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BBC OS: 2024/03/22 17:06 GMT: Trump media merger approved

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Trump media merger approved

2024/03/22 17:06 GMT

2024/03/22 17:06 GMT: Trump media merger approved

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A merger involving Donald Trump's social media company has been approved

A merger involving Donald Trump's social media company has been approved.

Trump Media, which runs the social media platform Truth Social, is poised to become a publicly listed company, after a majority of shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp voted on Friday to acquire it. Our business correspondent in New York explains what this could mean for Mr Trump's future finances.

Our Senior Internatonal Correspondent Orla Guerin has been hearing a story of one young girl who lost her entire family in Gaza. 

We speak to our correspondent in Haiti where reports suggest that rival groups have finally selected the members of a transitional presidential council. 

An Italian man who lived at an airport has been taken in by social services. We speak to a man who lived in an airport for seven months. 

Schools in Japan have taken action to tackle upskirting of cheerleaders. We speak to one cheerleader in the US about her experiences. 

Presenter: Krupa Padhy.

(Photo:  Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024. Credit: Alyssa Pointer/File Photo/Reuters)

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