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Facebook updates News Feed to make friends a priority
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed -- and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network.
Carabao: Rocker turned drinks mogul energises English football
AFP, Published on 20/02/2018
» On Sunday evening an ageing Thai rock star with hooped earrings, signature bandana and a wispy moustache will be at the home of English football to present the Carabao Cup to either Arsenal or Manchester City.
Troll, fake, demonise: Be a media owner
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» LONDON: Trolling, impersonating, demonising: these are just some of the behaviours encouraged in a new online game launching Tuesday in which young players become "fake news tycoons" - to counter growing misinformation.
Street art makes a splash in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» HONG KONG - From murals made famous by Instagram to painting battles, Hong Kong's once largely underground street art scene has exploded in recent years, and is now blossoming across the city's walls and alleyways.
Oscar-winning director Milos Forman dies at 86
AFP, Published on 15/04/2018
» PRAGUE: Oscar-winning Czech-born film director Milos Forman, celebrated for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has died aged 86, his agents told AFP on Saturday.
Beyonce throws Coachella homecoming with Destiny's Child reunion
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» INDIO, US: Beyonce returned spectacularly to the stage Saturday with a joyous, homecoming-themed party at the Coachella festival where she delighted fans with a rare reunion of her former trio Destiny's Child.
China's 'Hawaii' to allow horse racing, sports lotteries
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» BEIJING: China is encouraging its southern island of Hainan to develop horse racing and introduce a raft of reforms as Beijing pushes the tropical tourism destination as a beacon of openness.
Surge in anonymous Asia Twitter accounts sparks bot fears
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» HONG KONG - It has been being jokingly referred to as "Botmageddon". But a surge in new, anonymous Twitter accounts across swathes of Southeast and East Asia has deepened fears the region is in the throes of US-style mass social media manipulation.
Zuckerberg plans Facebook dating service
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world's largest social network will soon include a new dating feature -- while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Stuck in second gear: Chinese fans ponder life without 'Friends'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» SHANGHAI: No one told them it was gonna be this way.