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Disinformation an 'easy sell' in post-coup Niger
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» LAGOS - Following a July coup, Niger has become the latest hotbed of disinformation in the troubled Sahel regional as West African powers grapple with crafting a response to the political crisis.
Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» HPAKANT - The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with eight people still missing, rescuers said Wednesday.
At least 36 dead in wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian town
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» KAHULUI, Hawaii: At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes, officials said on Wednesday, as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport.
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's lawyers to apply for bail
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Lawyers for Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan were Tuesday set to file a bail application for him, as he languished in a small cell of a century-old prison at the start of a three-year jail term for graft.
Jailed Pakistan former prime minister Imran Khan 'in good spirits'
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was in good spirits despite tough conditions in jail, his spokesman said Monday, following a graft conviction that has ruled him out of contesting elections due later this year.
Zimbabwe election disinformation spreads on WhatsApp
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From doctored photos making small crowds big to posts praising government accomplishments that never were, WhatsApp has become the channel of choice for disinformation in Zimbabwe before this month's elections.
Mud-struck German heavy metal bash slashes attendance
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» WACKEN (GERMANY) - The world's biggest heavy metal music festival starting in northern Germany on Wednesday was forced to cap attendance after heavy rains turned its outdoor venue into a muddy quagmire.
Meta starts blocking news in Canada
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» OTTAWA - Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.
'Pee-wee Herman' actor Paul Reubens dies aged 70
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Paul Reubens, the US comic who became famous in the 1980s for playing eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman, and later infamous for his arrest at an adult theater, has died aged 70.
Sinead O'Connor, a troubled Irish icon
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» LONDON - Sinead O'Connor will forever be remembered as the Irish singer who made Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" her own, turning it into an anthem for the broken-hearted.