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World´s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong Zhuhai bridge opens;
Chinese president XI jinping has offically opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. the bridge spans 55km (34miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the Mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The bridge cost about $20bn and should have opened in 2016. Construction has been dogged by safety issues at least 18 workers have died the project, officials say. What's so special about this bridge? Designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, it was built using 400,000 tonnes of steel, enough to build 60 Eiffel towers. Why has it been built? It is part of China's plan to create a greater Bay Area, including Hong Kong, Macau and nine other cities in Southtern of China. This Area is currenntly home to 68 million people. In the past, travelling between Zhuhai and Hong Kong would take up to four hours - the new bridge cuts this down to 30 minutes. Can anyone drive to across the bridge?] No, those who want to cross the bridge must obtain special permits, allocate by a quota system, and vehicles will pay a toll. The bridge is not served by public transport, so private shuttle buses will ply the route. Authorities iniatially estimated that 9,200 vehicles would cross the bridge every day. Special cameras will be on the look-out for drivers on the bridge, who show sighs of getting sleepy, among other checks. The systems is really interesting and sofisticated because to help counter potential terror attacks and though many workers have given the life for this project, of it is sure that is is going to be a guaranteed bridge.

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Colombia discovers the art of keeping young people off the streets.
After a failed peace pact raised the spectre of gaing violence, music and dance have thrown the youth of Colombia's Choco region a lifeline since April, Cuesta, a key figure in the peace talks, has languished in the deprived colombian city's over populated Anayancy Prison alongside a dozen other ex-gang leaders. Cuesta was once on track to realising his dream of becoming a professional footballer, until life took a turn for the worse and he resorted to criminal activity to make a living. "The peace process has no future here, reflects the 29 year old, under the watccful gaze of guards. The problem is not unusual in colombia where the bogota government has struggled to enforce a national peace accord in parts of the country where it holds little sway. Quibdó, however, has previously bucked that trend. The city, where the autohorities struggle to provide basic services, has long felt abandoned by the state. Now they find their reconciliation proccess threatened by the same question: rocking colombia as a whole: How Should gang memberswho agree to turn in their arm account for their crimes? The Quibdó pact, signed in september, was an attempt to lower the crime rate before Chocó's famus San Pablo festival. the gangs agreed to lay down their weapons in exchange for the promise of access to education and work opportunities. murder rates and vandalism dropped dramatically. Since the signing of Colombia's peace accord with the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia in late 2016, a power vacuum has been created in areas where the guerrillas desmobilised, allowing criminal armed groups to expand. amid the renewed violence, he wanted to try find a way to stop young people from joining gangs. Calderon hit upon the idea of using funds from academic project to create a workshop involving colombian artists and musicians with the help of Mr. Klaje, a colombia music group who create instruments from recycled materials and a group of artists from fundación casa tres patios en medellin a week -long workshop was held in late april. many of the workshop attendees told of their childhood in Chocó region.

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Floyd Mayweather reveals his easiest opponent - and it's not Conor McGregor
Mayweather stopped the Irishman in 10 rounds last year, but claims he has had easier nights Floyd Mayweather has claimed Canelo Alvarez was his easiest opponent after the Mexican signed a record $365million deal with broadcaster DAZN. Mayweather outpointed Canelo in 2013 to take his record to 45-0 and would go on to win another five fights, including one against Conor McGregor who he stopped in 10 rounds last year. Canelo recently signed an 11-fight deal with DAZN that will reportedly make him the highest-paid athlete in the world. But Mayweather took a swipe at his old rival, writing on Instagram : "It didn't matter if Canelo ate his PED steak or not this night, this was by far the easiest fight of my career! "Connor McQuitter was a way better fighter than Canelo's cheating ass and I beat the brakes off him too! It takes me 36 mins or less to make $300m plus. It literally takes me one night and one fight to make what you might make in five years and 11 fights! So really, who's still winning? You do the math!" Mayweather retired for a second time after his fight with McGregor but could return to the ring on New Year's Eve and then again next year in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. But Canelo insists it is he who deserves a second shot. "He wants to continue hurting boxing by making fights that don't make sense... and not giving boxing the credibility it deserves," he told TMZ. "If he wants to return, I ask him to look my way to give a great fight to the fans [...] Let's do the second fight. It's very important. We have something pending there, so let's make the second fight." Mayweather has also 'accepted' a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after the Russian called him out following his own win over McGregor

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Russian soccer fans hurt in Rome metro escalator accident

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ROME (Reuters) - An escalator in a Rome metro station packed with CSKA Moscow soccer fans broke on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people as they were flung down the stairs, Italian police said.

