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25
2022
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Billionaire Elon Musk reaches agreement to buy Twitter for $44bn

Billionaire Elon Musk reaches agreement to buy Twitter for $44bn

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Billionaire, Elon Musk, has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company has confirmed. Musk acquired the company at $54.20 a share, the same price named in his initial offer on April 14. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a statement included with the release. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots,…
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Apr
21
2022
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EPL: Manchester United officially announce Erik ten Hag as the new manager

EPL: Manchester United officially announce Erik ten Hag as the new manager

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Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as their new first-team manager. Manchester United disclosed this in a statement via its website on Thursday morning. The statement read in part, “Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year!” Reacting, John Murtough, Football Director, said: “During the past four years at Ajax, Erik has proved himself to be one of the most exciting and successful coaches in Europe, renowned…
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Apr
18
2022
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‘I don’t believe the world’ – Zelensky says as Russian forces close entry, exit the Ukrainian city

‘I don’t believe the world’ – Zelensky says as Russian forces close entry, exit the Ukrainian city

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is now difficult for him to believe the world. The President said he can no longer believe the reliability of “some countries or some leaders” following the invasion of his country by Russia. Zelensky said when asked on CNN whether he finds the slogan “never again,” is used by most world leaders which is associated with Holocaust, now “hollow”, following alleged war crimes in Ukraine. “I don’t believe the world. After we have seen what’s going on in Ukraine, we’ve — I mean that I don’t believe to this feeling that we should believe…
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Apr
13
2022
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UN reveals number of deaths recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

UN reveals number of deaths recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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At least 1,892 civilians have been killed and 2,558 injured since the war in Ukraine started in February, amid the Russian invasion. This was disclosed by the United Nations (UN) in a statement on Tuesday, according to CNN. “The number of recorded deaths include 478 men, 308 women, 30 girls, 52 boys, 71 children, as well as 953 adults whose sex is yet unknown. “Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, and missile and airstrikes,” the Office of…
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Apr
08
2022
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Ukraine: Latest developments as EU, G7 hit Russia with new sanctions

Ukraine: Latest developments as EU, G7 hit Russia with new sanctions

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As the Russia-Ukrainian war continues unabated with the fallout in talks between both countries, the European Union and G7 nations have imposed new sanctions on Russia, with Moscow facing criticism from several nations and global bodies. – New EU, G7 sanctions – The European Union approves an embargo on Russian coal — the first time the bloc has targeted the energy sector, on which they are heavily dependent — and the closing of its ports to Russian vessels. Earlier, leaders of the G7 biggest economies agree to ban “new investments in key sectors of the Russian economy, including the energy…
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