Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original offer of $44bn to take Twitter Inc private, a securities filing showed on Tuesday, signalling an end to a legal battle that could have forced Musk to pay up. An agreement would put the […]
Day: October 4, 2022
Colombia and ELN rebels agree to restart peace talks
Colombia’s government and the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have announced that they will reestablish peace talks that were suspended in 2018. Delegations of Colombia’s government and the ELN will restart negotiations after the first week of November, the parties said in a […]
Trump asks US Supreme Court to weigh in on document dispute
Washington, DC – Donald Trump has asked the United States Supreme Court to halt the Justice Department’s review of classified documents seized from the former president’s Florida home in August. In a legal filing on Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers urged the top court to pause the […]
Born Global Academy: Initiative of the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce
The program is designed to introduce growth-hungry start-ups and their business models to international markets. Scaling experts advise and support young companies in specific market entry and growth steps. Michael Otter, head of AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA, explained that the Born Global Academy had “hit the nerve […]
Vienna Conference against Human Trafficking in October
The Vienna Conference against Trafficking in Human Beings, which has evolved from the series of annual events held on the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, will take place this year on October 13, once again in a hybrid format. This conference has been organized […]
Four dead as avalanche hits group of mountaineers in India
At least four climbers have been killed in an avalanche in the Indian Himalayas, with 26 others still missing at nightfall after poor weather hampered rescue operations, officials said. Media reports put the toll at 10 following the incident on Tuesday at about 4,880 metres […]
Musk ready to buy Twitter at original price of $44B
Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original offer of $44bn to take Twitter Inc private, a securities filing showed on Tuesday, signaling an end to a legal battle that could have forced Musk to pay up. An agreement would put the […]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in Alabama voting rights case
The US Supreme Court heard spirited arguments on Tuesday in a major legal battle that threatens to further undermine a landmark federal voting rights law as the state of Alabama defends a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting the clout of Black voters. […]
Which direction will Bosnia take after its election?
Preliminary results from elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday show reformists and moderates winning the Croat and Bosnian presidential seats. But overall, the outcome is unlikely to bring much change nor movement beyond entrenched divisions in the country. The vote was held to elect […]
Is Tesla seeing a slowdown in demand?
As recently as July, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric-car maker did not have a problem with customer demand, simply a problem making and shipping all the Model Ys and Model 3s consumers were ready to buy. That may no longer be true. […]