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Last update: 6 hours agoSpace & Launch: SpaceX is aiming for a Friday, May 15 launch at 6:30 p.m. EST for Starship Flight 12, its first test of the new V3 configuration and the inaugural launch from the newly commissioned Pad 2 at Starbase in Boca Chica. V3 boosts performance sharply, with a larger booster and ship stage plus redesigned Raptor 3 engines built for fewer parts, lower cost, and higher reliability. Regional Finance: Moody’s upgraded The Bahamas’ long-term rating to Ba3 from B1, flipping the outlook to positive on stronger fiscal performance, steadier revenue, and improving debt dynamics. Guyana Oil Strategy: President Irfaan Ali says Guyana is moving beyond just saving in its Natural Resource Fund, exploring overseas investments abroad while continuing major domestic spending on ports, roads, industrial parks, and airport expansion. Security-by-Space: Turkey’s new Somalia “spaceport” is framed as a satellite project but is set up for long-range ballistic missile tests, extending Turkey’s reach across key maritime and regional corridors. Health Watch: WHO says the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch-operated ship is expected to stay limited if public health measures hold, but more cases could surface given a long incubation period.
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