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People gather in Toulouse, in southern France, to watch the launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket, which is bound to take off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 4pm local time (1900 GMT). IMAGES
British junior hospital doctors resume strike action which will last for five days, just one week before the country's general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue. The doctors have been asking for 35 percent "pay restoration" as a starting position amid a cost-of-living crisis. Labour's health spokesman Wes Streeting has said any Labour government would not meet the 35 percent demand but that there is "space for a discussion". IMAGES
Residents of Venice protest as the historic Italian city launches a five-euro entrance fee for day-trippers, a scheme designed to ease the pressures of mass tourism. But some residents fear their city turning into a 'museum'. IMAGES
The United States, Japan and Australia will launch a joint air defense network, US President Joe Biden says during a state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida focused on boosting defense ties against China. SOUNDBITE
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives in Montbeliard, in the eastern Doubs departement, to launch "Montbeliard, French Capital of Culture" 2024. IMAGES
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday in Japan's Wakayama. Tokyo-based startup Space One had been aiming to become the first Japanese private firm to successfully place a satellite into orbit. Its 18-meter (60-foot) solid-fuel Kairos rocket blasted off from the startup's own launch pad in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, carrying a small government test satellite. But seconds after the launch, the rocket erupted into a ball of flame, with black smoke filling the launch pad area. Burning debris was seen falling onto the surrounding mountain slopes as sprinklers began spraying water. IMAGES