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9/11, a 'Suburban' Spy, and Cosmonauts Stranded in Space
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In Short: In its earliest dispatches, The Independent described the 9/11 attacks as the 'biggest, most murderous and most spectacular terrorist onslaught in history.' This week also saw reports of marooned Soviet cosmonauts.
This week's archive snapshot also highlights other significant events, including the sudden unmasking of a 'suburban' spy, the remarkable victory of 18-year-old tennis prodigy Emma Raducanu at the US Open, and reports of Russian commander and his Afghan crewmate who found themselves stranded in orbit with an oxygen supply limited to just two days.
The unmasking of a 'suburban' spy, the triumph of Raducanu, and the plight of the cosmonauts highlight the varied and often unexpected nature of news in the early 2000s.
These stories, as reported by The Independent, paint a picture of a world grappling with both immediate crises and emerging talents, as well as the challenges faced by space missions.
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- In its earliest dispatches from a stunned United States, The Independent described the events as "the biggest, most murderous and most spectacular terrorist onslaught in history".
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- The Independentlink