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Musk dissolves Twitter’s board, makes himself ‘sole director’
Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter’s board and made himself the “sole director” of the company, according to The Independent. All…
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Families line up to bury dead from India bridge collapse
There were so many dead that their families had to queue up to bury them. Hundreds of mourners milled among…
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Greta Thunberg to skip ‘greenwashing’ COP27 climate summit in Egypt
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month’s COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global…
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Ukraine water, power cuts after ‘massive’ Russian missile attack
Ukraine suffered sweeping blackouts and water supplies were cut for 80 percent of Kyiv residents on Monday after what Ukrainian…
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Pakistani journalist crushed to death by Imran Khan’s truck during rally
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, called off his long march on Sunday after a female Pakistani journalist who…
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Death toll from Gujarat cable bridge collapse reaches 141
The death toll from India’s Gujarat cable bridge collapse rose to 141 this morning, media reports said. A total of…
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Paris museum says painting was target of attempted attack
A young woman tried to throw soup at a painting at the world-famous Musee d’Orsay in Paris this week, the…
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Brazil’s new leader Lula rises from ashes at 77
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from poverty to Brazil’s presidency before crashing into disgrace in a corruption scandal,…
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Hackers, abusers and regulators may vex Musk at Twitter
Elon Musk’s talk of slimming Twitter’s staff and letting people post anything allowed by law is expected to clash with…
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91 dead, 100 missing in India bridge collapse
At least 91 people, mostly women and children, were killed and 80 others injured after a colonial-era cable bridge over…
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