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Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate over fake accounts Elon Musk has said that if Twitter can provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his deal to buy the company should proceed on its original terms. 08/08/2022
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Why flying electric ferries are a win-win for commuters and rivers Sweden plans to launch a flying electric ferry in 2023 that will cut some Stockholm journey times in half. 08/08/2022
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Now playing Next Italy Salvini tries to put focus on migration ahead of Italy's snap election "Lampedusa is the gateway to Europe, it cannot be the refugee camp of Europe," said Salvini. 05/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter rejects Musk's claims he was 'hoodwinked' over takeover deal The social media giant and the Tesla CEO are expected to appear in court in October in a legal battle over the latter's takeover bid. 05/08/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Batgirl will not take flight as Warner Bros. scraps film Warner Bros. have confirmed that they will not be releasing their upcoming Batgirl film, despite it having completed its shooting and being in the final stages of post-production. 03/08/2022
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova's ex-president seeks snap elections as gas prices soar Pro-Russian opposition leader Igor Dodon has called for immediate elections, after an announcement that gas prices in Moldova rose by 47% last month. 03/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Sales of electric heaters soar in Germany amid winter gas crisis fears Germany is heavily reliant on Russian gas imports and Berlin fears supplies will be cut this winter over the war in Ukraine. 03/08/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Australian senator calls Queen Elizabeth II 'colonising' Australian Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe was made to retake her oath of office in parliament on August 1, after adding the word “colonising” to the standard text in reference to Queen Elizabeth II. 02/08/2022
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