News Headlines - 31 August 2019

▽IMF board to meet amid crisis in Argentina | Financial Times

The board of the IMF is expected to meet informally on Friday afternoon to discuss the crisis in Argentina, people familiar with the matter said, after the embattled reformist government led by president Mauricio Macri called for a reprofiling of the country’s debt.
The gathering of executive directors of the IMF is expected to include an update from staff, but no decisions are expected to be taken affecting the Fund’s $57bn rescue package for Argentina. The IMF declined to comment.

▽Tesla leads foreign charge into China's electric vehicle market - Nikkei Asian Review

Tesla is leading the foreign pack accelerating its foray into China's electric vehicle market as Beijing loosens joint venture rules to spur growth, while local startups struggle with a rollback of state subsidies.
Tesla is bringing China's first entirely foreign-owned plant online as early as this year while Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and other foreign rivals are stepping up releases of new energy vehicles.
As Beijing's policy shift on new energy vehicles -- electric, fuel-cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles -- brings foreign competition into the market, domestic players being propped up by government subsidies face a war of attrition amid the dwindling support.

▽Russian spacecraft carrying humanlike robot docks at ISS | DW

An unmanned space capsule carrying Russia's first humanoid robot successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday.
The Soyuz MS-14 had previously failed to dock on its first attempt over the weekend.
The life-size robot Fedor, short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, mimics human movements and has elements of artificial intelligence... The spacecraft is also carrying 670 kilograms (1,477 pounds) of scientific equipment and other goods to support life on the ISS.

▽Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked - The New York Times

Hackers took over the Twitter account of Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, on Friday and used the account to broadcast a string of racist messages and bomb threats.
In the posts, the attackers claimed that Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters would be bombed, and used Mr. Dorsey’s account to retweet posts from several individuals appearing to claim responsibility for the hack.
The brief takeover of Mr. Dorsey’s Twitter account is a reminder of the risks facing celebrities, businesses and public officials that use Twitter.

▽Pensioner, 69, waits 53 YEARS to shoot dead ‘childhood bully’ at school reunion - The Sun

A PENSIONER took revenge on his childhood bully by shooting him dead at a school reunion party 53 years later.
Thanapat Anakesri is wanted by police after blowing his old foe, Suthat Kosayamat, away in Ang Thong, Thailand.