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Musk sued by Twitter over takeover deal

The social media firm wants a court to force Elon Musk to complete his planned takeover. Mr Musk had threatened to walk away following a long-running feud with Twitter's board.

Twitter wants a court to force Elon Musk to complete his planned takeover. The world's richest man had threatened to walk away following a long-running feud with the social media firm's board.

In a historic day for global currency markets, one US dollar has hit parity with the Euro. Berkeley economics professor Maurice Obstfeld explains why it might not be bad news for European businesses.

We meet the Belgian teenagers who want to revolutionise period products, and a French restauranteur, Didier Quemener, tells us about the supply shortage that's making his customers steal jars of Dijon mustard.

Throughout the programme we're joined by Maryland university professor Peter Morici, and Stella Bangura, an award-winning TV presenter in Sierra Leone.

(Picture: Elon Musk's relationship with Twitter has been explosive. Credit: Getty Images).

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  • Wed 13 Jul 2022 00:06GMT

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