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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake or spam. Musk made the comment in a reply to another user on Twitter early Tuesday. He spent much …

NUKE DEPLOYMENT: Russia moves nuclear missiles towards Finland border in backlash over Nato bid Russia has started moving nuclear-capable missiles towards its border with Finland hours after Moscow vowed not to tolerate Helsinki’s plans to join Nato. The Kremlin issued a chilling warning that plans for both Finland and Sweden …

China has responded to the G7’s request that Beijing cease support for Russia, stating that the country decides its own position and policy based on the “merits of the matter itself,” and that the seven member nations should focus on their own issues instead of intervening in other countries’ internal …

The $23.5 million Abacha loot recovered this month by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) was forfeited by Mohammed Abacha and an offshore company Mecosta Securities Inc., the British agency has told PREMIUM TIMES. PREMIUM TIMES’ further investigation, based on the NCA’s exclusive disclosure and analysis of leaked financial records …

After over 30 years of operation, fast food retail giant, McDonald’s is set to permanently leave Russia. Sources recalls that in March McDonald’s temporarily shut down its roughly 850 restaurants in the country as part of the economic fallout following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Chicago-based company, owns 84% of its …

Bulgaria will receive supplies of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) at prices lower than Gazprom’s starting in June, according to a deal struck between Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and US Vice President Kamala Harris, the government’s press service said on Wednesday. Deputy Minister of Economy Georgi Danailov commented that the …

Twitter estimates spam, fake accounts comprise less than 5% of users – Filing Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) estimated in a filing on Monday that false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter. The social media company had 229 million users who …

Russian soldiers caught on camera killing Ukrainian civilians When Leonid Pliats and his boss were shot in the back by Russian soldiers, the killing was captured on CCTV cameras in clear and terrible detail. The footage, which was obtained by the BBC, is now being investigated by Ukrainian prosecutors as …

“There is no official pronouncement of what it means to breach sanctions,” Draghi said. “Nobody has ever said anything about whether rubles payments breach sanctions or not.” Draghi said it’s “such a gray zone.” He said Germany’s biggest company has already paid in rubles and that most gas importers have …

 Four Russian regional governors resigned on Tuesday as the country braces for the impact of economic sanctions. The heads of the Tomsk, Saratov, Kirov and Mari El regions announced their immediate departures from office, while the head of Ryazan region said he would not run for another term. Elections are …