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Newsday: 23/08/2023 04:06 GMT : India heads to the moon

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23/08/2023 04:06 GMT : India heads to the moon

India heads to the moon

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Chandrayaan-3 would make India the first country to land near the Moon's south pole.

India's attempt comes just days after Russia's Luna-25 crashed while trying to touch down in the same region.

India is looking to make history on Wednesday with its third lunar mission set to land on the Moon.

Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been moved to a civilian hospital just hours after being jailed on returning from lengthy exile.

And People in Zimbabwe are voting today in presidential and parliamentary elections.

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