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US slaps TV provider with first-ever space debris fine
US slaps TV provider with first-ever space debris fine
Economy
by  AFP

US authorities said they have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite. The FCC said the settlement "includes an admission of liability from the company and an agreement to adhere to a compliance plan and pay a penalty of $150,000."

UK's high-speed rail row derails Tory party conference
UK's high-speed rail row derails Tory party conference
Economy
by  AFP

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday dodged questions over the future of the UK's second high-speed train line, as the issue overshadowed his Conservative party's annual conference. It would be only the UK's second high-speed railway after the one leading to the Channel Tunnel, linking England's southeast with northern France.