Musk gets extra $7bn for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights
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Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter.
Published On 5 May 2022
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Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter.
Published On 5 May 2022
Australia PM urges calm as Solomons leader cites ‘invasion’ claim
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Tensions have risen since the Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China amid protests by Australia and the US.
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Tensions have risen since the Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China amid protests by Australia and the US.
Published On 5 May 2022
‘They killed everything’: Darfur survivor recounts deadly attack
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Despite a peace deal signed in 2020, a military coup in Sudan last year has brought back instability in the region.
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Despite a peace deal signed in 2020, a military coup in Sudan last year has brought back instability in the region.
Published On 5 May 2022
WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
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New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported.
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New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported.
Published On 5 May 2022
Death toll rises to 26 in central China building collapse
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State media reports a tenth survivor has been pulled from the rubble nearly a week after incident in Changsha.
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State media reports a tenth survivor has been pulled from the rubble nearly a week after incident in Changsha.
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Kurdish refugee nominated for top Australian art prize
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Mostafa Azimitabar painted using a toothbrush while he was held for eight years in Australia’s immigration system.
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Mostafa Azimitabar painted using a toothbrush while he was held for eight years in Australia’s immigration system.
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US: Walgreens reaches $683m opioid settlement with Florida
Pharmacy chains have increasingly been targeted for allegedly lax oversight states say spurred high rates of addiction.
Published On 5 May 2022
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US: Walgreens reaches $683m opioid settlement with Florida
Pharmacy chains have increasingly been targeted for allegedly lax oversight states say spurred high rates of addiction.
Published On 5 May 2022
Taiwan ditches plan to buy US-made anti-sub helicopters
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Taipei said it can’t afford excessively pricey military equipment
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has said that Taipei will abandon its plan to purchase new US anti-submarine warfare helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying they were excessively pricey.
“The price is too high, beyond the scope of our country's ability,” the island’s defense chief said at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday.
Local media, however, have reported that Washington rejected the sale, in the belief that it was not in line with the island nation’s needs.
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Taipei said it can’t afford excessively pricey military equipment
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has said that Taipei will abandon its plan to purchase new US anti-submarine warfare helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying they were excessively pricey.
“The price is too high, beyond the scope of our country's ability,” the island’s defense chief said at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday.
Local media, however, have reported that Washington rejected the sale, in the belief that it was not in line with the island nation’s needs.
Washington has failed to deliver...
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Is the West at war with disinformation or dissent?
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As populism rises in the West, so do crackdowns on narratives that deviate from those of the state
When US President Joe Biden announced on April 27 that a new Disinformation Governance Board would serve the Department of Homeland Security, it was just the latest turn of the screw on freedom. This time, it’s an affront to citizens’ right to a diversity of information.
It’s one thing to correct inaccurate information, but this new entity seems more oriented towards narrative-policing that cracks down on the interpretation of information rather than the accuracy of it. Headed by a former communicatio...
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As populism rises in the West, so do crackdowns on narratives that deviate from those of the state
When US President Joe Biden announced on April 27 that a new Disinformation Governance Board would serve the Department of Homeland Security, it was just the latest turn of the screw on freedom. This time, it’s an affront to citizens’ right to a diversity of information.
It’s one thing to correct inaccurate information, but this new entity seems more oriented towards narrative-policing that cracks down on the interpretation of information rather than the accuracy of it. Headed by a former communicatio...
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Australia to build unmanned subs amid tensions with China
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Three prototype vessels will be built over the next three years, the country’s defense minister has said
Australia is seeking to build “a new autonomous robotic undersea warfare capability,” Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said on Thursday, announcing a new program to develop underwater drones for the navy. The same day, Dutton warned that Australia must “prepare for war.”
The project will be co-funded by the Defence Ministry and Australian subsidiary of Anduril, a US-headquartered company working in the autonomous warfare field.
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Three prototype vessels will be built over the next three years, the country’s defense minister has said
Australia is seeking to build “a new autonomous robotic undersea warfare capability,” Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said on Thursday, announcing a new program to develop underwater drones for the navy. The same day, Dutton warned that Australia must “prepare for war.”
The project will be co-funded by the Defence Ministry and Australian subsidiary of Anduril, a US-headquartered company working in the autonomous warfare field.
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Putin speaks with Israeli PM Bennett - Kremlin
Main takeaways from Thursday's phone call:
▪️Leaders stressed special significance of May 9 for citizens of Russia and Israel, who honor the memory of all the fallen, including the victims of the Holocaust
▪️Discussed situation in Ukraine, including evacuation of civilians from the territory of Azovstal
▪️Putin said Russian military is ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians from Azovstal, Kiev must order the militants to lay down their arms
▪️Expressed interest in further development of friendly Russian-Israeli relations
▪️Bennett noted decisive contribution of the Red Army to Victory over Nazism.
