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Biden, 80, announces 2024 re-election bid

admin | April 25, 2023

By AFP President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he is running for re-election in 2024, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new White House campaign “to finish the job.” “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for […]

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Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities

admin | April 23, 2023

By AFP Twitter’s blue ticks were reinstated on some media, celebrity, and other high profile accounts Saturday — a move protested by many of the recipients. Once a free sign of authenticity and fame, blue ticks must now be bought by subscribers for $8 a month, Twitter says. Non-paying accounts […]

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Philippines holds bloody crucifixions, whippings on Good Friday

admin | April 7, 2023

By AFP Catholic zealots were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped their backs bloody and raw in gruesome displays of religious devotion on Good Friday in the Philippines. While most people in the religious, Catholic-majority country spend the day at Mass or with their families, some go to extreme […]

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Australia bans TikTok on govt devices

admin | April 4, 2023

By AFP Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed advice from the country’s intelligence agencies and would begin “as soon as practicable”. […]

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Trump indicted, first ex-US president to face criminal charges

admin | March 31, 2023

By AFP A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican — who denies all wrongdoing in connection […]