Seven people was seriously hurt in the accident at the city-center Repubblica station. None of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening.

State television RAI broadcast a video of the incident that showed the escalator suddenly speed up, leaving people in a tangled crush at the bottom, unable to jump free.

The station was full of Russian fans headed toward Rome’s Olympic Stadium where CSKA Moscow were to play AS Roma in the Champions League.

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Greenwich stabbing: Teenager knifed to death in the street in latest bloody killing in London

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Greenwich stabbing: Teenager knifed to death in the street in latest bloody killing in London

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The 18-year-old man died from a stab wound at the scene on Armitage Road in Greenwich on Monday night

A teenager has been stabbed to death in the street in south east London.

The 18-year-old man was found by police with a knife wound on Armitage Road in Greenwich at 9.25pm.

London Ambulance Service were called but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.03pm.

Officers are in the process of informing the man's next of kin.

Formal identification awaits and a post-mortem examination will be held in due course.

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At least nine killed in central Colombia landslide

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At least nine people were killed in a landslide in the central Colombian city of Barrancabermeja, local media reported Sunday.

Local authorities declared a state of emergency after the landslide swept away four homes in the San Silvestre neighborhood in Barrancabermeja, Santander.

Almost 100 families were affected by the natural disaster that struck the neighborhood around 4AM.

Among the fatal victims are five children and four adults, rescue authorities told press.

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At least nine people were killed in a landslide in the central Colombian city of Barrancabermeja, local media reported Sunday.

Local authorities declared a state of emergency after the landslide swept away four homes in the San Silvestre neighborhood in Barrancabermeja, Santander.

Almost 100 families were affected by the natural disaster that struck the neighborhood around 4AM.

Among the fatal victims are five children and four adults, rescue authorities told press.

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Migrant caravan: Mexico sends police to southern border

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Mexico has sent hundreds of police to its southern border as a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants approaches from Guatemala.

The move came after President Donald Trump threatened to use military force to completely close the US-Mexico border over the issue.

He also said aid could be cut to countries allowing the caravan to pass.

The group of Salvadoreans, Hondurans and Guatemalans say they are fleeing violence and poverty.

Mexico's main reaction has been to step up security on its southern border with Guatemala. Hundreds of federal police officers and immigration officers have been sent to the porous border region along the Suchiate River which divides the two neighbours.

In part, the response is intended to both dissuade the migrants from even attempting to enter Mexico and potentially to show the Trump administration that Mexico is willing to, as the government put it, "maintain order".

Beyond that, this situation catches Mexico at a strange time. One administration, that of President Enrique Peña Nieto, is leaving office and the new one, of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, isn't yet through the door.

Migrant caravans of this type are nothing new, they quite often take place. However, this one, coming as it does so close to the US mid-term elections in November, has taken on a highly political dimension, to that point that President Trump has threatened to use the military and close the US southern border.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45910779

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'It was horrible before': how a deadly Colombian city became a safe haven

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'It was horrible before': how a deadly Colombian city became a safe haven

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“It was horrible before, terrible” Angelo Yepes says. “You couldn’t go out at night, you couldn’t sleep, because there might be shooting. I was too afraid to let the children go to school.”

She holds out her hands at right angles to her body, to show the tremors she still has – the result of years living in terror on a street dominated by violent armed gangs.

Four years ago, Buenaventura found itself in the international spotlight after it was billed as the country’s most violent city. A Human Rights Watch report revealed how powerful successor groups of paramilitaries were terrorising poor neighborhoods. Abductions and disappearances were widespread, and many people were driven from their homes.

The groups also restricted the movements of locals, recruited their children and forced small businesses to pay extortion money. Resistance was met with horrific acts of violence.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary protection measures to the families of Buenaventura and ordered the Colombian state to adopt measures to safeguard their lives. They were granted 24-hour protection.

Today, the results of this unique experiment are clearly visible. Two police officers sit at a table at the entrance to the street, while an armed soldier in fatigues leans against a wall further up, chatting to residents. As children play happily on the street, well after dark, young residents are gathered under a makeshift wooden shelter near the water’s edge, playing cards and dominos. Locals have begun to invest in their homes. Some of the wooden and corrugated iron shacks have been replaced with brick and cement buildings, and one house boasts an extravagant spiral staircase.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/01/it-was-horrible-before-locals-safe-haven-deadly-colombian-city-buenaventura

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Killing of Colombia’s victims of land theft has become systematic

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Killing of Colombia’s victims of land theft has become systematic

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Following the beginning of Colombia’s peace process, the killing of social leaders has shot up. War victims who reclaim stolen land are murdered systematically, according to newspaper El Espectador.

