Elon Musk is gearing up to launch his Starship mega-rocket in August. Here are 2 changes SpaceX made to stop it exploding.

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Side by side images show Starship on its first integrated launch in April 20 next to a picture of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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Who are Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade? A new elite unit armed with the best Western gear seems to have Russia rattled.

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A Challenger 2 tank of the British army is seen during the NATO Spring Storm exercises in Sakussaare, Estonia on May 20, 2023.

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A 6-year-old girl in Ukraine died in an air strike. A Russian Telegram post mocking her memory got 65,000 'laughing' reacts.

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  • A viral Russian social media post appears to mock a little girl killed in Ukraine on Saturday. 
  • A picture of a memorial to 6-year-old Sophia attracted thousands of 'laughing' emojis in a Russian post. 
  • The UN has condemned the missile strike on Chernihiv, which saw 144 casualties. 
A memorial for Chernihiv six-year-old Sophia, who was killed in Ukraine in a Russian missile strike on Saturday.

Fountains of diamonds erupt from the ground when continents break up, say scientists — and it could help uncover new deposits

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A model holds a rare blue diamond in Geneva on November 3, 2022.

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Ukraine's use of imprecise cluster bombs is making Russian 'very scared to go on assault', says frontline soldier

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A man walks past an unexploded tail section of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs, fired at eastern Ukraine in April 2022.

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Here's what happens when you break up with a narcissist

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Narcissists can be charming and charismatic, making them difficult to leave.

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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption

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Room containing two beds, one without a mattress, cabinets, urns and containers was found by archaeologists at the Civita Giuliana villa
A small bedroom used by slaves is pictured after it was discovered by archaeologists in a Roman villa near Pompeii, Italy.

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Ukraine lacks the drone capacity to strike enough targets in Russia to erode its 'will to fight,' retired US colonel says

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Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

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'Neutral' China is supplying Putin's forces with helicopters, drones, and crucial raw materials, report says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144

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The moment of explosion of the Russian Iskander ballistic missile in the center of the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv
UNITED24 video of the Russian Iskander ballistic missile exploding in Chernihiv

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