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Toronto film festival looks at politics and sex
AFP, Published on 09/09/2018
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Do voters need to know about a political candidate's sex life? This came up during Donald Trump's 2016 campaign but also three decades earlier when adultery ended another presidential run now the focus of a new film.
Twitter chief 'unprepared' for weaponised politics
AFP, Published on 06/09/2018
» WASHINGTON: Twitter was "unprepared and ill-equipped" for the vast campaigns of manipulation that affected social media in the past few years, chief executive Jack Dorsey told lawmakers Wednesday.
Microsoft 'stopped Russian political hack'
AFP, Published on 21/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: Russian government hackers tried to hijack the websites of the US Senate and several conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said Tuesday, raising fresh alarms over widening efforts by Moscow to sow discord in US politics.
Rushdie leads tributes to writer V.S. Naipaul
AFP, Published on 12/08/2018
» LONDON - Tributes poured in Sunday for Nobel prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul, who has died aged 85, including from many of those who clashed with him.
Tourism keeps Vietnam's ancient water puppets afloat
AFP, Published on 10/06/2018
» HANOI: In a darkened theatre in central Hanoi, a wooden dragon emerges from a pool to the sound of cymbals crashing in a traditional water puppet show that lures hundreds of tourists daily but is largely shunned by locals.
Facebook begins labelling, verification for political ads
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: Facebook said Thursday it began implementing a new policy requiring labelling of political ads and verification of identities of those paying for the messages.
Zuckerberg to face pressure on taxes in Macron meeting
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» PARIS: Fresh from saying "sorry" to European lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds talks with Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday where he will face renewed pressure over his company's tax policies.
French director accused of rape, denies 'fantasist' accusations
AFP, Published on 20/05/2018
» PARIS: A young actress has lodged a complaint for rape against French film director Luc Besson, judicial sources said Saturday, the latest in a string of sexual abuse allegations in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
'I was so naive': Weinstein wife lifts lid on scandal
AFP, Published on 11/05/2018
» NEW YORK - The estranged British fashion designer wife of Harvey Weinstein claims she "never" suspected him of wrongdoing and was "so naive," in her first interview since the Hollywood mogul's downfall over sexual misconduct revelations.
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists under high security
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» BORACAY, Philippines: The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces.