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Biden wishes Musk 'lots of luck' on SpaceX trip to Moon
When asked about Musk's pessimistic attitude toward the economy during a press briefing at the White House late Friday, Biden replied: "Lots of luck on his trip to the Moon." "Thanks Mr President!" tweeted Musk, who has criticised Biden several times in the past, and had recently announced to vote for the Republicans in November's mid0term elections.
Advocacy groups seek to block Musk's Twitter deal
The Stop the Deal campaign is persuading Tesla stockholders to take action against the takeover deal, which has been put on hold by Musk as he wants more information on fake accounts on the platform, The group with nonprofits like Accountable Tech, Center for Countering Digital Hate, GLAAD and MediaJustice, has also asked Tesla stakeholders to ask advertisers to stop spending on the platform.
Pakistan confirms peace talks with TTP, welcomes 'ceasefire'
Although the two sides have held talks for several weeks now, the Pakistan government did not officially confirm the negotiations. In a statement, Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the talks with the TTP were taking place at the government level and was being mediated by the Afghan Taliban regime.
Pakistan government planning to file treason case against Imran Khan
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, the cabinet's special committee meeting was chaired by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Geo News reported. During the meeting, the interior minister, interior secretary and Islamabad IG briefed the participants on PTI's �Azadi March' held on May 25
Stockholm+50 calls for just transition to sustainable economies
The statement contains several recommendations for an actionable agenda, including, placing human well-being at the centre of a healthy planet and prosperity for all; recognizing and implementing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment; adopting systemwide changes in the way the current economic system works, and accelerate transformations of high impact sectors among others.
Turkey's concerns on Sweden, Finland's NATO bids 'legitimate': President
"Both countries should clearly display that they have given up supporting terrorism, that they have lifted sanctions against Turkey, and that they are ready to show alliance solidarity," Erdogan told the NATO chief in a phone call, Xinhua news agency reported. Stoltenberg stressed the "necessity to meet the expectations of Turkey, an important ally."
NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights
SpaceX is currently NASA's only certified commercial crew transportation provider. In a statement, NASA said that it may need the additional flights "as early as 2026 to ensure dissimilar redundancy, maintain safe space station operations". NASA announced a "sole source modification" as part of its existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract with SpaceX.
Global wellbeing is at risk: Guterres warns at Stockholm+50
Although there have been successes in protecting the planet since 1972, including rescuing the ozone layer, Guterres warned that "earth's natural systems cannot keep up with our demands". "Lead us out of this mess," he urged delegates at the Swedish summit convened by the UN General Assembly, in a call for action against a "triple planetary crisis" that's been caused by the climate emergency, "that is killing and displacing ever more people each year", biodiversity loss, which threatens "more than three billion people", and pollution and waste, "that is costing some nine million lives a year".
Russia's war in Ukraine completes 100 days
On the eve of the anniversary, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said up to 100 of his soldiers were dying each day as they resisted Russia's push to control the country's eastern region, the BBC reported. He also said that Russia now occupies a fifth of Ukraine's territory. Before the war, which began on February 24, Russia and Moscow-backed separatists accounted for less than 10 per cent of Ukraine's make up.
New York lawmakers pass legislation package raising age bar for semi-automatic rifle
Thursday night's passage of the package, which includes 10 bills, comes after it was introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul and leaders of the state legislature on Tuesday. "This comprehensive package will close loopholes, give law enforcement the tools they need to prevent easy access to guns, and stop the sale of dangerous weapons to 18-year-olds," Hochul in a statement.
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