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OFFICIAL: Central African Republic becomes the 2nd nation in the world to adopt #Bitcoin as legal tender OFFICIAL: The Central African Republic has adopted #bitcoin as legal tender PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Unity – Dignity – Work CABINET MANAGEMENT NAME PR / DIRCAB / 22 . PRESS …

China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect …

Poland has said it “will manage” after what it says are Russian threats to cut gas supplies to the country. Poland and Bulgaria said Russian energy firm Gazprom told them it would stop supplying gas to “unfriendly” countries that refuse to pay in roubles. Data from the European Union network …

Russia’s Gazprom to halt gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria. Russian energy firm Gazprom has told Poland and Bulgaria it will stop sending gas to the two countries from Wednesday. Polish state gas company PGNiG said it had been told all gas deliveries would be halted from 08:00 CET (06:00 GMT). …

Elon Musk described free speech as the motivation behind his acquisition of Twitter, Newsextra24 reports. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means”, he wrote. In statement announcing the $44bn deal on Monday, Elon Musk wrote; “Free speech is the bedrock …

The former boss and co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has hailed Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform, IGBERETV reports. Reacting to the $44 billion deal, Dorsey tweeted, “In principle, I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not …

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Tuesday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77). The session opened on Thursday, April 28. The theme for this year’s UNGA …

It’s official: Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $54.20 per share and taking it private Twitter, Inc (NYSE TWTRI today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $5420 per share in cash in a transaction valued …

BREAKING: Elon Musk will officially acquire Twitter for $44 billion, sources say the deal will be announced by the end of today. Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the CEO of Tesla has called his “best …

New video shows Vladimir Putin looking bloated and awkwardly gripping a table for support — heightening suspicions that the warmongering president is seriously ill. The footage released by the Kremlin Thursday shows Putin, 69, tightly gripping the table with his right hand as soon as he sits down — then …