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The UAE's Nora al-Matrooshi is the first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut, one of two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as the Gulf nation looks to the stars.
The EU agreed to increase its military aid for Ukraine at a meeting on Monday, bringing the total spent by bloc to help Kyiv in its war effort to 3.1 billion euros. Ministers also announced the launch of a training mission that will see some 15,000 Ukrainian troops train in EU countries from next month.
Four astronauts have returned to earth in a SpaceX capsule following a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the first European woman to take command of the International Space Station, in a ceremony broadcast live from space. IMAGES
Chikako Fujii has lived off-grid in Tokyo for the past 10 years.
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