SpaceX, the rockets-to-AI behemoth led by Elon Musk, aims to raise $75 billion in the biggest initial share sale ever, as the world's richest person pursues data centers in space and a trip to Mars.
Israel struck south Lebanon on Thursday and threatened new attacks on Beirut despite an announcement hours earlier that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to implement a conditional ceasefire.
Asian stocks sank Thursday after a disappointing forecast by chip giant Broadcom stoked concerns about the AI trade, while stronger-than-expected US data compounded speculation the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates.
- Somalia capital rocked by gunfire and fighting overnight
- Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' garbage plan
Politics
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party swept most seats in local elections but failed to flip the crucial Seoul mayoral seat, official results showed Thursday, in a sign that voters sought to keep a check on its power.
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Stocks sank Thursday after a disappointing forecast by chip giant Broadcom stoked concerns about the AI trade, while stronger-than-expected US data compounded speculation the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates.
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The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Iran -- a symbolic move that deals a political blow to President Donald Trump as efforts to find a deal with Tehran stagnate.
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As the ceasefire with Iran teeters and his Republican Party faces dire risks over the war's costs, US President Donald Trump made sure the press assembled Wednesday in the Oval Office knew what was on his mind: renovating the historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Local hero Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are widely expected to end Ferrari's long winless streak and finish Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli's record streak in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
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Sports
"I am from Bosnia, Take me to America" -- with brass instruments, guitars and a video clip featuring grilled meat, Bosnia already achieved a success with a hit song for the forthcoming World Cup, the Balkan nation's second ever appearance in it.
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ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has urged his team to block out the past as they bid to upset the Wellington Hurricanes and snap a damning record in Super Rugby playoffs in New Zealand.
For a while, dual-national footballers were a rarity in the Moroccan national team, but today they account for the majority of players across age groups and have become the Atlas Lions' greatest strength.
The Tour de France promises perhaps one of the greatest yellow jersey battles in recent memory when it begins in one month's time.
A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, the region's Moscow-installed authorities said Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg where Russia was hosting an economic forum.
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Nature
Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.
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New Zealand footballer Tim Payne met the influencer behind his stunning viral fame on Wednesday, presenting him with a team shirt after gaining almost five million Instagram followers in a week.
Peru's presidential runoff has exposed deep dissatisfaction in the Andean south, where poor rural voters see the election as a bitter choice and say Lima has abandoned them.
World Wide Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee says he wants to see artificial intelligence preserve "the original values" of his invention while allowing users to filter personal data sent to tech giants.
China has slapped a travel ban on a group of New Zealand lawmakers after they recently visited Taiwan, Wellington said Thursday.
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- Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire
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