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Who will benefit from the world's largest free trade deal? | Inside Story
The world’s largest free trade zone is opening for business on January 1st, 2022. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) covers 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, and promises to improve business for 2.2 billion people. The US is not part of the agreement, and India pulled out at the last minute. China says the pact will help the region recover from the pandemic. So…
World's biggest space telescope leaves Earth – BBC News
The $10bn James Webb telescope has left Earth on its mission to show the first stars to light up the Universe. The observatory was lifted skyward by an Ariane rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Its flight to orbit lasted just under half an hour, with a signal confirming a successful outcome picked up by a ground antenna at Malindi in Kenya. Webb,…
World's oldest animal cave painting in Indonesia – BBC News
Archaeologists have discovered what is understood to be the world’s oldest animal cave painting in Indonesia. A panel showing wild pigs, believed to have been made 45,500 years ago, was found in a cave in a remote valley on the island of Sulawesi. Previously, rock art found in European sites were considered to be the world’s oldest narrative artworks. BBC Indonesia was given rare access…