Sun 10 April 2022: Elon Musk, the largest stakeholder in Twitter Inc, has proposed a number of reforms to the social media giant’s Blue premium subscription plan. Musk revealed how the billionaire business magnate could transform Twitter, from prohibiting advertising to lowering its price. It comes just days after he revealed he has a 9.2% […]
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Sun 10 April 2022: The first round of a presidential election in France began at 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Sunday (April 10). It will end at 1800 GMT, when the first exit poll results will be released. There are a total of twelve presidential candidates. Two far-right candidates, a communist, a hard-left veteran, and […]
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The hand of a corpse buried along with other bodies is seen in a mass grave in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine Sunday, April 3, 2022. Photo: Rodrigo Abd ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 10 April 2022: A Ukrainian official said a mass grave containing dozens of bodies of civilians has been found in the village […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Kyiv on Saturday that Britain would provide the country with 120 armoured vehicles and new anti-ship missile systems. The aid was in addition to 100 million pounds’ ($130 million) worth of high-grade military equipment announced on Friday, […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: The civilian death toll in Russia-Ukraine war has climbed to 1,766 people with 2,383 others injured, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Saturday. In its daily update, the OHCHR said most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons, […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: Britain’s embattled finance minister Rishi Sunak stood accused Saturday of political hypocrisy as new questions emerged over offshore tax havens reportedly held by his Indian wife. Sunak was also criticised for a lack of transparency, after he admitted to holding a “Green Card” for US permanent residents until last year. Sunak’s wealthy wife Akshata Murty said she would start paying UK tax on “all […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: On Thursday, Marine Le Pen, a far-right presidential candidate in France, promised to penalize Muslims who wear headscarves in public, as politicians made one last push for votes three days before a tightening election. President Emmanuel Macron built an insurmountable lead before of Sunday’s first round of voting, but Le Pen […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: Soap opera actress Kathryn Hays, who was known for her decades-long role as Kim Sullivan Hughes on As the World Turns, has died. She was 88. The actress, who also played a part in the hit series Star Trek, died on March 25 in Fairfield, Connecticut, according to TVLine. A cause of death has […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and NASA as a milestone in the commercialisation of low-Earth orbit. Friday‘s flight is the second private charter for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which took a billionaire and his guests on […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a United Nations agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears […]
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