**HEARTBEAT: 79**
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FACTS:
Turkey closes its airspace to Russian Armed Forces flights to Syria, as well as civilian aircraft that are suspected of carrying Russian troops. Over 100 people are killed after an illegal oil refining depot explodes in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria. Kenya says that the East African Community plans to deploy a peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Sources: The Jerusalem Post, Reuters, AP)
MARKETS:
EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content. Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla. Senior U.S. gove...