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SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveils his plans for an interplanetary rocket that can transport people and cargo to Mars, in a sophisticated simulation. Rough Cut (No reporter narration).
After much teasing, SpaceX finally announced a launch date for its mission to Mars, and it’s in the very near future.
"On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our gratitude to the efforts of all the state parties in order to have a successful first global stocktake," Saudi official Albara Tawfiq tells the COP28 conference. Nearly 200 nations meeting at the UN climate talks in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed. The text stopped short of backing appeals during the summit for a "phase-out" of oil, gas and coal, which together account for around three-quarters of the emissions responsible for the planetary crisis. SOUNDBITE
Sultan AlNeyadi of the United Arab Emirates becomes the first Arab astronaut to conduct a spacewalk as he exits an International Space Station module and joins NASA astronaut Steve Bowen to perform work aiming to upgrade the ISS's power generation capabilities. IMAGES
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan holds talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Abu Dhabi. The trip -- Assad's second to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in as many years -- comes after a visit to Oman last month, his only official engagements in Arab countries since the start of Syria's war in 2011. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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