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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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Tesla chief Elon Musk and his children Damian, Kai, Saxon and Griffin meet 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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Mr Musk and his mother Maye Musk arrive at the Met Gala in May. AFP
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The Musks 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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Tesla chief Elon Musk and his children Damian, Kai, Saxon and Griffin meet 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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Mr Musk and his mother Maye Musk arrive at the Met Gala in May. AFP
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The Musks 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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