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Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana
It will be the firm's biggest site yet and aims to send rockets to space in 2029.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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As Ukraine hits Russia's refineries, Russia targets Ukraine's petrol pumps
Fuel companies are urging customers not to linger at the pumps after a wave of deadly attacks.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'
Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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West African cyber-crime networks: Mass arrests follow Interpol crackdown
The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furni…
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Germany's Merz warns attackers will 'pay price' after drone incident
A drone attack on Leipzig Airport highlights the "very real threat" faced by the country, the German chancellor says.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Nigeria kidnappings: President Bola Tinubu orders manhunt after victim video uploaded
The footage shows dozens of men, women and children sitting in a forest.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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European Court of Human Rights orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala
Philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala has spent almost a decade in jail over charges rights groups say are politicall…
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide…
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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CIA chief in Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports
Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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Swedish military seeks to take over Russian-owned estate near naval base
The armed forces request the seizure of the plot near Muskö Naval Base citing threats from Russian drones.
BBC News World · 32 days ago
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US convicts ex-Philips engineer for exposing X-ray secrets to competitor
Dutch electronics giant saw right through ex-engineer’s plot, albeit over a year after it all unravelled
The Register · 32 days ago