World News: 22 June 2023

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight
Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg.
Mr Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, then posted a screenshot of Mr Musk's tweet with the caption "send me location".

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Medics fear COVID vaccine link to cricketer Shane Warne’s sudden death
Sudden death of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne may have been precipitated by vaccine. Research shows that a COVID mRNA vaccine can cause a rapid acceleration of coronary disease, especially in those that may already have undetected mild heart disease.

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Colombian military searches for heroic dog who helped in Amazon mission
With his golden snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days

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Microsoft, US regulators head to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming
Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are expected to testify at some point during five days of hearings in San Francisco before U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley that will conclude June 29.

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Building collapses, gas blasts... Deadly accidents are commonplace in China
China has a long history of deadly industrial accidents, which occur regularly despite government pledges to clamp down on lax standards, poor oversight and corruption frequently blamed for the collapse of buildings, mine cave-ins, explosions and other disasters. Here is a look at some of the worst in recent years.

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HYPOCRISY! EU exporting a ‘carcinogenic’ pesticide it banned in 2020
Chlorothalonil is a hazardous chemical that was banned in the EU in 2020 over its potential to pollute groundwater and cause cancer.
Three years on, French authorities are reckoning with a massive clean-up operation from the fungicide that could send water bills soaring.

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