Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Welcome to Edition 9.04 of the Rocket Report! We’ve had to wait an extra week for SpaceX to get its 13th Starship test flight off
Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cuts
Protesters shut roads and the foreign ministry in Tripoli as a civil disobedience campaign over power cuts spreads.
Firefighters battle wildfires in Spain’s eastern Castellon province
Wildfires in Spain’s Castellon region have burnt more than 4,300 hectares and forced 15,000 residents to evacuate.
Thousands march in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid election unrest
Thousands gathered in Rawalakot before marching towards Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms
Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city’s mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.
Texas city sold land to data center developer. Residents say it was supposed to be a park
Residents in Taylor, Texas, say the city should honor a clause from a 1999 deed.
Did RFK Jr. say ‘infertility is genetic’? Don’t be fooled
The health secretary has made numerous incorrect claims, but this is not one of them.
Witnesses describe scene after multiple people injured in Seattle shooting
Multiple people were injured as gunfire erupted at Seattle Center as a major food festival was underway.
Two dead, at least five injured, including a young boy, in Seattle Center shooting, fire officials say
Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting at Seattle Center on Sunday night as the civic center complex
Most accelerators make atartups worse. What do the good ones do?
Every accelerator makes a version of the same offer: capital, mentorship, a network, three months of support, and materially better odds of survival. Evidence suggests
Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold, and says it is reworking Android to use less memory
Google has confirmed that its upcoming Pixel 11 phones will cost more than their predecessors, becoming the latest major phone maker to pass on the
Ebola infections in DR Congo surge to 3,200, with 1,405 deaths
Cases have surged by 1,000 in just 10 days as outbreak continues to spread across five provinces.
Lebanese return to homes of rubble left by Israel in so-called pilot zones
Lebanon’s army has accused Israel of bulldozing homes and hindering its efforts to escort residents to ‘pilot zones’.
Guterres tours Syria’s notorious ‘Assad Prison’ in Sednaya
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured the notorious former ‘Assad prison’ in Sednaya.