The newspaper reported on Monday that in the first six months of 2018, eight land claimants have been assassinated.

The killings are terrorizing the victims who were displaced by violence, and in particular those who want to reclaim the land they say was dispossessed during the armed conflict.

During the height of the armed conflict between 1997 and 2008, 15% of Colombia’s land was abandoned, primarily because of violence by paramilitary groups.

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has vowed to act against the killing of social leaders, but in the case of land claimants his actions contradict his words.

While on campaign he vowed to change the Victims Law and offer increased legal protection for alleged land thieves. His party, the Democratic Center, proposed a bill that seeks to do exactly this last month.

After taking office in August, the president also put the former chief of controversial palm oil federation Fedepalma in charge of the Land Restitution Unit, the agency is charge of land distribution.

At least two dozen palm oil businessmen were arrested for allegedly using paramilitary groups to displace entire communities to steal their land in 2010, when the current Land Restitution Unit director, Andres Augusto Castro, was the director of Fedepalma.

https://colombiareports.com/killing-of-colombias-victims-of-land-theft-has-become-systematic-report/

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Trump warns Mexico on migrant caravan, threatens to close border

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border on Thursday if Mexico did not move to halt large groups of migrants headed for the United States from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

“I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Trump threatened to withhold aid to the region as a caravan with several thousand Honduran migrants traveled this week through Guatemala to Mexico in hopes of crossing into the United States to escape violence and poverty in Central America.

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Trump’s threat came as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to travel later in the day to Panama and then Mexico City, where he was to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Friday.

Mexico’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump, who has sought to curtail immigration and build a border wall on the Mexican border, this week threatened to halt aid if Central American governments did not act.

Frustrated by Congress’ failure to fully fund his proposed wall at the border with Mexico, Trump in April ordered National Guard personnel to help the Department of Homeland Security secure the border in four southwestern U.S. states.

In a string of tweets on Thursday, Trump also said the issue was more important to him than the new trade deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement pact.

“The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border,” Trump wrote. He was referring to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is awaiting ratification.

A Honduran migrant, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., holds a baby as he walks on a bridge during their travel in Guatemala City, Guatemala October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

More Honduran migrants tried to join a caravan of several thousand trekking through Guatemala on Wednesday, defying calls by authorities not to make the journey. The caravan has been growing steadily since it left the violent Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on Saturday.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Wednesday his government dismissed threatened constraints placed on foreign aid.

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He said he had spoken with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez about ensuring the migrants who want to return home can do so safely.

Reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Jeffrey Benkoe

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WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border if Mexico does not halt a caravan of Central America migrants heading north, raising the risk of huge disruptions to trade.

Stretching almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km), the U.S.-Mexican border is one of the busiest in the world, processing thousands of commuters daily and much of the half a trillion dollars of annual trade between Mexico and the United States.

"I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

Several thousand Honduran migrants moved this week through Guatemala, and some were trying to cross to Mexico on Thursday, local media said. Some hope to eventually enter the United States to escape violence and poverty.

Mexico's government said it had sought assistance from the United Nations refugee agency to deal with migrants claiming refugee status at Mexico's southern border, one day ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Mexico City.

On Friday, Pompeo will meet officials including outgoing President Enrique Pena Nieto, foreign minister Luis Videgaray and Marcelo Ebrard, the designated foreign minister of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Lopez Obrador, who takes office in December, said in the northern city of Saltillo on Thursday that he believed "an agreement can be reached" on the migration issue.

"We're going to take care of our relationship with the United States government," he said. "It's very important to have a relationship of friendship."

Trump told a political rally in Montana on Thursday night that he wanted "to thank the Mexican government because they are stopping it hopefully before it ever gets to Mexico."

Foreign Minister Videgaray said his government had asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help process the migrants in order to guarantee transparency and so that Mexico could cope with a "higher volume of requests."

"Later on, UNHCR could help the Mexican government to find places to settle (migrants) inside or outside Mexico for those granted refugee status, but that hasn't been defined with UNHCR yet," Videgaray told Reuters.

Mexico's ambassador to Washington, Geronimo Gutierrez, told Fox News that seven migrants had already made requests to receive refugee status in Mexico.

Fox News reported on Thursday that Mexico and the United States had reached a deal on how to handle the migrant caravan.

Under this plan, if a migrant evaded the new system and traveled through Mexico into the United States, Mexico's government would in future allow the person to be returned to Mexico, Fox News said, citing an unnamed official.

But foreign minister Videgaray said that was "false" and that no such deal had been made.

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In the caravan, Central American migrants hiked from Honduras through muddy jungle and residential streets, some toting babies along with backpacks, Reuters images show.

In Guatemala City, where migrant shelters filled with people, waves of people departed at daybreak on roads leading to Mexico. The nearest border is about 110 miles (177 km) away.

"If we don't get across, we're going to try the same thing again," said Gustavo Perez, a Honduran builder speaking at a shelter in Guatemala City.

"We hope that in this big caravan group, they let us in," he added, referring to the United States.

Trump, who has vowed to curtail immigration and build a border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, threatened this week to halt aid if Central American governments did not act.

Illegal immigration is likely to be a top issue in Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections and Trump said migrants in the caravan were being used by his political opponents.

"A lot of money has been passing to people to come up to try and get to the border by Election Day," he said, without providing evidence.

Frustrated by Congress' failure to fully fund his proposed wall, Trump in April ordered National Guard personnel to help secure the border in four southwestern U.S. states.

In a string of tweets, Trump also said the border issue was more important to him than the new trade deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

"The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border," Trump wrote.

He was referring to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is awaiting ratification.

U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said U.S. border security was a key election issue.

"We have to secure that border once and for all," McCaul told Fox News.

Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that while National Guard troops were currently supporting the Department of Homeland Security on the U.S. southern border, the Pentagon had not been tasked to provide additional support.

The caravan has been growing steadily since it left the violent Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on Saturday. There are no official estimates of the size of the group.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Wednesday dismissed threatened curbs to foreign aid, and said he had spoken with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez about ensuring the migrants who want to return home can do so safely.

Ebrard, Mexico's incoming foreign minister told local radio that he was not surprised by Trump's comments.

"It was predictable, and it's also very close to the election," he said. "He's making a political calculation."

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Antonio Conte shock candidate for Real Madrid job - if they can agree Chelsea pay off

Former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui is already under mounting pressure at the Bernabeu with the Galacticos failing to score in their last fourtalian coach Antonio Conte could be set for a new job in football

Antonio Conte has emerged as a serious contender for the Real Madrid job - if he can agree a pay-off from Chelsea.

Former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui is already under mounting pressure at the Bernabeu with the Galacticos failing to score in their last four, losing three and drawing another.

Madrid chiefs are understood to have sounded Conte out during the international break as they consider their options.

But Conte is still locked up in a legal fight with Chelsea over he feels was his unfair dismissal during the summer.

Head coach of Real Madrid Julen Lopetegui

The club are so far refusing to back down as the title-winning tactician bids to land a £10million kiss-off after he was axed in favour of Maurizio Sarri.

But Conte could give up the ghost if he is offered the chance to take charge at Madrid.

Lopetegui future now hinges on his next two matches, against Levante in La Liga and Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri gestures during the match

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in Raheem Sterling.

England star Sterling is on Real Madrid’s radar for next summer as they watch developments closely on his contract negotiations with Manchester City.

Real Madrid are desperate to bolster their squad with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard also on their hit list but they believe that Sterling has the potential to become a huge star.

Sterling, 23, came of age last season in City’s march to the Premier League title and then went to the World Cup where he helped England reach the semi finals.

Gareth Southgate and Raheem Sterling after World Cup match against Panama

His goalscoring and end product have improved dramatically under Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid are increasing their scouting and monitoring of the England star.

City are keen to extend Sterling’s deal - he currently has 18 months left on his £180,000-a-week deal - but so far they are yet to reach an agreement.

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Antonio Conte has emerged as a serious contender for the Real Madrid job - if he can agree a pay-off from Chelsea.

Former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui is already under mounting pressure at the Bernabeu with the Galacticos failing to score in their last four, losing three and drawing another.

Madrid chiefs are understood to have sounded Conte out during the international break as they consider their options.

But Conte is still locked up in a legal fight with Chelsea over he feels was his unfair dismissal during the summer.

The club are so far refusing to back down as the title-winning tactician bids to land a £10million kiss-off after he was axed in favour of Maurizio Sarri.

But Conte could give up the ghost if he is offered the chance to take charge at Madrid.

Lopetegui future now hinges on his next two matches, against Levante in La Liga and Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in Raheem Sterling.

England star Sterling is on Real Madrid's radar for next summer as they watch developments closely on his contract negotiations with Manchester City.

