ISrael IS ecurity Official Confirms Airstrikes on Iranian Targets in Syria
Earlier, the Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes on targets in the suburbs of Damascus. An ammunition storage depot was allegedly damaged and three Syrian soldiers injured during the airstrikes.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812271071026686-israel-syria-attack/
Russian Soyuz-2.1a Rocket With 28 Satellites Blasts Off From Vostochny Cosmodrome
This was the Russian space program's last launch this year and the 17th launch of spacecraft from Russian cosmodromes in 2018.
https://sputniknews.com/science/201812271071024628-russian-soyuz-launch/
Ukraine's Leader Announces End of 30-Day Martial Law
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced an end to the 30-day martial imposed after Russia seized Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-12-26/ukraines-leader-announces-end-of-30-day-martial-law
IDF Strikes on Syria Created Direct Threat to Two Passenger Planes
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812261071009178-israel-syria-bombing/
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Interplanetary travel? Private Russian company launches ambitious orbital spaceport project
A privately-run Russian firm, S7 Space, has called on state corporations, commercial firms and start-ups to begin a project aimed at creating an orbital spaceport for future interplanetary transportation.
The new orbital spaceport is set to become a crucial element for an interplanetary space transportation system, according to the company. The Orbital Cosmodrome will reportedly be necessary for deep space exploration.
https://www.rt.com/business/447368-s7-space-orbital-spaceport/
Africa is about to become the world’s largest free trade zone
South Africa’s and Togo’s parliaments this month ratified the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The total number of countries committing to the deal has thus grown to 49.
Once the agreement comes into effect, it will create a tariff-free continent, covering a single market of 1.2 billion people in 55 nations with a combined gross domestic product of about $3 trillion.
It will constitute the largest free trade area globally, according to South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies
https://www.rt.com/business/447419-africa-free-trade-wto/