A toxic soda bubble abruptly ended a Russian spacewalk on the International Space Station

A coolant bubble is leaking from a radiator attached to the International Space Station (ISS), posing a threat to the ongoing spacewalk of Russian cosmonauts on Wednesday. garbage disposal (in space) Astronauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chubb exited the International Space Station and began their spacewalk at 1:49 a.m. ET. During the nearly eight-hour spacewalk,…

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Chamber of Deputies approves bill imposing tax on offshore and closed-end funds

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday approved a government bill that seeks to boost public revenue by eliminating tax breaks that currently benefit the wealthiest Brazilians who invest in offshore and closed-end funds. Part of Finance Minister Fernando Haddad’s plan to eliminate next year’s primary budget deficit, it was approved by 323…

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