Trump says ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin on ending Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump said he made no progress with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war in a call...
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Possible interstellar object zooming through Solar System: ESA
Excited astronomers are still refining their calculations, but the object appears to be zooming at a speed up to 60...
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Boeing Starliner completes key test mission to ISS
Astronauts living aboard the station opened the hatch and "greeted" the capsule's passengers: Rosie the Rocketeer, a mannequin equipped with...
- The gumdrop-shaped spaceship landed in a puff of sand at 4:49 pm local time (2249 GMT) in the New Mexico desert
- Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) was the last hurdle for Starliner to clear before it carries humans in another test flight due to take place by the end of this year
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One dead in ‘industrial accident’ near Iran military site
One person has been killed in an "industrial accident" near an Iranian military complex that has previously come under scrutiny...
- The site came under renewed scrutiny by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2015 when Tehran reached a landmark deal with major powers
- Iran had previously denied the IAEA access to Parchin, insisting it was a military site unrelated to any nuclear activities
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Iraqi boy evades security, boards Iran-bound plane
Iraqi aviation authorities have been left red-faced after a 10-year-old boy on his own boarded an Iran-bound plane from a...
- The international airport in Najaf, south of Baghdad, said Wednesday it would review security after the boy passed under the radar of seven checks
- Iraq’s civil aviation authority said a private firm had since 2019 been in charge of security at Najaf airport, which receives hundreds of thousands of pilgrims a year
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US expects deficit to drop to $1 trillion in 2022
The US government deficit will fall dramatically this year to $1 trillion, down from levels not seen since World War...
- The budget shortfall in the current fiscal year will shrink significantly from the prior year, when it reached nearly $2.8 trillion due to the massive spending
- The CBO expects the deficit to fall again in the next fiscal year which runs October 1 to September 30 but rise to 6.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by FY2023
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Greece will send Iranian oil from seized ship to US: police
Greece will send Iranian oil from a seized Russian-flagged tanker to the United States at the request of the US...
- Authorities that seized oil didn't provide any details about how it would be transferred to the US
- Tehran protested against Greece and called it "international robbery"
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China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements
The wide-ranging draft agreement and a 5-year plan will be the subject of discussion during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's...
- The wide-ranging draft agreement and a 5-year plan will be the subject of discussion during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's tour of Pacific nations
- The "comprehensive development vision" is believed to be up for approval when Wang meets regional foreign ministers on May 30 in Fiji
Business
Filing says Elon Musk to borrow less for Twitter bid
Elon Musk notified US regulators on Wednesday that he will rely less on loans in his bid to buy Twitter,...
- The Tesla chief said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that he would seek $13 billion in loans for the Twitter buy
- Analysts were concerned about Musk using billions of dollars worth of his Tesla shares to back loans
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Saudi crown prince plans Turkey visit
Saudi Arabia's crown prince expects to travel to Turkey next month, a Saudi official told AFP Wednesday. The trip by...
- "The kingdom is turning the page on its dispute with Turkey and strengthening its relations with its EU partners," an official said
- The trip came as Turkey, facing an economic crisis fuelled by the collapse of its currency, tries to draw support from energy-rich Gulf countries.
Business
Tokyo shares climb up after Wall Street gains
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street, despite ongoing worries over inflationary pressure due to the...
- The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.14 percent or 36.94 points to 26,714.74, while the broader Topix index rose 0.45 percent, or 8.43 points, to 1,885.01
- Market players are now eyeing the release of US GDP data later in the day, said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management
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Partnerships, collaborations signed during Global Aerospace Summit 2022
Several partnerships and collaboration agreements were signed between leading aerospace, aviation, space and defense organizations during the sixth edition of...
- LeoLabs announced a multi-million dollar award to provide data and services for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).
- Sanad and Triumph Group sign MoU outlining their plans to collaborate on the provision of next-generation engine MRO capabilities in UAE.
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Trump says ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin on ending Ukraine war
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OpenAI denies Musk’s ‘betrayal accusations, plans legal dismissal
OpenAI captured the public imagination in late 2022 with the release of its chatbot ChatGPT, which can generate poems and...
Trump comes close to ‘Super Tuesday’ clean sweep: US networks
The former president, bidding for a sensational White House comeback after being unseated by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, hopes...
Ignored by ‘Oppenheimer,’ atomic test victims speak out
White Sands, United States - Wesley Burris was fast asleep in bed when the world's first atomic bomb exploded just 25...
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Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...
- Quantum computing combines advances in scientific understanding of the subatomic world with leaps in information theory.
- The first commercial quantum computers are still believed to be up to a decade away.
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Women, rural poor most affected by climate change, says UN
PARIS, FRANCE – Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities,...
- The report said rural, women-led households in low- and middle-income nations already face more financial burdens than men when disaster strikes.
- It estimated that if average temperatures increase one degree Celsius, women would face a 34 percent greater loss in total income compared to men.
Arts & Culture
Japan’s Riken Yamamoto wins Pritzker prize for architecture
New York, United States -- Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto was awarded the Pritzker prize for architecture on Tuesday, the organizers said...
- Highlights of Yamamoto's work include Nagoya Zokei University in Japan completed in 2022, THE CIRCLE at Zurich Airport in Switzerland finished in 2020 and Tianjin Library in China.
- Yamamoto was born in Beijing, and resides in Yokohama, Japan. He will be honored in Chicago this spring. He is the 53rd winner of the prize and the ninth from Japan.