Tesla CEO’s purchase caps a six-month saga over the future of the social media giant. Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalising a $44bn deal to buy the social media network. In one of his first decisions at the helm of the social media giant, Musk, the world’s richest man, fired three…
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Terrorist kills 11 at School of the Blind in Mukono
Police in Mukono are investigating a fire outbreak that killed 11 people at Salama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish, Mukono District, in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to a statement released by ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, the cause of the fire is yet to be…
Rishi Sunak wins race to become the UK’s new prime minister
The former chancellor wins Conservative Party leadership contest days after the dramatic resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister. ister after winning the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest, which was triggered by the resignation of Liz Truss last week. Sunak’s win on Monday came days after Truss’s resignation after her disastrous tax cuts plans and policy U-turns…
54 developing countries, including 25 in Africa, require urgent debt relief: UNDP
By Jerry Omondi At least 54 developing countries globally, including 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa, require immediate debt relief to avoid sliding into extreme poverty, according to the United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP). The Agency published a paper on October 11 titled ‘Avoiding ‘Too Little Too Late’ on International Debt Relief’, which highlights the ripple effects of government…
Elon Musk blocks Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons: report
CHARLES R. DAVIS Elon Musk personally rejected a Ukrainian request to extend his satellite internet service to Crimea, the SpaceX CEO fearing that an effort to retake the peninsula from Russian forces could lead to a nuclear war, according to a report published Tuesday. Elon Musk denied a Ukrainian request to enable the use of…
Haiti faces a ‘cholera time bomb’, UN official warns
Haitian authorities confirm one death, 54 suspected cases as response to cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince ramps up By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Surging violence and insecurity have turned Haiti into a “time bomb for cholera”, the UNICEF representative in the country told media, as aid groups and local authorities ramp up their response to an outbreak in…
Iran schoolgirls remove hijabs in protests against government
By David Gritten Schoolgirls in Iran have been waving their headscarves in the air and chanting against clerical authorities, in an unprecedented show of support for the protests engulfing the country. Videos verified by the B showed demonstrations inside schoolyards and on the streets of several cities. They echoed the wider unrest sparked by the…
Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes
UN says it remains “fully committed” to Ukraine’s territorial integrity “within its internationally recognised borders”. Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine have reported huge majorities in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called “referendums” that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as illegitimate and a sham. Hastily arranged…
