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Facebook to ban new political ads in week before US election
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Thursday it will ban new political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote.
Biden bound for Kenosha as he ramps up campaign
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Joe Biden travels Thursday to the Midwestern US city of Kenosha to meet the family of a black man shot by police, his first major trip since June as he intensifies his presidential campaign two months before the US election.
Anon, ‘Mike’ detained
Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2020
» Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and activist Panupong Jadnok have been detained after a court revoked their bail and they refused to reapply for it.
Malaysia expands entry ban to US, UK, France pass holders
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday added at least nine more countries, including the United States, Britain and France, to its list of long-term immigration pass holders to be barred from the country, national news wire Bernama reported.
Kremlin rejects claims Navalny poisoned with Novichok
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Thursday rejected claims that Moscow was behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as calls mounted for international action after Germany said he had been dosed with Novichok.
Facebook to ban political ads in week before US election
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Facebook says it will ban political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote.
Prison inmate infected with Covid-19
Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2020
» A male inmate has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been moved from the prison to a hospital run by the Corrections Department.
Moment of truth approaches for covid vaccine frontrunners
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2020
» NEW YORK: Drugmakers made big promises for a quick turnaround on coronavirus vaccines. The moment of truth for the front-runners is coming as soon as this month.
Five Myanmar parents in Hua Hin test negative
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 03/09/2020
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Five parents of ethnic students who crossed back and forth over the Thai-Myanmar border through natural passageways in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan, have all tested negative for coronavirus, while officials began laying barbed fences along border crossings.
New youth party hopes to 'unshackle' Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: One of Malaysia's youngest lawmakers will start a youth-based party this month with the hope of changing a political landscape long dominated by "old hands" and money politics.