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Opinion | Will Pakistan Regret Letting The Army Back At The Centre Of Power?
It's usually easy to know when a country has fallen to military dictatorship. Tanks on the streets, uniforms in gilded palaces, the political class interned en masse. Sometimes, however, the takeover is more subtle, more insidious.
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Trump Orders Federal Law Enforcers Onto Streets Of Washington DC
With President Donald Trump calling for a federal takeover of the nation's capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, DC, for at least the next week.
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Video: Hundreds Of People Break Into US Bakery After Crashing Car, Loot Food And Cash
A video of the incident that has gone viral on social media showed dozens of people ransacking the store, taking lottery tickets, and cash.
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Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Takeover: Report
Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion from SpaceX - the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire - around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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Audi, Cheerios Maker General Mills Pause Advertising on Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover
Luxury carmaker Audi and General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, said on Thursday that they had paused advertising on the microblogging platform, nearly a week after Elon Musk's takeover was completed. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Oreo maker Mondelez International and US drugmaker Pfizer also temporarily halted adverti...
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Twitter Takeover Deal: Apollo, Sixth Street Said to Back Out of Talks With Elon Musk to Finance Buyout
Apollo and Sixth Street are said to have backed out of talks to finance Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,272 crore) buyout of Twitter. Musk and Twitter are currently attempting to reach an agreement after months of litigation that damaged Twitter's brand and fed Musk's reputation for erratic behaviour. Musk is expected to provide...
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Twitter Taking Another Look at Elon Musk's Buyout Proposal: Report
Twitter is apparently taking another look at Elon Musk's takeover offer, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Tesla billionaire reportedly met privately with Twitter shareholders to discuss the buyout offer.
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Twitter Re-Examining Elon Musk's Takeover Offer: Report
Twitter is reconsidering Elon Musk's buyout proposal, with discussions between the two camps ongoing Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Highlights: Several Killed As Taliban Open Fire On Protesters
Flag-waving protesters took to the streets of several Afghan cities today as popular opposition to the Taliban spread, and a witness said several people were killed when the terrorists fired on a crowd.
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Where to Seal the Biggest Beer Deal Ever? A Tiny House in London
After weeks of public grandstanding and private haggling, the biggest consumer-products takeover in history was ultimately decided by a handful of men in a tiny brick house on a one-lane street in London.
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Shiite Leader Defends Yemen Takeover
Shiite leader Abdel Malek al-Huthi on Saturday defended his powerful militia's establishment of transitional bodies to resolve Yemen's political crisis, in the face of street protests and international criticism.
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Burkina Faso Opposition Parties, African Union Reject Army Takeover
Burkina Faso's opposition parties, the United States and the African Union rejected the army's seizure of power in the West African country on Saturday after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore, setting the stage for fresh street protests.
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Opinion | Will Pakistan Regret Letting The Army Back At The Centre Of Power?
It's usually easy to know when a country has fallen to military dictatorship. Tanks on the streets, uniforms in gilded palaces, the political class interned en masse. Sometimes, however, the takeover is more subtle, more insidious.
-
Trump Orders Federal Law Enforcers Onto Streets Of Washington DC
With President Donald Trump calling for a federal takeover of the nation's capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, DC, for at least the next week.
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Video: Hundreds Of People Break Into US Bakery After Crashing Car, Loot Food And Cash
A video of the incident that has gone viral on social media showed dozens of people ransacking the store, taking lottery tickets, and cash.
-
Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Takeover: Report
Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion from SpaceX - the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire - around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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Audi, Cheerios Maker General Mills Pause Advertising on Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover
Luxury carmaker Audi and General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, said on Thursday that they had paused advertising on the microblogging platform, nearly a week after Elon Musk's takeover was completed. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Oreo maker Mondelez International and US drugmaker Pfizer also temporarily halted adverti...
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Twitter Takeover Deal: Apollo, Sixth Street Said to Back Out of Talks With Elon Musk to Finance Buyout
Apollo and Sixth Street are said to have backed out of talks to finance Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,60,272 crore) buyout of Twitter. Musk and Twitter are currently attempting to reach an agreement after months of litigation that damaged Twitter's brand and fed Musk's reputation for erratic behaviour. Musk is expected to provide...
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Twitter Taking Another Look at Elon Musk's Buyout Proposal: Report
Twitter is apparently taking another look at Elon Musk's takeover offer, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Tesla billionaire reportedly met privately with Twitter shareholders to discuss the buyout offer.
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Twitter Re-Examining Elon Musk's Takeover Offer: Report
Twitter is reconsidering Elon Musk's buyout proposal, with discussions between the two camps ongoing Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Highlights: Several Killed As Taliban Open Fire On Protesters
Flag-waving protesters took to the streets of several Afghan cities today as popular opposition to the Taliban spread, and a witness said several people were killed when the terrorists fired on a crowd.
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Where to Seal the Biggest Beer Deal Ever? A Tiny House in London
After weeks of public grandstanding and private haggling, the biggest consumer-products takeover in history was ultimately decided by a handful of men in a tiny brick house on a one-lane street in London.
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Shiite Leader Defends Yemen Takeover
Shiite leader Abdel Malek al-Huthi on Saturday defended his powerful militia's establishment of transitional bodies to resolve Yemen's political crisis, in the face of street protests and international criticism.
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Burkina Faso Opposition Parties, African Union Reject Army Takeover
Burkina Faso's opposition parties, the United States and the African Union rejected the army's seizure of power in the West African country on Saturday after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore, setting the stage for fresh street protests.
