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Space mirror from US tech company is designed to reflect sunlight on Earth

July 18, 2026admin

The California-based tech company plans to send two satellites into space this year.Image: reddit July 18, 2026, 2:50 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 3:07 p.m “We are shaping the future of sunlight” – these are the words the US start-up Reflect Orbital uses to promote its project. The company wants to use thousands of space mirrors to […]

Deaths in floods and landslides

July 18, 2026admin

Extreme weather July 18, 2026, 2:46 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:48 p.m At least four people have died in severe floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Vietnam, state media reported on Saturday. Since Wednesday, more than 238 hectares of rice fields and other crops have been damaged in four mountainous provinces in the north […]

Dead and injured in Russia

July 18, 2026admin

July 18, 2026, 2:14 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:14 p.m According to authorities, at least eight people have been killed and dozens more injured in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia. Seven people died in the Tambov region, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Telegram. There are also 25 injured. The victims were employees of a distribution center […]

Spahn resigns as Union faction leader

July 18, 2026admin

Merz (r.) called for Spahn’s resignation.Image: keystone July 18, 2026, 1:32 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 2:16 p.m The German Union faction leader Jens Spahn resigns from his position. The CDU politician announced this in a letter to the members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. “In the last few days I have become aware […]

Nigel Farage one of 34 candidates in Clacton by-election

July 18, 2026admin

Nigel Farage will face a record 33 rival candidates in the by-election he triggered in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of his finances and backers. The main Westminster parties are boycotting the Clacton by-election, dismissing it as a stunt by the Reform UK leader, leaving joke candidate Count Binface and actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox as […]

Lebanon’s president travels to Washington for Trump meeting

July 18, 2026admin

July 18, 2026, 1:28 p.mJuly 18, 2026, 1:28 p.m In light of recent talks with Israel, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is traveling to Washington at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Aoun and his wife left Beirut in the morning, the Lebanese presidential office said on Platform X. A summit meeting in the White […]