https://www.scmp.com/rss/519407/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand in Texas, adding to a series of setbacks to Elon Musk’s space ambitions that include trips to Mars. The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright on a test stand, before massive plumes of flames and smoke mushroomed into the night sky, video footage of the incident late Wednesday showed. The incident shook windows and rattled dishes, according to local media reports. The rocket appeared to be undergoing a routine “static fire test” of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3315129/spacex-starship-explodes-setback-elon-musks-mars-mission?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3315129/spacex-starship-explodes-setback-elon-musks-mars-mission?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:38:00 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand has been crowned Miss World 2025, marking a historic first for her country at the 72nd edition of the international pageant, held this year in Hyderabad, India. Chuangsri, a 22-year-old political-science student from Phuket, emerged victorious from a field of 108 contestants representing countries across the globe. She received the crown on Saturday from the reigning title-holder, Czech model Krystyna Pyszková. Chuangsri said she aimed to use the Miss World platform... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3312694/suchata-chuangsri-becomes-thailands-first-ever-miss-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3312694/suchata-chuangsri-becomes-thailands-first-ever-miss-world?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:09:31 +0000 Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fuelled by the Atlantic’s record warmth. Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, then late in the day the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said its winds had increased to Category 5 strength. Fluctuations in strength, and later a significant weakening,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3268785/beryl-makes-landfall-category-4-hurricane-caribbean-island-carriacou-grenada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3268785/beryl-makes-landfall-category-4-hurricane-caribbean-island-carriacou-grenada?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:18:28 +0000 Leading athletes and climate scientists have warned extreme heat will make it “impossible” to hold the Olympics during the summer months amid fears of dangerous conditions at this year’s Paris Games. A group of Olympians worked with climate scientists and heat physiologists from the England’s University of Portsmouth to assess the threat warming temperatures could pose for athletes. In a report published on Tuesday, they warned intense heat in the French capital this summer could lead to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267037/athletes-warn-deadly-heat-paris-olympics-study-says-future-games-impossible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267037/athletes-warn-deadly-heat-paris-olympics-study-says-future-games-impossible?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:43:07 +0000 Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black person, first Haitian-American and first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as White House press secretary. The powerful political player speaks for US President Joe Biden to a global audience. But her journey to the lectern has not been easy. Jean-Pierre grew up in a conservative household that was not tolerant of her sexuality, and she also faced sexual abuse as a child. Later, though, she studied at Columbia University and eventually became a political... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3260213/meet-first-black-openly-gay-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-who-works-under-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3260213/meet-first-black-openly-gay-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-who-works-under-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:00:09 +0000 If you are standing on the corner of 32nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York, there are several directions you can go to quickly find something good to eat. Walk east, and take your pick of innumerable Korean dining options, from dumplings to barbecue to bubble tea. Go a few streets downtown and you will have Mediterranean mezze at chef Jose Andrés’ newest New York restaurant, Zaytinya. A few blocks uptown is one of the city’s seminal dining rooms for meat eaters, Keens Steakhouse. Soon,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3232517/new-york-subway-station-newest-korean-food-destination-fine-dining-noksu-34th-street-herald-square?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3232517/new-york-subway-station-newest-korean-food-destination-fine-dining-noksu-34th-street-herald-square?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:15:09 +0000