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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has raised an additional seven billion dollars to finance his purchase of Twitter, including a billion dollars from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
The world's richest man is on the cusp of buying the social media platform for 44 billion dollars.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
Funds totalling 6.5 billion USD were raised for war-torn Ukraine at an international donors' conference on Wednesday, according to the event's co-host Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The event, held in Warsaw, was attended by top EU leaders and business representatives.
Rosie Birchard has more.
A number of Republican-led states in the U.S. are moving on laws to make abortion more restricted.
On Monday, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggested justices are preparing to overturn Roe v Wade, that proivdes a constitutional right to abortion.
Now a number of Republican governors are speaking up in favor of abortion rights.
Caroline Malone reports.
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Nearly 15 million people globally have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.
That's almost three times more than the number officially recorded, and 13% more deaths than normally expected over two years.
Benji Hyer reports.
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France's President is days out from an inauguration that is likely to include big promises to combat climate change.
But France has struggled to meet all its commitments so far … and is still using the earth's ecological resources faster than they can be replenished.
Ryan Thompson has more from Paris.
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Emmanuel Macron is promising to double down on climate goals when his second term begins this weekend.
But the President will already be "over budget" when it comes to using natural resources, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
Thursday marks the so-called "day of overshoot" in France … meaning that the country has used MORE resources than the ecosystem can produce.
This date varies by country as you move around the globe, with some nations like Qatar using up resources in just over a month's time … while Jamaica doesn't exceed earth's regeneration abilities until mid-December.
Ryan Thompson, Paris.
U.N Secretary General Antonio Guterres made the pledge after a meeting with the country's President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Uganda has embarked on a mass cholera vaccination drive for refugees fleeing violence in Eastern DR Congo.
Recently, the DR Congo declared an outbreak of cholera, and the ongoing influx of refugees escaping violence into Uganda has forced health authorities to inoculate all asylum seekers against the disease.
Michael Baleke reports from Kampala;
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Energy giant Shell has announced record first quarter profits of $9.1bn.
The firm, however, said pulling out of Russian oil and gas partnerships due to the war in Ukraine had cost it almost $4bn.
Sally Patterson has more.
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