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Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk adopted the moniker "Kekius Maximus" on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie "Gladiator."
Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on X
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk said Sunday that a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns.
US school shooter’s parents arrested
Published on 04/12/2021
» DETROIT, Michigan: The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father have been arrested after being charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to US media reports.
In rare move, US school shooter's parents charged with manslaughter
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who shot dead four students at a high school in the US state of Michigan with a gun bought for him by his father just days earlier were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday.
Revealed: the craven corruption behind the Myanmar coup
Poppy McPherson, Reade Levinson, John Geddie, Wa Lone, Simon Lewis and Stephen Grey, Published on 08/09/2021
» BANGKOK/LONDON: A week after the Burmese military seized power, a Twitter account that had lain dormant for nearly a decade flickered back into life.
'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
AFP, Published on 14/01/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter -- and it's not entirely diplomatic.
It's a boy! Kardashian, West welcome fourth child
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» NEW YORK - Television reality star Kim Kardashian West said Friday that she and rapper Kanye West have welcomed their fourth child, a boy born via surrogate.
Male French media cabal accused of targeting feminists
AFP, Published on 12/02/2019
» PARIS - A group of young French media executives was condemned Monday for running a macho "boys' club" that harassed female colleagues online.
Weinstein seeks to toss sex crimes case over 'warm' emails
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's defense lawyer on Friday demanded that a New York court dismiss the sex crimes charges against him, explosively disclosing "warm" emails between the disgraced Hollywood tycoon and his alleged rape victim, in which she said "I love you."
From high school drop-out to Korean gaming superstar
AFP, Published on 20/07/2018
» SEOUL - A high school drop-out dubbed the "Michael Jordan of eSports" has helped make South Korea a major power in video-gaming -- and is now leading its push to be recognised by the mainstream.