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Stories for June 13th 2026
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Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 19:09 UTC
Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX's record stock debut
Technology magnate Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire on Friday, after his aerospace company SpaceX made its stock-market debut. Following the IPO, which raised a record roughly $75 billion and valued the company at about $1.77 trillion, the net worth of the owner of Tesla, the social network X and Neuralink stood at around $1.1 trillion.
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Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 19:02 UTC
Trump says a US strike killed Niño Guerrero, leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that his country's Southern Command had killed, in a “swift and lethal” strike, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, whom he described as the leader of Tren de Aragua, “one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on the planet.” Venezuela's government confirmed hours later the death of the criminal boss, which occurred in Bolívar state, in the country's southeast.
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Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 13:15 UTC
FAO expects world cereal output and trade projected to decline in year ahead
World cereal production in the 2026/27 season is expected to drop by 2 percent year on year to 2 982 million tons, led by declining wheat harvests, according to FAO’s latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief released in late May.
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Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 12:16 UTC
Why Global Tourism Is Set for a Record-Breaking 2026
Global tourism is on track to deliver some of the strongest years on record. International arrivals reached 1.52 billion in 2025. Early Q1 2026 data alone reached 307 million people traveling internationally. If this continues, international arrivals could reach up to 1.58 billion in 2026.
