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A clash between President Donald Trump and Twitter has escalated in recent days, but more fireworks may be coming if the platform uses additional moderation tools
World
17.08.2024
Twitter has more tools to use against Trump, if it chooses
The high profile of Christian Drosten, a world-leading expert on coronaviruses, has made him a lightning rod for a noisy minority angry about social distancing rules
World
17.08.2024
German virus 'guru' in crosshairs of lockdown critics
An aerial view of a burial is seen at the Bom Jardim cemetery, the largest public cemetery in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil on May 7, 2020, as many of the burials were of people who were confirmed or suspected to have died from COVID-19
World
17.08.2024
Poor and black, northeast Brazil faces virus 'hurricane'
"I have waited a lot for this, I  have prayed a lot. I can say it's like a new birth, thanks to God, he has brought us back here," a worshipper said.
World
17.08.2024
Turkish mosques reopen for mass prayers
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'Shockingly high' inequality
World 17.08.2024
Spain govt okays basic income scheme to tackle poverty
Cyberbullying has been linked to suicides in many parts of the world, including of celebrities and other high-profile figures
World 17.08.2024
Japan Netflix star's death sparks calls for cyberbullying rules
Empty: Dakar's Blaise Diagne International Airport
World 17.08.2024
In Senegal, the struggles of a small airline during coronavirus
Gondola builders at the Roberto Dei Rossi boatyard in Venic
World 17.08.2024
'Dark days' for Venice gondola makers
AFP has produced more than 150 lockdown-related misinformation reports across the region since February, when governments beyond China began introducing restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19
World 17.08.2024
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
Demonstators protesting against the death of George Floyd in custody in Minneapolis
World 17.08.2024
In the US, camera phones increasingly expose racism
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido gestures during a National Assembly session at the San Antonio municipal theatre south of Caracas in February
World 17.08.2024
Venezuela's opposition-led assembly backs Guaido over Maduro choice
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (pictured January 2019 in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague) was cleared of crimes against humanity in 2019, eight years after the former West African strongman's arrest
World 17.08.2024
ICC allows former I.Coast president Gbagbo to leave Belgium
Drive-in theatres like this one in Madrid have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the coronavirus era because of the easy prospect for social distancing
World 17.08.2024
Europe moves ahead with lockdown easing, but caution in Asia
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