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Not stepping down as Tesla CEO, company will start advertising soon: Musk

Tesla famously has avoided paying for advertising like its competitors, relying a lot on Musk's ability to generate free publicity he has 140 million followers on Twitter

Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with African peace mission: S Africa prez

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to separate meetings with leaders from six African countries to discuss a possible plan to end the war

Acts of transnational repression: Lawsuit filed against Twitter, Saudi

The lawsuit alleges that members of the Saudi Criminal Enterprise unlawfully surveilled, killed, tortured, disappeared, kidnapped, extorted, threatened perceived dissidents to silence their speech

Tesla lawyers want court to reconsider Musk tweet deemed 'threat'

Musk tweeted on May 20, 2018: Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted

US State Dept condemns arrest of its former consulate employee in Russia

His being targeted under the confidential cooperation' statute highlights the Russian Federation's blatant use of increasingly repressive laws against its own citizens

US announces criminal cases involving flow of information to Russia, China

The Justice Department announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple's software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles

Warren Buffett buys another $127 mn worth of Occidental Petroleum stock

Berkshire's latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday showed that it had bought another 2.2 million Occidental shares

Audi's ex-chief pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

The scandal cost Volkswagen more than $30 billion in fines and settlements and saw two U.S. executives sent to prison

European Union adopts law banning products which fuel deforestation

Forests are an important natural means of removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, since plants absorb carbon dioxide when they grow

China recovery faces pressure after April activity weak, unemployment rises

Growth in retail sales accelerated to 18.4% over last year's depressed level in April, but that was below private sector expectations of up to 35%

Rich countries not doing enough to control climate change: Pacific island

Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands encouraged a shift toward grants or interest-free loans to help ease the financial burden on poorer countries

Debt ceiling showdown: Biden to meet as McCarthy pushes for faster deal

While Biden has remained upbeat that we'll be able to do this, McCarthy is prodding the president to move faster to avert a crisis

S Korea, Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity

A big part of the sudden recent shift in tone is a shared focus on China's growing aggressiveness, the threat of North Korea's fast-improving arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles

Prosecutor ends FBI's Trump-Russia investigation probe with no new charges

It criticised the FBI for opening a full-fledged investigation based on "raw, unanalysed and uncorroborated intelligence", saying the speed at which it did so was a departure from the norm

US Prez Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback

The proposal would allow conservationists and others to lease federally owned land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle

Can't find Musk to serve subpoena in Epstein lawsuit: US Virgin Islands

The government of the US Virgin Islands said it believes Epstein may have referred or tried to refer Musk to JPMorgan

US lawmakers reach deal on drug policy, avoid automatic decriminalisation

Lawmakers on both sides said the agreement strikes a balance between compassion and accountability for those struggling with substance abuse disorder

Dumping other banks, Warren Buffett recommits to Bank of America stocks

Investor Warren Buffett recommitted to his favourite bank stock, Bank of America

Writers' strike hits Hollywood as members of the Writers Guild protest

The impact of the Hollywood writers strike was felt as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers on Monday

At least 3 killed, others wounded in New Mexico shooting, says police

After the shootings were reported, the city's schools were placed on what officials called "preventative lockdown"