BBC: Israel has successfully launched the ninth in its series of Ofek spy satellites. Ofek-9 was carried aloft aboard a Shavit rocket that took off on Tuesday from Palmachim Airbase. The secret payload is believed to contain a camera that can resolve structures on the ground as small as half a meter.
For the UNESCO section chief, “striking a balance between global coherence and respect for national ownership and cultural diversity is both essential and complex.”
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