Twitter shareholders to vote on Musk buy in September
Twitter on Tuesday urged shareholders to endorse the $44 billion deal Elon Musk made to buy the online podium, setting a vote on the merger for September 13.
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Tunisia set for new constitution after vote with low turnout
Tunisia was set Tuesday to approve a new constitution granting unchecked powers to the office of President Kais Saied, after a poorly attended referendum in which voters overwhelmingly backed the document.
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Apple TV+ thriller 'Surface' explores control and conservatorships
"Surface," Apple TV+'s latest glossy thriller starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as an amnesia sufferer, tackles "zeitgeist" issues of conservatorships and female autonomy, its creator and cast told AFP.
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West Ham seal deal for Italy striker Scamacca
West Ham announced the signing of Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca on Tuesday from Sassuolo on a five-year deal.
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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 jacket sold for $2.7 mn
The jacket worn by US astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his 1969 flight to the Moon aboard Apollo 11 was sold at auction for $2.7 million in New York Tuesday, Sotheby's announced.
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Biden hails $22 bln investment by S. Korea's SK Group
President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed progress in the US bid to revamp its 21st century economy after huge South Korean group SK announced a $22 billion investment in US semiconductor and other cutting edge industries.
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Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin
An animal market in China's Wuhan really was the epicenter of the Covid pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journal Science published Tuesday that claimed to have tipped the balance in the debate about the virus' origins.
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Third body found in drought-hit lake outside Las Vegas
More human remains have been found at a lake near Las Vegas, officials said, months after the rapidly receding waters of drought-hit Lake Mead revealed the corpse of a long-submerged mob victim.
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England thrash Sweden to reach women's Euro 2022 final
England will have the chance to win a first ever major women's tournament in front of a sold-out Wembley this weekend after beating Sweden 4-0 in Sheffield on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2022 final.
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Brazil NGOs urge US to recognize election winner quickly
Brazilian non-governmental groups on Tuesday met US policymakers to urge a swift recognition of the winner in October 2 elections as President Jair Bolsonaro tries to cast doubt on the voting system.
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