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Tory donor cites Trump-BBC lawsuit in push to unmask public broadcaster's sources

Mohamed Amersi, Chairman of the Amersi Foundation.
Mohamed Amersi, Chairman of the Amersi Foundation. © Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Encouraged by the US president's lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, Mohamed Amersi, a British businessperson close to the Conservative Party, has been airing his own grievances about the broadcaster and seeking to identify the sources of a programme investigating his business dealings.

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Brazil
Brazilian space centre Alcântara chalks up yet another failed launch

The inaugural orbital launch of South Korea's Innospace Hanbit-Nano launch vehicle from the Alcantara Space Centre on 22 December ended in failure.
The inaugural orbital launch of South Korea's Innospace Hanbit-Nano launch vehicle from the Alcantara Space Centre on 22 December ended in failure. © Innospace/Handout via Reuters

The failure of South Korean company Innospace's inaugural orbital launch on 22 December is the latest in a long run of misses at Brazil's Alcântara base. The site has been plagued by poor luck since its launch 43 years ago, despite boasting an ideal location for space exploration activities.

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