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Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko breaks record for most time spent in space | World News
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new world record for the most time spent in space. The 59-year-old clocked up a cumulative total of more than 878 days and 12 hours outside the Earth’s atmosphere – the equivalent of nearly two-and-a-half years – on Sunday morning. Mr Kononenko celebrated the milestone on board the…
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Donald Trump breaks silence on Instagram to promote his NFTs – but critics say the art is ‘cringey’ | US News
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Donald Trump has released a second collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as the 2024 presidential race heats up. The surreal pieces of digital art depict the former president as George Washington, a chess piece and a lion wrangler… but not at the same time. A total of 47,000 NFTs were made available and cost $99…
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Elon Musk breaks world record for largest loss of personal fortune in history | World News
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Elon Musk has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the largest ever loss of personal wealth after Tesla stock plummeted. The Twitter and Tesla chief executive – who was overtaken as the world’s richest man in December – has lost about £153bn ($182bn) since November 2021, according to estimates by Forbes. Oher…
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Founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX Sam Bankman-Fried breaks his silence, with thousands locked out of savings | Business News
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A crypto entrepreneur says his net worth has fallen from more than $26bn to $100,000 after his company imploded. Sam Bankman-Fried admitted it has been a “bad month” after FTX collapsed into bankruptcy, leaving thousands of people frozen out of their savings. The 30-year-old, who once positioned himself as a saviour for stricken firms, has…
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Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy’s finger | Science & Tech News
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A chess robot broke a seven-year-old boy’s finger during a match at the Moscow Open, according to Russian news outlet TASS. The match took place last week according to Sergey Lazarev, the president of the Moscow Chess Federation. “The robot broke the child’s finger. This, of course, is bad,” said Mr Lazarev. “The robot was…