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US voters targeted by Chinese influence online, researchers say
Published on 03/09/2024
» A Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating US voters, denigrating US politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov 5 presidential election in the United States, new research by intelligence company Graphika showed.
Coronavirus outbreak may be over in China by April: expert
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2020
» GUANGZHOU, China: The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha freed from house arrest
Published on 10/11/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia freed opposition leader Kem Sokha from house arrest on Sunday, more than two years after he was arrested and charged with treason, but the charges remain and he is banned from politics and from leaving the country. In a Facebook post, he demanded that the charges be dropped.
Philippines complains Facebook fact-checkers are biased
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines government on Monday criticised Facebook's choice of two independent online news platforms to help fight the spread of fake news, saying they are biased against President Rodrigo Duterte.
Extreme heat grips N. Hemisphere on summer solstice
Published on 21/06/2017
» SINGAPORE -- Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest US, and melted tarmac on roads in Britain.
NY street harassment video goes viral
AFP, Published on 30/10/2014
» NEW YORK - A video that shows a woman being pestered by men on the streets of New York has gone viral, sparking renewed debate about harassment endured by women and minority groups.
French cartoons re-raise Islamic ire
AFP, Published on 20/09/2012
» PARIS : A French magazine ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday by portraying him naked in cartoons, threatening to fuel the anger of Muslims around the world who are already incensed by a video depicting him as a lecherous fool.