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Billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Tesla, Elon Musk has finally bought US based micro-blog, Twitter at the value of $44 billion. The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and […]
Novak Djokovic’s wait for a first title in 2022 continues. This was after he was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian world number one Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to […]
Emmanuel Macron has won the presidential election in France, defeating far right-wing candidate, Marine Le Pen. Macron took 58.55% of Sunday’s vote, making him the first French leader to be reelected in 20 years. He and Le Pen advanced to the runoff after finishing in first and second place, respectively, among 12 candidates […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea’s outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between the two Koreas. The warm words from North Korea to President Moon Jae-in came in an […]
Israel carried out its first air strikes on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave as tensions soar after a weekend of violence around a Jerusalem holy site. Warning sirens sounded in southern Israel Monday night after the rocket was fired from the […]
Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter (TWTR.N) for about $41 billion in cash, saying the social media company he has often criticized needs to go private to see effective changes. Musk’s offer price of $54.20 per share, which was disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday, represents a 38% premium to […]
American actor, Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to a one-count charge on Wednesday of violating three different women at various nightspots in Manhattan in 2018 and 2019. The plea came three years after Gooding’s arrest in the case that caused several delays as his lawyers sought to get it dismissed or reduced […]
Syrians are mobilising to support Ukrainians, by sharing hard-earned knowledge gleaned from years of war involving Russian forces, such as surviving shelling, helping refugees and responding to chemical attacks. A unique bond seems to be growing as both Ukrainians and Syrians seeking accountability for the ravages inflicted by Russian forces in their countries. Syrian […]
Incumbent president Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen have both advanced to the final round of the French presidential elections after the first round of voting on Sunday. They will face off again on April 24. President Emmanuel Macron of La République en Marche (LREM, Republic on the Move) won the […]
Following the incident of US actor Will Smith slapping comic Chris Rock at the Oscars, Smith has been banned from the Oscars gala and other Academy events for 10 years. In a statement made by the Academy, the 94th Oscars had been overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith […]
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