By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Akash Sriram May 27 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s upgraded Starship launch on Friday delivered enough progress to keep the momentum intact behind Elon Musk’s $1.75 trillion IPO, while warning that full reusability of the rocket remains a work in progress. Starship is critical to lowering SpaceX’s launch costs, expanding its Starlink …
By Andrius Sytas, Johan Ahlander and Tom Balmforth VILNIUS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries’ airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and raising tensions with Russia at a time when U.S. commitment to NATO’s collective security is in question. The airspace incursions have occurred as Ukraine, seeking to land heavier …
May 27 (Reuters) – Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO’s northern borders with Russia. As Ukraine steps up long-range attacks on Russian Baltic Sea oil shipping ports, some of its drones have missed their targets and …
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack earlier this month. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the “commander of the …
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by Human Rights Watch released Wednesday said. While Mexico has accepted these types of deportations for years, the deportees under the Trump administration are …
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of using poison to kill a billionaire gaming tycoon linked to the Netflix adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” over a professional dispute, local media reported Tuesday. Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, which holds …
HONG KONG, May 27 (Reuters) – China is ready to deepen practical cooperation with Panama and urged the Central American country to safeguard Chinese firms’ legitimate rights, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a meeting with Panamanian Foreign Minister Martínez Acha, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua. Wang, who spoke with Acha on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone watched the hits begin to pile up on the massive, crown-shaped scoreboard beyond the centerfield wall at Kauffman Stadium, and he knew that his team was doing something impressive against the Kansas City Royals. He didn’t know until afterward that it was something historic. Yes, there …
As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes part of daily life, policies regarding its use lag behind. A majority of teachers say they do not receive any formal guidance on using AI in school, according to the newest segment of Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation’s “Teaching for Tomorrow” study, called “Closing the Expectations Gap.” Teachers are …
One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, the LEGO Foundation committed $97 million to expand International Rescue Committee programs that use play to help millions of children learn and recover. “Children who are born in conflict have their childhood stolen from them,” …