SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth theguardian.com Launch marks biggest advancement so far in space tourism as Elon Musk’s company conducts first chartered passenger flight...

Elon Musk named world’s wealthiest: Here are 9 other richest people on the planet hindustantimes.com According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, of the 20 wealthiest persons in the world, 14 are Americans, with eight, including Musk, in top 10....

UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021 news.un.org A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from CO...

Kamala Harris named world's third most powerful woman on Forbes list theguardian.com After being elected vice-president, the Democratic senator from California is now listed below Christine Lagarde and Angela Merkel...

Social media used to be free. Not anymore. vox.com You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too....

China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal bbc.com Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says....