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Daily News… IRAN SENDS MONKEY INTO SPACE Iran on Monday successfully sent a monkey into orbit, paving the way for a manned space flight, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state television. Arabic-language channel Al-Alam and other Iranian news agencies said the monkey returned alive after travelling in a capsule to an altitude of 120 kilometres (75 miles) for a sub-orbital flight. «This success is the first step towards man conquering the space and it paves the way for other moves,» General Vahidi said, but added that the process of putting a human into space would be a lengthy one. «Today’s successful launch follows previous successes we had in launching (space) probes with other living creatures (on board),» he added. «The monkey which was sent in this launch landed safely and alive and this is a big step for our experts and scientists.» Iranian state television showed still pictures of the capsule and of a monkey being fitted with a vest and then placed in a device similar to a child’s car-seat. A previous attempt in 2011 by the Islamic republic to put a monkey into space failed. No official explanation was ever given. A defence ministry statement quoted by Iranian media said earlier Iran had «successfully launched a capsule, codenamed Pishgam (Pioneer), containing a monkey and recovered the shipment on the ground intact». Iran announced in mid-January its intention to launch a monkey into orbit as part of «preparations for sending a man into space,» which is scheduled for 2020. Iran’s space programme deeply unsettles Western nations, which fear it could be used to develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads they suspect are being developed in secret. The same technology used in space launch rockets can also be used in ballistic missiles.
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International News… ABDICATION OF DUTCH QUEEN BEATRIX Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced Monday that she would abdicate in favour of her son Crown Prince Willem Alexander at the end of April, after 33 years in power. The queen, who is to turn 75 on Thursday, told national television that her birthday and the 200-year anniversary of the monarchy in 2013 «were the reason for me to step down.» S.AFRICAN KINGS’S PRICE South Africa’s 10 kings and thousands of aristocrats cost the state a regal $73 million (650 million rand, 54 million euros) last year, local media reported Monday.
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