Japan launches mission to collect samples from Mars’ moon — Daily News · October 20, 2026
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In this bulletin: Japan launches mission to collect samples from Mars’ moon; Alberta voters reject a move toward independence; A deadly Houthi strike in Yemen leaves 73 recruits…
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- Japan launches mission to collect samples from Mars’ moon
- Alberta voters reject a move toward independence
- A deadly Houthi strike in Yemen leaves 73 recruits dead, official says
- UK to send fighter jets to help defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
- Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banks and other services
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- The Guardian‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
- CNAJapan probe on its way to Mars moon
- RechercheThe vote was the first Canadian independence referendum held outside Quebec, according to the article; past independence movements in Quebec were driven by language and cultural differences.
- RechercheAround 76% of voters rejected the proposal, according to unofficial results; the report said more than 300,000 backed it and separatists said their grievances remained.
- RechercheYemen’s civil war began in 2014, when Houthi forces seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen and forced the government into exile; a Saudi-led coalition intervened the following year. The article says the conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
- RechercheThe announced support also includes an RAF A400M to move defence materiel within Saudi Arabia and UK military advisers to support Saudi staff officers.
- RechercheThe Houthis are fighting Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia; the BBC account says the group ousted that government from Sanaa in 2014.
- The GuardianUK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
- BBC NewsGoogle Cloud says 'power event' behind outage affecting UK banks and websites - BBC News
- Associated Press, carried by ABC NewsGoogle Cloud outage hits UK banks - ABC News
- Reuters, carried by EuronextGoogle Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues | live