A quick catch up on today’s top stories…
1) Elon Musk agrees to sell 10% of his Tesla stock after Twitter poll
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10% of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9% of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake.
The world’s richest person tweeted on Saturday that he would offload 10% of his stock if users approved the proposal. Musk has previously said he would have to exercise a large number of stock options in the next three months, which would create a big tax bill. Selling some of his stock could free up funds to pay the taxes. “I was prepared to accept either outcome,” Musk said, after the voting ended.
2) Fetteh Kakraba queen mother narrowly escapes assassination attempt
The Queen mother of Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region Nana Adjoa Adobi is reported to have escaped death after some criminals stormed her house. According to reports, the group stormed her house on Saturday, November 6, 2021, evening in an attempt to assassinate her but met her absence.
However, gunshots were fired while her car was vandalized. Meanwhile, the Fetteh Kakraba Queen mother has named her suspect. Reports say she “accused the Omankrado of the area Nana Ekow Kudu-Manu of being behind the attack”.
3) Attendee of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Tragedy say ‘you could hear the screams of people’
After eight people died in a mass casualty event at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday, 24-year-old DJ Billy Nasser says the scenes of chaos keep replaying in his head.
“I couldn’t really sleep last night. I was still hearing the screams of people in my head,” Nasser tells PEOPLE on Sunday, two days after attending the event at NRG Park in Houston. The Indianapolis resident, who is an avid festivalgoer, says the Astroworld Festival — where 300 people were also injured — “wasn’t safe.” He says, “This is like the 9/11 of music festivals. It’s bad; they’re never going to be the same after this.”
4) Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge eases and many countries resume trade and tourism. The daily average number of cases has fallen by 36% over the past three months, according to a Reuters analysis, but the virus is still infecting 50 million people every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant.
By contrast, it took nearly a year to record the first 50 million COVID-19 cases. Health experts are optimistic that many nations have put the worst of the pandemic behind them thanks to vaccines and natural exposure, although they caution that colder weather and upcoming holiday gatherings could increase cases.
5) Travellers storm U.S. airports as flights reopen to international travelers
Travellers started heading to the United States on Monday to see family and friends for the first time in nearly two years following the lifting of restrictions on the entry of non-U.S. citizens imposed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
From Monday travellers who can show official proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and have had a recent, negative viral test can fly to the United States. There are expected to be few if any empty seats on many of the international flights from London, Paris and elsewhere on Monday, and passenger volume is expected to remain high in the coming weeks.
