of wage increase, responsibility of Government and plantation owners – General Secretary of Lanka Jathika Estate Workers’ Union, MP Vadivel Suresh
General Secretary of the Lanka Jathika Estate Workers’ Union, Vadivel Suresh, emphasized that both the Government and the Plantation Owners bear the responsibility of providing wage increases to plantation workers as it is they who play a pivotal role in sustaining the esteemed reputation of ‘Ceylon Tea’ whilst contributing significantly to the national economy.
MP Vadivel Suresh, made this statement during his participation in today’s (03) news conference at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC), under the theme ‘Collective path to a Stable Country’.
The Member of Parliament noted that plantation companies, benefiting significantly from the fluctuating dollar value, ought to feel ashamed for not providing their workers with a salary raise. He emphasized that the salary increase specified in the gazette notice issued by the Commissioner General of labour should be implemented.
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Advisory for high waves in the sea areas extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota
Advisory for high waves. issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. 03 May 2024 for the period from 05.00 a.m. 04 May 2024 to 05.00 a.m. 05 May 2024.
A warning has been issued that the swell waves (about 2.5 m – 3.0 m) height (This is not for land area) and wave period (about 12s-16s) may increase in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota.
There is a possibility that near shore sea areas off the coast extending from Kalpitiya to Matara via Colombo and Galle, may experience surges due to swell waves. The sea areas off the coast extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota can be rough at times.
The naval and fishing communities who are engaged in fishing and naval activities in the above sea areas are requested to be vigilant in this regard.
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, in what is being billed a world first.
An unmanned rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center at about 17:27 local time (10:27 BST).
The 53-day mission aims to bring around two kilograms of lunar samples to Earth for analysis.
It will try to re-launch from the side of the moon facing away from Earth.
This is described as the dark side of the Moon because it is invisible from Earth, not because it does not catch the sun’s rays. It has a thicker, older crust with more craters, which are less covered by ancient lava flows than the near side.
This may make it more possible to collect material that helps shed light on how the Moon was formed, scientists hope.
Ge Ping, vice director of China’s Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, told reporters ahead of the launch: “Chang’e-6 will collect samples from the far side of the Moon for the first time.”
The probe was named after the Moon goddess and one of the most popular figures in Chinese mythology.
It is expected to land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, which is some 2,500km (1,553 miles) wide and up to 8km (5 miles) deep.
It then aims to collect lunar soil and rocks, and conduct experiments.
The launch marks the first of three high-wire unmanned missions to the moon planned by China this decade.
Chang’e-7 will search the lunar south pole for water, and Chang’e-8 will attempt to establish the technical feasibility of building a planned base, known as the International Lunar Research Station.
Its predecessor, Chang’e-5, retrieved the youngest ever lavas from the Moon on its return in December 2020.
Friday’s lift off marks the latest stage in China’s space exploration programme that is competing with the US.
Five years ago China became the first country to land a rover on the Moon’s far side.
By 2030, it aims to have put its first astronauts on the Moon, and to have sent probes to collect samples from Mars and Jupiter.
(BBC)
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