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Qatar Investment Authority contributes $375m to Elon Musk's Twitter buyout

Qatar Holding LLC, the main investment subsidiary of the state's Qatar Investment Authority, pledged $375 million to the Tesla owner's buyout of the social media giant. A subsidiary of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is contributing $375..
Musk secures over $7 bln funding from investors including Larry Ellison

Elon Musk has secured $7.14 billion in funding from a group of investors that includes Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison to fund his $44 billion takeover of social-media platform Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), according to a filing on Thursday. ..
EU unveils plan to ban all Russia oil imports

The European Union is proposing a ban on all oil imports from Russia, saying president Vladimir Putin “must pay a high price” for his “brutal aggression” against Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen o..
Belarus begins snap combat readiness drills

The armed forces of Belarus began sudden large-scale drills on Wednesday to test their combat readiness, the defence ministry of Ukraine's neighbour said. Belarus is a close ally of Russia, which invaded Ukraine in late February immediately af..
Russia unleashes rockets in Mariupol, EU readies oil sanctions

Russian forces fired rockets at an encircled steel works in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol and thick smoke blackened the sky at the plant where officials on Tuesday said 200 civilians were trapped despite evacuations. Russia's of..
Russia unleashes rockets in Mariupol, EU readies oil sanctions

Russian forces fired rockets at an encircled steel works in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol and thick smoke blackened the sky at the plant where officials on Tuesday said 200 civilians were trapped despite evacuations. Russia's of..
UEFA bans Russia from women's Euros and World Cup, clubs banned next season

UEFA has banned Russia from the Women's European Championship in July and from participating in qualifying for next year's World Cup following the country's invasion of Ukraine, European soccer's governing body said on Monday. Port..
Orange skies as Iraq hit by dust storm

Iraq has been engulfed by a dust storm that have become increasingly common in the country. Dozens were hospitalised with respiratory problems and flights have been grounded because of poor visibility at in Baghdad, Najaf and Erbil. Experts say..
Twitter CEO faces employee anger over Musk attacks at company-wide meeting

Twitter (TWTR.N) Chief Executive Parag Agrawal sought to quell employee anger on Friday during a company-wide meeting where employees demanded answers to how managers planned to handle an anticipated mass exodus prompted by Elon Musk. The meetin..

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