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Twitter has launched a counter attack against Elon Musk's plans for a hostile takeover.
The social media company is making a corporate maneuver commonly called a poison pill.
Rachel Silverman has that report from San Francisco.
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India's green energy giant Tata Power Renewables has raised half a billion dollars from private equity firm BlackRock and UAE's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company.
The investment comes as India's seeking funds to meet its carbon neutrality goals.
Ishan Garg tells more from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The S&P 500 is reporting a losing week as investors consider mixed earnings results from major banks, and rising inflation.
Rachel Silverman has the market report, from San Francisco.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for more than 40 billion dollars, saying wants to make the social media platform a private company.
The world's richest man, who is the company's largest shareholder, said Twitter isn't living up to its potential to "be a platform for free speech around the globe".
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco
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UNICEF has called for action to make Nigerian schools safe for more girls to enroll and complete their education.
This is as Nigeria marks 8 years since members of Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from Government Girls' Secondary School Chibok.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja..
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US President Joe Biden is in North Carolina, touting his Bipartisan Innovation Act to boost the country's manufacturing industry.
The trip comes as the President enters the Easter break facing his joint lowest approval rating since he entered the White House.
With the latest, here's our US Correspondent Benji Hyer.
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The European Central Bank is sticking to plans to conclude its stimulus programme in the third quarter of this year.
ECB chief Christine Lagarde also announced interest rates will remain at their current levels despite record-high inflation and uncertainty around the war in Ukraine -- a decision that's out of step with many other central banks around the world.
Rosie Birchard has more from Brussels.
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Latvia's President has said the nation could help Ukraine export grain by allowing it to move through Baltic ports. President Egils Levits travelled with his counterparts from Lithuania, Estonia and Poland to meet President Zelensky in Kyiv. It's believed they're now looking at ways to further support Ukraine's economy.
Laura Makin-Isherwood reports from Latvia's capital, Riga.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to send people who have entered the UK illegally via the English Channel 4k miles away to Rwanda.
It's a deal worth $150 million dollars and one that the government claims will 'save countless lives' from human traffickers.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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British Airways is offering new cabin crew up to £1,000 in a bid to fill staff shortages.
The major airline has been forced to cancel more than 1,000 flights since the beginning of the year.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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