IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.75tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth

Elon Musk is on course to become the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX said it plans to raise up to $75bn when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut.

The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp, said on Wednesday it will sell 555.6m shares at $135 apiece.

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Flavio Cobolli battles past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his first major semi-final and ensure an Italian will play in Sunday's French Open showpiece.

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Maria Montserrat Alvarado will lead communications department, overseeing news site, radio station, press office and more

Pope Leo has appointed the first lay woman to a top position in the governance of the Roman Catholic church.

Maria Montserrat Alvarado, who is now president of the US-based Catholic media outlet, EWTN News, will lead the Vatican’s powerful communications department, which was set up by the late Pope Francis in 2015 and oversees the Vatican’s news site as well as its radio station, newspaper, press office, publishing house and film library.

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Alice Capsey leaves England with a huge selection call and Heather Knight finds form as England sign off for the T20 World Cup with victory over India.

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Clash began when teachers broke through metal barrier at entrance to Zocalo plaza, where fans will watch game

Mexico City police hurled teargas at protesting teachers to keep them from reaching the historic square where the “Fan fest” for the 2026 World Cup is under construction, according to AFP journalists.

The clash started when teachers broke through one of the metal barriers that have been set up at the entrance to the Zocalo plaza, a block from the government palace and a giant screen where fans will watch Mexico’s first World Cup game on 11 June.

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A beaming Matteo Berrettini says tennis is the "love of my life" after reaching a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in almost four years.

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Crews extinguished blaze before finding a child who died in Werribee home, Victoria police said

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A child has died and a man has been left seriously injured after an early morning house fire in Melbourne’s south-west.

Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee just after midnight on Monday.

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