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Britain will gradually boost its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces during a visit to Poland. "Over the next six years, we'll invest an additional 75 billion pounds in our defence," Sunak says alongside Jens Stoltenberg, NATO chief. SOUNDBITE
A Virgin Galactic spaceship carrying Richard Branson touches down after a voyage to the edge of space the British billionaire called an "experience of a lifetime." IMAGES
British billionaire Richard Branson arrives at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, hours before his voyage to the border of space aboard a Virgin Galactic space vessel. The business magnate is hoping to finally get the space tourism industry off the ground, while getting one up on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos by winning the race to be the first person to cross the final frontier in a ship built by their own company. IMAGES
Madrid, Feb 18 (EFE).- The Mars rover Perseverance will land on the Red Planet on Thursday night as it begins the search for traces of life that, if found, could mean that there could be advanced life on other planets, Nasa’s delegate in Spain, Tony Carro, tells Efe in an interview.SOUNDBITES OF TONY CARRO, NASA'S REPRESENTATIVE IN SPAIN.
Beyond Meat rose as much as 16%, to $144.78 a share, after Taco Bell announced it's partnering with the faux-meat producer to explore plant based protein menu items on Thursday. Beyond Meat's stock surge comes after a stellar 2020 which recorded a 65.3% yearly gain. The plant-based meat company has also gained over 100% since its IPO in May 2019. "Taco Bell chose to team up with Beyond Meat as a category leader with a proven track record of attracting younger customers with its irresistibly delicious plant-based offerings," Taco Bell said in a press release. Taco Bell is just one of the many fast-food chains Beyond Meat has teamed up with.
South Africa will close the twenty remaining open land border posts with neighbouring countries for general entries and departures until February 15 to stem the spread of the coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa says on a nationally televised address. SOUNDBITE
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