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Musk thinks he can double Twitters revenue from subscriptions by 2028
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Musk thinks he can double Twitter's revenue from subscriptions by 2028

San Francisco, May 8: Tech billionaire Elon Musk expects Twitter to earn almost $10 billion in revenue from subscriptions by 2028, a projection that doubles the $5 billion in total revenue the platform made last year, as per a report from The New York Times. In a pitch deck viewed by the Times,...
UNSC agrees first time on statement on Ukraine, but it
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UNSC agrees first time on statement on Ukraine, but it's toothless

United Nations, May 7: After an acrimonious informal meeting on Ukraine, the UN Security Council came together formally for the first time to issue a statement that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "spoke with one voice for peace in Ukraine". Without mentioning names, the simple statement...
Ukraine launches global fundraising platform
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Ukraine launches global fundraising platform

Kiev, May 6: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the launch of United24, a global fundraising platform to collect donations for the war-torn nation. In his latest video address, Zelensky said that it is expected that this platform will become the main channel for collecting...
85 ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt
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85 ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt

Cairo, May 5: A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in the southern province of Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. An Egyptian archaeological...
UK: Russia will push to capture 2 more cities
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UK: Russia will push to capture 2 more cities

Lviv (Ukraine), May 4: The British military believes Russia will make a push to try to seize the cities of Kramatorsk and Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. The British made the comment Wednesday in a daily briefing it posts on Twitter about the war. The Defence Ministry said Russia had some 22...
North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities
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North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities

Seoul, May 4: North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal "at the fastest possible pace" and threatened to use them against rivals. ...
Modi met Queen of Denmark Margrethe II
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Modi met Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

New Delhi, May 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen of Denmark Margrethe II at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen after his hectic bilateral engagement with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and business community on Tuesday. "Queen Margrethe II of Denmark received Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Forests can help recover from impact of Covid-19, conflicts: FAO
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Forests can help recover from impact of Covid-19, conflicts: FAO

Seoul, May 2: With the world facing multiple crises including, Covid-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, the forests can help recover from their impact, but only "if we step up action to unlock their potential". In a key report launched on Monday, the State of the World's Forests...
1st female suicide bomber signifies new direction for Baloch insurgency
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1st female suicide bomber signifies new direction for Baloch insurgency

Islamabad, April 30: Shari Baloch, a 31-year-old mother of two, reportedly became the first woman to carry out a suicide bombing for the secular, ethnic Baloch rebels seeking independence for Pakistans largest and resource-rich province of Balochistan. She killed three Chinese citizens and their...
Kim warns North Korea would
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Kim warns North Korea would 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons

Seoul, Apr 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned yet again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened, as he praised his top military officials over the staging of a massive military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, this week. Kim expressed "firm will" to...
Indian-origin narcotics officer gets five years in jail for assaulting drug offender
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Indian-origin narcotics officer gets five years in jail for assaulting drug...

Singapore, Apr 29: An Indian-origin narcotics officer in Singapore was on Friday sentenced to five years in jail for being under the influence of alcohol and assaulting a suspected drug offender to extort a confession, the media reported. Vengedesh Raj Nainar Nagarajan, who has been suspended...
Nikes metaverse sneakers are selling for over $100,000
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Nike's metaverse sneakers are selling for over $100,000

Guwahati, April 29: Nike has been making an enormous bid in the virtual world as its first collection of sneakers for the metaverse is gaining more than $100,000. Nike in association with RTFKT has launched the line of virtual sneakers known as CryptoKicks, and it is being auctioned off as...
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