World News: 09 July 2022

Twitter vows legal fight after Musk pulls out of $44 billion deal
In a filing, Musk’s lawyers said Twitter had failed or refused to respond to multiple requests for information on fake or spam accounts on the platform, which is fundamental to the company’s business performance.

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Protesters in Sri Lanka storm president's residence, office
A government spokesperson, Mohana Samaranayake, said he had no information about whether Rajapaksa had left the residence.

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Russia raising 'True Hell' in the east, says Ukrainian governor
The governor of the eastern region of Luhansk, Serhyi Haidai, said Russia launched over 20 artillery, mortar and rocket strikes in the province overnight and its forces were pressing toward the border with the Donetsk region.

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Kenya, World Health Organization launch emergency hub
The Government of Kenya and the World Health Organization (WHO) held a ground-breaking ceremony today in Nairobi for a WHO Health Emergency Hub, which will include a Centre of Excellence for the Health Emergency Workforce, laying the cornerstone for a wider initiative that aims to change the way the continent handles emergencies.

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Rishi Sunak the favourite as Conservatives enter race to succeed Boris Johnson
The announcement of Rishi Sunak's candidacy won the immediate support of several MPs. He is also the preferred candidate among Conservative Party members, a quarter of whom favour him, according to the latest poll.

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Iran escalates enrichment with adaptable machines at Fordow
Iran has informed the IAEA it plans to use the machines to enrich to up to 20% purity, the report said, less than the up to 60% it is producing elsewhere and the roughly 90% of weapons grade.

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