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Mr Musk shows Mr Widodo his mobile phone during a tour of the SpaceX launch site in Texas. Reuters
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Mr Musk and his mother Maye Musk arrive at the Met Gala in May. AFP
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Elon Musk booed on stage at a Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco, California. Reuters
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Mr Musk meet in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reuters
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Tesla chief Mr Musk speaks with Dan Priestly, senior manager of Tesla Semi Truck Engineering, during the live-streamed unveiling of the Tesla semi electric lorry. Reuters
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Mr Musk speaks during the live-streamed unveiling. Reuters
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol holds a virtual meeting with Mr Musk. EPA
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Mr Musk arrives at the Baron Investment Conference at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. AP
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Mr Musk in Manhattan, on November 4. Reuters
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Mr Musk appears online at the B20 Summit as part of the G20 dialogue in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14. AFP
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After months of negotiations, Mr Musk finally bought Twitter on October 27. AFP
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The billionaire took control of microblogging platform and fired its top executives, including chief executive Parag Agrawal, left, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of legal policy, trust and safety. AFP
Mr Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on October 26. AP
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Mr Musk and his children Damian, Kai, Saxon and Griffin met Pope Francis in July at the Vatican. AFP
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Mr Musk speaks by video in June to the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. Bloomberg
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Mr Musk answers questions at the Qatar Economic Forum. Bloomberg
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Mr Musk arrives at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in May. Reuters
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Mother and son pose and laugh on the Met Gala red carpet. EPA
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Mr Musk waves at the Met Gala. Reuters
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Mr Musk joins in online at the 'Financial Times' Future of the Car Summit in May. Financial Times
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Mr Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, in March. Reuters
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Mr Musk at the Tesla factory in Berlin, Germany, in March. AP
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Mr Musk speaks at SpaceX's Starbase centre in South Texas in February. AFP
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The entrepreneur shakes hands with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Porto Feliz, Brazil, in May. AP
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Mr Bolsonaro and Mr Musk greet each other in Sao Paulo. Reuters
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets Mr Musk at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, in May. Reuters
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Mr Musk shows Mr Widodo his mobile phone during a tour of the SpaceX launch site in Texas. Reuters
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Mr Musk and his mother Maye Musk arrive at the Met Gala in May. AFP
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Elon Musk booed on stage at a Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco, California. Reuters
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Mr Musk meet in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reuters
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Tesla chief Mr Musk speaks with Dan Priestly, senior manager of Tesla Semi Truck Engineering, during the live-streamed unveiling of the Tesla semi electric lorry. Reuters
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Mr Musk speaks during the live-streamed unveiling. Reuters
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol holds a virtual meeting with Mr Musk. EPA
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Mr Musk arrives at the Baron Investment Conference at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. AP
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Mr Musk in Manhattan, on November 4. Reuters
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Mr Musk appears online at the B20 Summit as part of the G20 dialogue in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14. AFP
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After months of negotiations, Mr Musk finally bought Twitter on October 27. AFP
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The billionaire took control of microblogging platform and fired its top executives, including chief executive Parag Agrawal, left, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of legal policy, trust and safety. AFP
Mr Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on October 26. AP
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Mr Musk and his children Damian, Kai, Saxon and Griffin met Pope Francis in July at the Vatican. AFP
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Mr Musk speaks by video in June to the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. Bloomberg
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Mr Musk answers questions at the Qatar Economic Forum. Bloomberg
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Mr Musk arrives at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in May. Reuters
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Mother and son pose and laugh on the Met Gala red carpet. EPA
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Mr Musk waves at the Met Gala. Reuters
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Mr Musk joins in online at the 'Financial Times' Future of the Car Summit in May. Financial Times
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Mr Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, in March. Reuters
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Mr Musk at the Tesla factory in Berlin, Germany, in March. AP
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Mr Musk speaks at SpaceX's Starbase centre in South Texas in February. AFP
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The entrepreneur shakes hands with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Porto Feliz, Brazil, in May. AP
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Mr Bolsonaro and Mr Musk greet each other in Sao Paulo. Reuters
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets Mr Musk at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, in May. Reuters
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Mr Musk shows Mr Widodo his mobile phone during a tour of the SpaceX launch site in Texas. Reuters
Tesla, Twitter and aliens: Five topics Elon Musk addressed at Dubai summit
The billionaire spoke about social media, education, artificial intelligence and his hectic work schedule at the World Government Summit
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