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One Dies after Tanker Sinks in Arabian Sea : One crew member died following the sinking of a tanker in the Arabian Sea south of Oman, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) informed.  The 6,800 dwt Rama 2 issued a mayday call in the morning hours of June 26, reporting a heavy list to starboard, according to CMF. Naval ships, a helicopter and a maritime patrol aircraft

Black carbon persists across the planet, accelerating glacial melt : New research shows black carbon deposits vary across the planet, but persist in a variety of glacial ecosystems.

Space X the independent company that has its own space program yesterday announced that  they are to send two private citizens around the moon next year. They will begin training next year for the journey over a distance that changes with the position of the moon. this can be calculated here . Lift-off will be from Kennedy Space Centre's  historic Pad 39A near Cape Canaveral, the same as used for the Apollo  program. The Dragon 2 space vehicle will be used  after its trip to the International space centre.