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Iron Beam is a HELWS developed by Israel to intercept a variety of threats, including rockets, mortars, artillery, and drones.

It's designed to complement existing missile defense systems like Iron Dome.

HELWS stands for high-energy laser weapon system.

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In October 2022, Poland chose the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant, part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence.

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In October 2022, the Chinese city of Shanghai started administering the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.

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The world's largest low-carbon hydrogen facility will be set up in American state of Texas. 

Set to be set up in 2029.

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In May 2022, The researchers in the US demonstrated that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil.

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In October 2022, NASA announced that its Psyche mission will go forward, targeting a launch period.

Psyche is an Asteroid.

NASA is a space agency of USA.

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 Central African Republic: a country in Central Africa

 Central African Republic legalized bitcoin in May 2022

Bitcoin: a virtual currency

El Salvador became first country in the world to legalize Bitcoin in 2021.

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Will Facebook app change its name?

No. Facebook, the social media app and service, will keep the same name.

Only the umbrella company that oversees all the different apps is changing to Meta.

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Google has launched a new AI-based notes app called NotebookLM.

This app aims at helping people learn faster.

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• Indonesian and American troops conducted a two-week joint military exercise from 1 August 2022.
• Over 5000 soldiers from the US, Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore participated in the joint combat exercises in Indonesia.