Pemex Gets Billions for Debt Payment in Mexico Draft Budget
The Mexican government’s draft budget for next year includes a capital allocation to Petroleos Mexicanos to pay maturing
1970-01-01 08:00
Mongolia country profile
Provides an overview of Mongolia, including key dates and facts about this Asian country.
1970-01-01 08:00
What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who faces accusations of repeatedly abusing his office to help a donor, is set to begin Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate.
1970-01-01 08:00
Novo’s Obesity Drug Arrives in UK – at a Fraction of US Prices
People struggling to lose weight in the UK are finally able to get their hands on the weight-loss
1970-01-01 08:00
ESPN analyst puts Chiefs on high alert for Week 1 upset
Hot takes. Bold predictions. Call them what you want. One ESPN NFL voice brings up some sound reasoning for the Kansas City Chiefs to be wary of the Detroit Lions.
1970-01-01 08:00
‘Barbie’ Tops ‘Super Mario’ as Highest Grossing 2023 Film
Barbie has become the highest grossing film of 2023 after generating $1.38 billion at the worldwide box office.
1970-01-01 08:00
Peru media guide
An overview of the media in Peru, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
1970-01-01 08:00
SpaceX smashes rocket launch record as Musk eyes historic Starship mission
SpaceX has broken its own record for the number of launches in a single year with its 62nd rocket sent into space on Sunday. A Falcon 9 carrying Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10.47pm local time, surpassing the previous milestone of 61 launches set in 2022. It was the 10th flight for the first stage booster rocket, with SpaceX also breaking a separate record earlier this year for launching reused rockets. The Falcon 9 rocket landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean after delivering the Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. SpaceX boss Elon Musk said SpaceX could complete up to 100 rocket launches this year, making the private space firm by far the most prolific company or space agency to send payloads into space. “SpaceX has delivered ~80 per cent of all Earth payload mass to orbit in 2023. China is ~10 per cent and rest of world other ~10 per cent,” Mr Musk posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Based on the Falcon launch plan for next year, SpaceX will deliver ~90 per cent of all Earth payload to orbit. Starship will take that to >99 per cent in future years. These magnitudes are madness to consider, but necessary to make consciousness multiplanetary.” SpaceX’s Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built – measuring 121 metres in height and with a thrust of 5,000 metric tons – but is yet to successfully complete an orbital flight. Following a successful high-altitude flight test in 2021, SpaceX attempted a 90 minute orbital flight earlier this year but it exploded just three minutes into the flight. The next attempt is expected to take place this month, though no exact date has been set. More than 1,000 design changes have been made to the craft since the first failed attempt, including new venting systems and heat shields to improve the stage separation of the upper and lower stages of the rocket. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is yet to grant a launch licence for the latest mission amid concerns about issues revealed in the first orbital launch attempt. SpaceX has already secured a multi-billion dollar deal with Nasa to keep developing Starship for use on the US space agency’s Artemis mission, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon this decade. Mr Musk has previously said that Starship is integral to his plans to turn humanity into a multi-planetary species, with the aim of deploying a fleet of Starships to establish a permanent colony on Mars before 2050. Read More ‘It’s like an airport’: How SpaceX normalised rocket launches SpaceX crew streak across sky before splashing down off Florida coast Watch live: SpaceX launches satellites for US Space Development Agency Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued over allegations of hiring discrimination
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Hong Kong profile
Provides an overview Hong Kong and key facts about this special administrative region of China.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hong Kong media guide
An overview of the media in Hong Kong, as well as links to broadcasters and newspapers.
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB rumors: Ohtani Tommy John timeline, Yankees hot seat, more
Now in September, the MLB rumors world looks ahead to offseason considerations like managerial hot seats and star injuries.
1970-01-01 08:00
The Bizarre World of Kanye West: From run-in with Evel Knievel to that scandalous NSFW Venice boat ride
Kanye West and his 'wife' Bianca Censori invited serious public outrage after their recent lewd act on a boat in Venice
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