Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 Elon Musk waves 'bureaucracy' chainsaw gifted by Argentina's President Milei

Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.

* Argentina's President Javier Milei handed Elon Musk a chainsaw with an engraved message, calling it "the chainsaw for bureaucracy" during a speech.
* The Gulf of Mexico has been temporarily renamed the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the US, although no official explanation has been given for the change.
* Last year, Israel used booby-trapped pagers to target Hezbollah fighters, but also killed civilians; Palestinians are skeptical about US President Donald Trump's proposal to take control of Gaza.
* After Donald Trump threatened to impose border taxes, neighboring countries prepared to retaliate, while migrants from Cuba and Venezuela fled to Mexico after the app processing their immigration claims was blocked.
* At least 66 people have died in a fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey's Bolu city.
* Influencers are leaving TikTok for Rednote ahead of the US ban on Sunday; meanwhile, a slackliner successfully crossed a highline walk between two towers.
* The underground passage connecting Ciudad Juarez and El Paso is now equipped with lighting and ventilation.
* A cargo ship tipped over while being loaded at a port in Istanbul early Monday morning.
* A 57-year-old Russian woman will make her first court appearance in New York on charges related to US sanctions evasion.
* Despite military efforts, Ghana has seen an increase in illegal gold mining due to rising global prices.
* There are claims that North Korean troops are involved in the war in Ukraine; further investigation is needed to confirm these allegations.
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