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Boca Chica, Texas: Another SpaceX Starship prototype disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, marking the latest turbulent test flight for the colossal rocket at the center of Elon Musk’s long-term vision to colonize Mars. The vehicle, touted as the largest and most powerful launch system ever developed, lifted off successfully at 6:36 pm local time from SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, a community that recently voted to incorporate as a city under the name ‘Starbase.’ The mission’s first major issue arose when the Super Heavy first-stage booster exploded instead of executing its scheduled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Following…
Kathmandu: Renowned Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa, famously known as the ‘Everest Man,’ has reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time, surpassing his own world record for the most ascents of the world’s tallest peak. The 55-year-old mountaineer successfully reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit, while leading a group of Indian army officials on their expedition. The feat was confirmed by expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks, which praised Kami Rita as a national hero and an international symbol of Everest. “Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global…
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has put an end to the speculation by naming 25-year-old Shubman Gill as India’s 37th Test captain ahead of the five-Test series against England set for June. Gill becomes one of the youngest to captain the Indian Test team, following in the footsteps of iconic leaders such as Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, and Ravi Shastri. This announcement comes nearly three weeks after Rohit Sharma’s sudden retirement from Test cricket. Gill’s elevation signals a turning point for Indian cricket, as the squad he now leads will…
Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) achieved a sweeping victory in the recent parliamentary and regional elections, which were widely boycotted by opposition parties. Preliminary results from the National Electoral Council (CNE) showed the PSUV and its allies garnered 82.68 percent of the votes cast for seats in the National Assembly, securing control over crucial institutions, including the attorney general’s office and the Supreme Court, whose members are appointed by the 285-seat legislature. The CNE also reported that the government won 23 of the 24 state governorships, marking a significant setback for the…
Vienna, Austria: To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss’s birth and mark the 50th year of the European Space Agency (ESA), Strauss’s celebrated waltz, The Blue Danube, will be broadcast into space. The performance by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra is scheduled for May 31 and will be live-streamed with free public screenings in Vienna, Madrid, and New York. To prevent technical difficulties during the broadcast, a pre-recorded version from the orchestra’s rehearsal the day before will be transmitted, while a live performance will accompany it. https://twitter.com/esa/status/1917952765558505589 The transmission will originate from ESA’s large deep-space antenna dish in Spain. The…
Hanoi: Vietnam has instructed its telecommunication service providers to block the messaging platform Telegram, citing its failure to cooperate with criminal investigations involving its users. Telegram responded with surprise, asserting it had complied with Vietnam’s legal requests and is still processing a recent one, due by May 27. The Vietnamese government’s news portal revealed that the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology had issued official letters to internet service providers, warning them about ‘signs of law violation’ on Telegram. The ministry ordered ISPs to implement measures to prevent Telegram’s activities within Vietnam and to report their compliance by June 2.…
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has warned Apple that iPhones sold in the United States must be manufactured domestically or face a 25 percent tariff. The statement, posted on his Truth Social platform, wiped nearly $70 billion off Apple’s market value as shares fell by 2.6 percent, pushing the company’s valuation below $3 trillion. Trump said he had already informed Apple CEO Tim Cook of this expectation and that iPhones assembled in countries like India or elsewhere would be subject to the new tariff unless Apple relocates its production to the US. “If that is not the case, a…
San Diego: All six occupants of a small private jet that crashed into a residential neighbourhood in Murphy Canyon, San Diego, on May 22, 2025, have been confirmed dead, according to investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Among those killed was well-known US music agent Dave Shapiro, 42, the co-founder of Sound Talent Group. Two unnamed employees from the agency and Daniel Williams, former drummer of the metal band The Devil Wears Prada, were also aboard the ill-fated flight. The aircraft, a twin-engine Cessna Citation, had departed Teterboro, New Jersey, at approximately 11:15 pm. local time on Wednesday.…
Hefei, China: Researchers have developed innovative contact lenses that allow people to perceive infrared light, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum normally invisible to the naked eye. Unlike night vision goggles, these lenses are transparent and require no external power source, enabling wearers to simultaneously see infrared light alongside the full range of visible colors. Professor Tian Xue, a neuroscientist at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), explained that this breakthrough paves the way for a variety of wearable devices, such as contact lenses and glasses that could grant humans ‘super-vision.’ Xue also noted the potential benefits…
San Francisco: Sir Jony Ive, the influential British designer responsible for the iconic look of Apple’s most successful products, including the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, is joining OpenAI following a $6.5 billion (£4.7 billion) acquisition of his startup, io. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, expressed his enthusiasm about working with Ive, calling him ‘the greatest designer in the world’ and highlighting their shared vision to create a new generation of AI-powered computers. The collaboration will see Ive assume deep design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI, aiming to reimagine computing through innovative hardware. https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1925235156157440438 While AI software, especially tools like ChatGPT,…