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Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches but explodes

Elon Musk's rocket named Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built but blew up minutes after successful launch

Elon Musk's SpaceX company's new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its first ever flight. The rocket blew up within minutes but the launch was still deemed a success. The Tesla owner has said his company will try again in a couple of months.

President Joe Biden has said the US will put another $1 billion into a US climate fund to help tackle climate change in developing countries. Biden announced his plans at the virtual Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.

Sri Lanka's economy has shrunk by more than a fifth in the past three years - and that's prompted a mass exodus from the country. By some estimates as many as one in twenty-five Sri Lankans have left in the last twelve months alone.

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