SpaceX’s 120-metre Starship rocket explodes, burns 4 minutes after lift-off for round the world trial run

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.

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German automaker BMW comes under barrage of criticism at Shanghai auto show for discrimination

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.

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Ukraine prepares to reopen food and grain transit through Poland as first step to ending import bans

Ukraine prepares to reopen food and grain transit through Poland as first step to ending import bans

Ukraine is holding additional talks this week in Romania on Wednesday, and in Slovakia on Thursday, Solsky added. Poland’s embargo, in effect since Saturday evening, also applied to transit through the country to keep grain transport from entering the Polish market.

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How departed British fashion harbinger Mary Quant created a brand that rules the world

How departed British fashion harbinger Mary Quant created a brand that rules the world

They soon met Archie McNair, a lawyer who had become a portrait photographer and who ran a coffee bar under his studio in Chelsea. The three decided to open a business together. Each man put up 5,000 pounds, and they bought a building at 138a King’s Road. Ms Quant, who was working for a milliner, quit her job.

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‘Mother of the miniskirt’ and queen of Swinging Sixties fashion Mary Quant, 93, breathes her last

‘Mother of the miniskirt’ and queen of Swinging Sixties fashion Mary Quant, 93, breathes her last

A decade later, Mary Quant was a global brand, with licenses all over the world – she was named an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1966 for her contribution to British exports – and sales that would soon reach $20 million.

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Why Arsenal faithful favour former midfield icon  Mathieu Flamini to invest $13 billion in Gunners

Why Arsenal faithful favour former midfield icon Mathieu Flamini to invest $13 billion in Gunners

Wenger was not usually keen to re-sign former players but occasionally made an exception. Flamini credits Wenger as a major influence on his life. “Obviously he is someone who has shaped my way of thinking and my way of being. He was for me a bit of a father figure.”

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Frustration sets in as sale of Man United enters ‘idle mode’ with Glazers apathetic to doing business

Frustration sets in as sale of Man United enters ‘idle mode’ with Glazers apathetic to doing business

Movement in the Manchester United sale is expected this week. It is understood the situation will develop over the coming days – more than two weeks after second bids were filed. There have been growing concerns that, with the clock ticking, should the Glazer family accept an offer for full...

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Canadian bank censured for investing in Israeli company whose weapons have caused countless civilian deaths

Canadian bank censured for investing in Israeli company whose weapons have caused countless civilian deaths

Scotiabank’s gigantic stake in Elbit Systems, estimated to be about $500 million, dwarfs that of its two larger domestic competitors, TD Bank and Royal Bank of Canada. The two other banks hold around $3 million in shares, combined, in the company.

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In countries where men migrate abroad for jobs, parents view them as ideal matches for their daughters

In countries where men migrate abroad for jobs, parents view them as ideal matches for their daughters

In several of the countries The New Humanitarian reported from – including among Adivasi Indigenous communities in southern Rajasthan, India – parents often view men who have migrated as favourable matches for their daughters. Many Adivasi men go to work in the Indian state of Gujarat. “My father met my...

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Reporters’ diary: Walking in steps of women who stay when husbands migrate in search of livelihoods

Reporters’ diary: Walking in steps of women who stay when husbands migrate in search of livelihoods

Most of the time, to write about migration means telling the stories of people who move: those forced from their homes by natural disasters, conflict, violence or the effects of climate change, or so fed up with limited economic opportunities, corruption and bad governance that the faint glint of possibility...

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