SpaceX’s 120-metre Starship rocket explodes, burns 4 minutes after lift-off for round the world trial run
In the weeks leading up to the flight, Elon Musk gave 50-50 odds that the spacecraft would reach orbit. The company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, eventually, Mars.
German automaker BMW comes under barrage of criticism at Shanghai auto show for discrimination
The controversy comes as BMW and fellow German automakers participate in the Shanghai auto show in full force as they fight to stay on top of consumer trends in a country where domestic rivals have been aggressively taking market share.
7-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher’s family to sue German weekly for faking interview
The latest edition of Die Aktuelle ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising ‘Michael Schumacher, the first interview’
Arsenal sits at Premier League summit…and may win it, but Saliba absence proves Gunners are work-in-progress
There were no surprises that Mikel Arteta chose to replace Zinchenko with Kieran Tierney, who was making his first league start since December, but he was also asked to try to replicate the Ukrainian’s inside role rather than play as a conventional full-back.
Revolt brews in Chelsea as players raise issues with owners’ unhelpful dressing room visits and berating
Having spent £600 million on new signings in the previous two transfer windows there was optimism that the new American regime could replicate the success achieved under Abramovich. But a disastrous season has left a number of squad members privately questioning their futures at Stamford Bridge.
Media uncovers how Zimbabwe’s Angel uses Spirit Embassy church to launder gold with president’s wife
The footage exposed how several individuals have taken advantage of Western sanctions targeting government and ruling party officials to smuggle large quantities of gold and launder millions of dollars through a complex web of companies and bribes.
Fox News realises ‘damaged beast attracts more foes’ after paying $787.5m in Dominion Voting Systems libel case
Dominion accused Fox and its parent company Fox Corp of ruining its business by airing claims that its machines were used to rig the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Democrat Joe Biden and against then-president Donald Trump, a Republican.
Primitive human chatbots: How growth in technology promises to push lawyers out of business
Courts are woefully unprepared for a future where anyone with a chatbot can become a high-volume filer, or where ordinary people might rely on chatbots for desperately-needed legal advice.
Enduring brotherhood: Why Josky Kiambukuta turned down Franco’s family’s request to take over TPOK Jazz
Kiambukuta was born and raised in Bakongo culture before a chance meeting later with another doyen of Rumba, Le Poete Lutumba Simaro Massiya – Franco’s most trusted lieutenant and Orchestra TPOK Jazz assistant band leader.
How inter-ethnic hostilities and sex slavery drive abductions of girls and young women in South Sudan
Authorities estimate that 1,810 people were taken from their families between December 24, 2022, and mid-January. Assaults carried out by heavily armed Nuer and Dinka herders claimed the lives of 661 Murle villagers on Christmas Day.
