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Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform, Reuters reported.

"The bird is freed," he tweeted, referencing Twitter's bird logo in an apparent nod to his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can be posted.

The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has, however, also said he wants to prevent the platform from becoming an echo chamber for hate and division.

Other goals include wanting to "defeat" spam bots on Twitter and make the algorithms that determine how content is presented to its users publicly available, according to Reuters.

Yet Musk has not offered details on how he will achieve all this and who will run the company. He has said he plans to cut jobs, leaving Twitter's approximately 7,500 employees fretting about their future. He also said on Thursday he did not buy Twitter to make more money but "to try to help humanity, whom I love."

Musk terminated Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde, according to people familiar with the matter. He had accused them of misleading him and Twitter investors over the number of fake accounts on the social media platform.

Agrawal and Segal were in Twitter's San Francisco headquarters when the deal closed and were escorted out, the sources added, Reuters reported.

Twitter, Musk and the executives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Two persons died in a motorbike accident at the under construction airport in Sandhikharka, Arghakhanchi. DSP Mukunda Rijal of the District Police Office said that Roshan Sunam (26) and Kritim Rayamajhi of Media Chowk, Sandhikharka Municipality-1 died on the spot when the motorbike (Province No. 2-038-Pa-5038) met with an accident. He said that the incident occurred when they were riding the bike on the runway at Shikharbarni in Sandhikharka-10. DSP Rijal said that Bishnu Parajuli (20) and Hemraj Bhusal (57) were injured in another motorbike (Ba 25 Pa 8876) accident. They are undergoing treatment at the Marcity Hospital, police said.    

I’m a 25-year-old lawyer trying to figure out if I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I feel like I compulsively do certain tasks until and unless I’m satisfied, but then I don’t know if that means having OCD or just being a perfectionist. Everybody says they have OCD these days. I don’t know what that means. I really need to understand what I’m going through. Please help!—M.K Answer by Rishav Koirala, psychiatrist, researcher For you to understand what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is, first you need to be clear about the terms ‘obsession’ and ‘ego dystonic’. A person is ego-dystonic when s/he constantly has unpleasant thoughts. For instance, I had a patient who felt like washing clothes a lot. She did not want to actually do the task but she just thought about it a lot. To make things more relatable, I believe you have seen people around you continuously washing their hands or starting to clean every time they are anxious. Most of it is because of their ego-dystonic thoughts. Getting these thoughts continuously can be considered an obsession. This obsession makes a lot of people anxious, making them resort to the compulsive behavior of performing the same task again and again. It’s a way of relieving their anxiety. Having this behavior can be considered as having OCD. But that is not always the case. Only when your thoughts compel you to perform a task again and again for a momentary relief from anxiety, is it known to be OCD. There is no definite way to diagnose OCD. You have to be aware of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. And for that, you need to work with a mental health professional. But I have also seen many of my patients find their own way to deal with this compulsive behavior. You can find your way too. First, with the help of the above information that I gave you, try to figure out if you have OCD. There is a difference between being a perfectionist and having OCD but unfortunately no one can determine that better than you. Secondly, if you do feel like you have OCD, meditation is one of the ways to tackle this compulsive behavior. But for that, you have to visit a psychiatrist. Some people try to stop themselves from continuously performing a task, reducing it from being a compulsion and thus dealing with their issues and anxiety. But this can prove to be difficult on your own which is why seeking professional help might ultimately be the right course of action.  

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli received tika from his sisters on the occasion of Bhai Tika on Thursday. The former prime minister received tika from his sisters—Bishnu Maya Dhakal, Koisalya Koirala and Bishnu Kumari Paudel—at his residence in Balkot this afternoon. Talking to journalists after receiving tika, Oli said that it is necessary to protect and promote festivals. Similarly, Nepal Samajbadi Party Chairman Baburam Bhattarai also received tika from his sisters at his residence on Thursday.  

The most important day of Tihar, the festival of lights, is being marked today with sisters offering 'tika' to their brothers. Sisters throughout the country offer 'tika' to their brothers wishing them happiness, long life and prosperity on the occasion of Bhai tika. In return, the brothers pledged to protect their sisters from all kinds of adversities. The auspicious hour for offering the 'tika' is 11: 37 am this year. It, however, can be held until sunset. On this day, brothers are seated at a specially anointed place around which a trail of mustard oil is drawn. The sisters then offer the brothers 'tika' and garlands of 'Dubo' and 'Makhamali'. After placing colourful 'tika' on the foreheads of their brothers, sisters offer them a treat consisting varieties of sweets, walnut, spices and 'Sel', a special kind of bread cooked in oil. Brothers also offer their sisters 'tika' in return, wish them happiness and good luck, and give them presents. The occasion commemorates a legendary event in which a sister has won a boon from 'Yama', the deity of death that her brother would not die until the mustard oil is dried up and the garland of 'Dubo' and 'Makhamali' faded. The Bhaitika tradition is so strong in Nepali society that even those who have no brothers or sisters of their own receive tika from others whom they regard as brothers and sisters.  

Three persons died and 12 other sustained injuries when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Sulichaur in Sunilsmriti Rural Municipality-4, Rolpa on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Narayan Rijal (60) and Bishnu Rijal (58) of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-6 and Phamsi KC (50) of Rapti Rural Municipality-1. The four-wheeler (Lu 1 Ja 3234) was heading towards Gajul from Sulichaur when the incident occurred this afternoon, the District Police Office, Rolpa said. Among the injured, five are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre in Sulichaur and others have referred to Kohalpur for treatment.  

At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital, Aljazeera reported. The earthquake, which struck at about 10:59pm on Tuesday (14:59 GMT) near the upland town of Dolores, was felt as far away as the capital Manila, more than 330km (205 miles) to the south. Police and civil aviation officials said that at least 26 people were injured in Ilocos Norte, the home province of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, where the international airport in the capital city of Laoag was ordered to close temporarily on Wednesday due to damage from the earthquake.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China on November 1 upon invitation by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, Global Times reported. Shehbaz is among the first batch of foreign leaders to visit China after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) which concluded on Saturday, demonstrating the special friendship and strategic mutual trust between China and Pakistan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday's routine news conference. The visit will also be Shehbaz's first visit to China since taking office in April, a continuation of the positive momentum of close high-level contacts between the two countries, Wang said. During his visit, Shehbaz is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He will also hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang, and meet with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu. The leaders will have in-depth exchanges of views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern, and jointly plan and put forward the blueprint for the development of China-Pakistan relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Wang noted that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners and ironclad brothers. The two countries have always understood each other, trusted each other and supported each other over the past 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. In recent years, the two countries have moved forward side by side in the changing world, joining hands to tackle the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and major natural disasters, building the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor with high quality, deepening all-round exchanges and cooperation, and carrying out close coordination and cooperation on international and regional affairs, Wang said, according to Global Times. The spokesperson said that China looks forward to working with Pakistan in order to take this visit as an opportunity to further promote all-weather and high-level strategic cooperation, build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, and make greater contributions to the maintenance of regional peace and stability and international fairness and justice.