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Elon Musk says recession could last until 2024
TESLA Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday he thinks a recession will last until the spring of 2024, after earlier saying "a recession of sorts" in China and Europe was weighing on demand for its electric cars.
"Just guessing, but…
Report: US weighing security reviews for Musk deals, including Twitter buy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Biden administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network,…
Musk says he’s ‘excited’ about buying Twitter, but overpaying
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 — Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is “excited” about taking over Twitter, expressing enthusiasm even though he’s spent months trying to break free of the US$44 billion (RM207.6 billion) buyout contract.
A US judge…
Trump staffers not returning White House records, National Archives says
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — Former President Donald Trump’s administration has not turned over all presidential records and the National Archives will consult with the Justice Department on whether to move to get them back, the agency has told…
Japan to allow visa-free individual tourists from Oct 11
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan will abolish a slew of Covid-19 border controls from Oct 11, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pic) said in New York, in a move that looks set to revive the tourism industry.
Individual visitors will be allowed to…
TikTok to ban politicians from raising funds, selling merchandise on its platform
SINGAPORE: Politicians and political parties will be banned from raising funds on TikTok, as the short-video sharing platform moves to shore up its bid to prevent misinformation and polarisation.
TikTok will also ban politicians and…
Staff of King Charles told during mourning they could lose jobs
LONDON (Reuters) - Household staff who served King Charles while he was heir to the British throne have already been told they could lose their jobs, drawing criticism from a labour union that called the move "heartless" before Queen…
As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by his aide: sources
PARIS- Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed…
Nearly 100 killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes
YEREVAN: Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths Tuesday in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The last wave of fighting over Azerbaijan's tense Armenian-populated enclave ended…
Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking power grid in revenge for offensive
KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a rapid weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops that drove Russia to abandon its main bastion in the Kharkiv region.…