Twitter deal put on hold by Elon Musk
New York: Tesla chief Elon Musk on Friday announced his $44bn deal to buy micro-blogging site Twitter is on hold after he queried the number of fake or spam accounts …
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Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets
New York: The UN Human Rights Council met in a special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities committed against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of …
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Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war
New York: The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya said in an update …
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BC’s home sales are down due to skyrocketing mortgage rate
Vancouver/CMEDIA: British Columbia (B.C,)’s Real Estate Association has reportedly estimated that a balanced market is at least a year away adding that a sharp increase in mortgage rates is pushing …
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British ministers ordered by PM Boris Johnson to plan to slash 90,000 civil service jobs: Reports
London/IBNS: British PM Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to cut down more than 90,000 civil service jobs. Johnson told the Daily Mail: “We have got to cut the cost of government …
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh harassed during an Ontario election campaign in Peterborough
Peterborough/CMEDIA: The aggressive verbal harassment of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh outside a campaign event in Peterborough, Ont., was one of the most troubling experiences of his political career, Singh reportedly said. …
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Ontario PCs heading for another majority win, suggests a new poll
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Progressive Conservatives (PCs) are well on their way to another majority win in the upcoming Ontario provincial election according to a recent poll from Abacus Data. After it surveyed 1,500 …
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US imprisons ex-Coca Cola engineer in China trade secrets case
Washington/IBNS: A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced a Michigan woman today to 168 months, the equivalent of 14 years, in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage …
Read More Elon Musk to reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban, if his deal with Twitter goes through
Washington/IBNS: Tesla chief Elon Musk has said he will reverse former US President Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter if his bid to buy the micro-blogging platform is successful. Musk had agreed …
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Nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, says ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) – An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, according to a new brief by the International Labour …
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