What GameStop's surge says about online mobs

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In the world of pseudonymous internet message boards, pranks-gone-wild and logic turned upside down amid a global pandemic, revolts come in ...

Biden seeks minimum wage hike

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When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan’s hefty price tag or ...

Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers

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The move raises uncertainty about his defence strategy as Senate trial is set to begin next week https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 31, 202...

Russia arrests 4, 000 Navalny supporters

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The United States urged Russia to release Mr. Navalny and criticized the crackdown on protests https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 31, 2021 ...

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in U.S.

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Investigators are still unsure of when exactly the statue was torn down. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 30, 2021 at 11:19AM> from Th...

China executes ex-banker in bigamy case

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China on Friday executed a former top banker accused of taking $260 million worth of bribes, as well as other forms of corruption and bigamy...

Watch | Who is Armin Laschet?

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A video explainer on Germany's Christian Democratic Union's newly elected chairperson https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 27, 2021 a...

‘U.S. to reinstate travel bans’

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President Joe Biden will re-impose a COVID-19 travel ban on most non-U.S. citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Eur...

U.S. government to review Taliban deal

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It wants to ascertain if the outfit is ‘living up to its commitments to reduce violence in Afghanistan’ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January ...

Houthis | Yemen’s rebels and revivalists

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Ansar Allah, which began as a Zaydi socio-religious movement, is now the country’s strongest war machine that has withstood Saudi attacks ...

Taiwan reports Chinese air incursions

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Air Force warned away the Chinese jets and deployed missiles to monitor them https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 23, 2021 at 09:46PM> fro...

Austin becomes first Black Pentagon chief

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Austin retired in 2016 after serving as the first Black general to head U.S. Central Command. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 23, 2021 a...

EU chief urges Putin to free Navalny

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‘Strategic Debate’ to be held on EU-Russia relations at the March summit of the bloc’s 27 leaders. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 22, 2...

Biden orders aid to combat hunger crisis

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He will sign the decree aimed at reviving the economy, after COVID-19 caused layoffs and hardships. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 22, ...

Bernie Sanders sparks meme storm

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Bundled-up Senator spawns 1st viral meme of the Biden era https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 21, 2021 at 10:22PM> from The Hindu - Inter...

Suicide bombing at Baghdad, several killed

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Twin suicide bombings hit Iraq’s capital Thursday killing at least six people and wounding at least 25 others, police and state TV said.Thre...

At least 2 killed in Madrid blast

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Madrid mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said initial information pointed to a gas leak that likely caused the blast. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J...

Trump pardons Steve Bannon, 147 others

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The last-minute clemency also include Elliott Broidy, a Republican fundraiser and Ken Kurson, a friend of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner h...

Kremlin dismisses calls to free Navalny

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The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Western demands to release Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, saying calls for mass...

Saudi reports sharp drop in executions

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The Gulf state has long faced criticism for one of the world’s highest rates of executions and what human rights activists call an opaque ju...

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

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WhatsApp is facing criticism for the recent update in its privacy policy. This has led to a surge in Telegram users. But how different is Te...

Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

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From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in...

Xiaomi | Collateral damage

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The U.S. has termed the start-up a ‘Communist Chinese military company’ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 16, 2021 at 10:00PM> from The...

National Guard | Boots on the ground

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About 20,000 troops have been deployed in DC ahead of Biden’s inauguration https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 16, 2021 at 09:55PM> from ...

Merkel ally wins race to lead her party

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As head of CDU, Armin Laschet has vowed to continue with centrist policies https://ift.tt/eA8V8J< January 16, 2021 at 09:38PM> from ...