Real Madrid are desperate to bolster their squad with Chelsea's Eden Hazard also on their hit list but they believe that Sterling has the potential to become a huge star.

Sterling, 23, came of age last season in City's march to the Premier League title and then went to the World Cup where he helped England reach the semi finals.

His goalscoring and end product have improved dramatically under Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid are increasing their scouting and monitoring of the England star.

City are keen to extend Sterling's deal - he currently has 18 months left on his £180,000-a-week deal - but so far they are yet to reach an agreement.

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Conte serious candidate for one of football's biggest jobs - but there's a catch

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More Than 1,000 Feared Missing in Indonesia Disaster

More than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia’s devastating quake-tsunami, officials said, drastically upping the number of people unaccounted for a week after the disaster.

Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which razed whole neighborhoods to the ground, with the official death toll now 1,571.

After days of delays, international aid is slowly making its way to the disaster zone, where the U.N. says almost 200,000 people need humanitarian assistance.

Is Colombia’s renewed ban on marijuana possession even constitutional?

The former president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court Alfredo Beltran said the new law could be an unconstitutional attack on personal freedom.

Until Sunday, citizens were legally allowed to carry 20 grams of cannabis or one gram of cocaine for personal use.

But the new decree gave police the power to confiscate small amounts of drugs in what the government’s says is an effort to combat organized crime, particularly drug dealing.

Colombian human rights NGO Dejusticia and research group The Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (CEDD) both put together a letter to Duque asking him not to sign the decree – saying it is “a step backwards, a costly idea and also stigmatizes drug users.”

This is Lockheed Martin’s idea for a reusable lander that carries people and cargo to the Moon

Lockheed Martin’s lunar lander would be able to remain on the moon for up to fourteen days – ferrying astronauts back and forth from a space station.

The lander would work alongside NASA’s planned Deep Space Gateway space station, allowing astronauts to visit the moon quickly and for long periods.

According to Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of Commercial Civil Space

‘This is a concept that takes full advantage of both the Gateway and existing technologies to create a versatile, powerful lander that can be built quickly and affordably”.

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Medellin shuts down Pablo Escobar museum Medellin‘s city authorities shut down a museum dedicated to the memory of late drug lord and Congressman Pablo Escobar on Wednesday.The museum had been set up by former Medellin Cartel accountant and the drug lord’s brother, Roberto Escobar, in the west of the city in an attempt to capitalize on a growing stream of tourists who want to know more about the city’s most infamous resident in history.Medellin’s Security Secretary Andres Tobon said the museum was shut down temporarily, because it lacked the appropriate licenses to carry out tourism activity.We have temporarily suspended the commercial activity of this terrible Medellin establishment, dedicated to promoting the life of one of the bandits who has done the most damage to this city.Medellin Security Secretary Andres TobonThe city’s authorities have been trying to promote a new image for the city for years, but are unable to discourage ongoing international interest in its most famous citizen ever.As tourism increased over the past decades, multiple “narcotours” have appeared, including one that can count on the support of the Escobar family, which has insisted on demonstrating the human side of the late drug lord.Many locals, particularly in neighborhoods that have benefited from Escobar’s social investment in the city, continue to revere the former drug lord.

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Medellin's city authorities shut down a museum dedicated to the memory of late drug lord and Congressman Pablo Escobar on Wednesday.

The museum had been set up by former Medellin Cartel accountant and the drug lord's brother, Roberto Escobar, in the west of the city in an attempt to capitalize on a growing stream of tourists who want to know more about the city's most infamous resident in history.

Medellin's Security Secretary Andres Tobon said the museum was shut down temporarily, because it lacked the appropriate licenses to carry out tourism activity.

We have temporarily suspended the commercial activity of this terrible Medellin establishment, dedicated to promoting the life of one of the bandits who has done the most damage to this city.

Medellin Security Secretary Andres Tobon

The city's authorities have been trying to promote a new image for the city for years, but are unable to discourage ongoing international interest in its most famous citizen ever.

As tourism increased over the past decades, multiple "narcotours" have appeared, including one that can count on the support of the Escobar family, which has insisted on demonstrating the human side of the late drug lord.

Many locals, particularly in neighborhoods that have benefited from Escobar's social investment in the city, continue to revere the former drug lord.

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Medellin's city authorities shut down a museum dedicated to the memory of late drug lord and Congressman Pablo Escobar on Wednesday. The museum had been set up by former Medellin Cartel accountant and the drug lord's brother, Roberto Escobar, in the west of the city in an attempt to capitalize on a growing stream of tourists who want to know more about the city's most infamous resident in history.