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Putin speaks with Israeli PM Bennett - Kremlin
Main takeaways from Thursday's phone call:
▪️Leaders stressed special significance of May 9 for citizens of Russia and Israel, who honor the memory of all the fallen, including the victims of the Holocaust
▪️Discussed situation in Ukraine, including evacuation of civilians from the territory of Azovstal
▪️Putin said Russian military is ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians from Azovstal, Kiev must order the militants to lay down their arms
▪️Expressed interest in further development of friendly Russian-Israeli relations
▪️Bennett noted decisive contribution of the Red Army to Victory over Nazism.
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Shell Fuel Windfall Tax Calls After Posting RECORD $9.13bn Quarterly Profits
Shell reported a record Q1 profit of $9.13bn Thursday as soaring energy prices boost their bottom line despite writing down $3.9bn following their partial withdrawal from Russia.
The company will maintain two contracts with a “small, independent Russian producer”, still has long-term contracts to import Russian LNG, and maintains $1bn of Russia assets according to CFO Sinead Gorman.
The company also reported $5.4bn in dividend and share purchase payments. Britain’s Labour Party, meanwhile, is calling for a windfall tax to ease the burden of the energy price surge.
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Shell Fuel Windfall Tax Calls After Posting RECORD $9.13bn Quarterly Profits
Shell reported a record Q1 profit of $9.13bn Thursday as soaring energy prices boost their bottom line despite writing down $3.9bn following their partial withdrawal from Russia.
The company will maintain two contracts with a “small, independent Russian producer”, still has long-term contracts to import Russian LNG, and maintains $1bn of Russia assets according to CFO Sinead Gorman.
The company also reported $5.4bn in dividend and share purchase payments. Britain’s Labour Party, meanwhile, is calling for a windfall tax to ease the burden of the energy price surge.
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EU watchdog warns pandemic is 'far from over', will continue to impact our lives
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The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has warned that the pandemic is "far from over".
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The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has warned that the pandemic is "far from over".
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Parag Agrawal to go? Elon Musk may become new Twitter CEO: Reports
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Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to serve as Twitter Inc.'s temporary chief executive officer (CEO) for a few months after he completes his $44 bi
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Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to serve as Twitter Inc.'s temporary chief executive officer (CEO) for a few months after he completes his $44 bi
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Thousands sickened, one dead as latest severe sandstorm hits Iraq
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Residents of six of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including Baghdad and Al-Anbar, hit by thick clouds of choking dust.
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Residents of six of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including Baghdad and Al-Anbar, hit by thick clouds of choking dust.
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Al Jazeera wins two Amnesty Media awards
I-Unit wins for investigation into Bangladesh state corruption; AJ English wins for report on rape as weapon of war.
Published On 5 May 2022
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Al Jazeera wins two Amnesty Media awards
I-Unit wins for investigation into Bangladesh state corruption; AJ English wins for report on rape as weapon of war.
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Brits living in EU ‘embarrassed to be British’ – study
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Dismayed by Brexit and London’s handling of Covid-19 pandemic, UK expats say they feel ‘deep, deep shame’ about their home country
UK expats living in EU nations – frustrated by Brexit – have grown so disenchanted with their native country that some are even “embarrassed to be British,” a new academic study has shown.
The survey, which was released on Wednesday and conducted by Lancaster and Birmingham universities, revealed that Brits living throughout the continent...
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Dismayed by Brexit and London’s handling of Covid-19 pandemic, UK expats say they feel ‘deep, deep shame’ about their home country
UK expats living in EU nations – frustrated by Brexit – have grown so disenchanted with their native country that some are even “embarrassed to be British,” a new academic study has shown.
The survey, which was released on Wednesday and conducted by Lancaster and Birmingham universities, revealed that Brits living throughout the continent...
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Australia reacts to Solomon Islands ‘invasion’ threat claim
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Canberra is concerned about a ‘secret’ security deal between the Solomon Islands and China, PM says
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare to remain “calm” after he said his country was being “threatened with invasion” over a security pact it signed with China.
“We need to be calm and composed when we deal with these issues,” Morrison said on Thursday, insisting the relationship between Australia and the Solomon Islands remained friendly even while acknowledging he was concerned over “security” in...
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Canberra is concerned about a ‘secret’ security deal between the Solomon Islands and China, PM says
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare to remain “calm” after he said his country was being “threatened with invasion” over a security pact it signed with China.
“We need to be calm and composed when we deal with these issues,” Morrison said on Thursday, insisting the relationship between Australia and the Solomon Islands remained friendly even while acknowledging he was concerned over “security” in...
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