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☆ Yemen's Houthis say they targeted oil tanker Pollux
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday that they had fired missiles at oil tanker Pollux, which U.S. officials said the previous day had been hit by a missile. The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the Pollux, a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil bound for India, was hit by a missile on its port side. "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against a British oil ship (Pollux) in the Red Sea with a large number of appropriate naval missiles, and the strikes were accurate and direct", the Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement. The Houthis have launched repeated drone and missile attacks against international commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians as Israel wages war on Hamas.

Persons: Houthis, Yahya Sarea Organizations: U.S . State Department, Yemeni Armed Forces Locations: Iran, Panamanian, India, Mandab, Israel

☆ US Says Its Forces Strike Unmanned Surface Vessel, Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Near Yemen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - U.S. forces conducted two strikes against a mobile anti-ship cruise missile and a mobile unmanned surface vessel (USV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday. Four anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched from Houthi-held areas over the Red Sea towards commercial ship MT Pollux between Friday at 1:15 p.m. local time and 1 a.m. on Saturday, CENTCOM said in a post on X. It added that there were no reported injuries or damage to the MT Pollux or any other vessel in the areas. War in Israel and Gaza View All 209 Images(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru; editing by Mark Heinrich)

Persons: CENTCOM, Surbhi Misra, Mark Heinrich Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Central Command, Houthi Locations: Yemen, Red, Israel, Gaza, Bengaluru

☆ January’s full ‘wolf moon’ will brighten the night sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the golden orb’s face. Those within the path of totality, or locations where the moon’s shadow will completely cover the sun, will see a total solar eclipse. Instead, annular solar eclipses create a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow.

Persons: Buck, Lyrids, Capricornids Organizations: CNN, NASA, Lakota, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, South America, Europe, North, East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Earth’s, Asia

☆ A guide to the most important characters in Sarah J. Maas' 'Crescent City' series
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The "Crescent City" series has a massive cast of characters that can be hard to keep track of. On January 30, Sarah J. Maas will release "House of Flame and Shadow," the third book in her best-selling "Crescent City" series. "Crescent City" has a huge cast of characters, most of which are magical creatures referred to as Vanir. To help prepare you for the third book, Business Insider created a guide to some of the most important characters in the "Crescent City" universe. AdvertisementThe rest of this article contains major spoilers for the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series.

Persons: Sarah J, Maas, —, Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Ruhn Danaan, Bryce, Ember Quinlan, Randall Silago, Einar Danaan, Einar, Prince, Ruhn, Danika Fendyr, Orion, Hunt, Bryce's, Danika, Sofie Renast, Baxian Argos, Baxian, Asteri, Connor Holstrom, Bryce ., Archangel Micah, Connor, Luna's Horn, Micah, Declan Emmet, Tristan Flynn, Declan, Flynn, Fury, Juniper, Holstrom, Tharion, Sofie Renast's, Emile, Sabine Fendyr, Ithan, Sabine, Lidia Cervos, Hypaxia Enador, Enador, Celestina, Crescent, Lidia, Sandriel, Pollux Antonius, It's, Hel, Aidas, they're, Rigelus, Bryce doesn't, Feyre Archeron, Nesta, Amren, Cassian, Rhysand, Teller, Gwydion Organizations: Service, Business, 33rd Legion, Alpha, Bloomsbury, of, Sirius, Court, Wings Locations: Lunathion, Crescent, Bloomsbury, Midgard, Crescent City, Valbara, Hel, Ruhn, Nesta

☆ Planetele Venus, Marte şi Mercur se văd cu ochiul liber toată luna mai; Steaua Arcturus domină cerul în această perioadă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: news.roPlanetele Venus, Marte şi Mercur se văd cu ochiul liber toată luna mai; Steaua Arcturus domină cerul în această perioadăÎn luna mai, Venus şi Mercur îşi fac apariţia pe cerul de seară. "Căutaţi în crepuscul o stea strălucitoare, nu foarte aproape de orizont, dar nici prea sus, a cărei lumină nu pâlpâie. Conform datelor publicate pe site-ul Observatorului Astronomic, Marte încă se mai află pe cer, dar nu mai este foarte strălucitor. În stânga sus faţă de planetă, foarte aproape, se află steaua theta Capricorni, aflată la 158 de ani lumină depărtare. Dacă priviţi în aceeaşi direcţie după ora 3 veţi vedea două stele strălucitoare, Saturn şi Jupiter (Jupiter fiind mai strălucitor).

Persons: Venus, Mercur, Urseanu, Castor, Pollux, Maia, zeiţa Organizations: Steaua Arcturus, News.ro, Astronomic, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptun Locations: Bucureşti, Aquarius, constelaţia

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