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U-Turn? Twitter Removes ‘Govt-Funded’ Label from Global News Media Accounts

After removing the legacy verified blue tick, Twitter in a sudden move removed the Government-funded Media label from the accounts of many news media outlet’s accounts (Image: Reuters) The “Government-funded Media” label from the accounts of NPR, BBC and CBC, and also from the accounts of Chinese state-run daily Global Times and Russia’s Sputnik Twitter […]

Bangladesh becomes 19th country to trade with India in rupees

Dhaka: Bangladesh has become the 19th nation to settle bi-lateral trade with India in Indian rupees. Both the countries were in talks for months to give up dollar and use their local currencies for clearing transactions. To initiate settling cross-border trade with India, two of the Bangladesh’s banks — Sonali Bank and Eastern Bank Limited […]

How much credibility has Switzerland lost in the world?

Kai Reusser / swissinfo.ch Swiss attitudes and positions on global issues sometimes come as a surprise to the international community. However, in some remote corners of the world, Switzerland is responsible for some small, but no less astonishing, stories. SWI swissinfo.ch takes a closer look.   This content was published on April 21, 2023 April […]

Untangled in seven charts

The Karnataka assembly elections have turned into a high-stakes prestige contest for the BJP because of four reasons. First, it is the only state in southern India where the party is in power. Second, the party moves to a very different rhythm in Karnataka than how things work for it in north India. Political nuances […]

Musk says he paid to verify LeBron, King, Shatner

Twitter’s “legacy” checkmarks finally went away on Thursday, as celebrities, journalists, and other prominent figures lost the small blue badges that confirmed that they were who they said they were. The “legacy” checkmarks reflected users who had gone through Twitter’s now-suspended verification process for notable accounts. Now, the only users with a blue checkmark are […]

Non-U.S. Markets Offer Opportunities as Long as Dollar Keeps Dropping

And therein lies the opportunity. The recent flurry of social media posts, articles, and blog updates on “dollar hegemony” and the potential loss of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency seem far-fetched at best and alarmist at worst. The rise of the recent articles and attention is a result of China inking deals with […]

Biden preparing to announce reelection campaign next week

WASHINGTON – President Biden and his team are preparing to announce his reelection campaign next week, with aides finalizing plans to release a video for the president to officially launch his campaign, according to three people briefed on the plans. Biden and his aides have targeted Tuesday for the release of the video to coincide […]

Beijing Letter: An old story throws light on the plight of millions of Chinese graduates

Described by Mao Zedong as “a great revolutionary” and “the saint of China”, Lu Xun was one of his country’s most popular and celebrated 20th century writers. But last month censors started scrubbing references to one of his most famous stories from social media posts amid a furious debate about the prospects facing China’s current […]

Don’t let Putin attend BRICS summit, Nobel prize winner tells South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters Johannesburg: Ukrainian Nobel peace prize winner Oleksandra Romantsova on Wednesday urged South Africa to not allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend a BRICS summit in the country in August, reported AFP. Romantsova urged the South African government to ‘show us that they care’. “For us South Africa is a […]

India, US facing same security challenge from China, says US Indo-Pacific Commander

Washington: US Indo-Pacific commander Admiral John Christopher Aquilino on Wednesday said the US values its partnership with India and is assisting it in all possible ways to counter China as the country defends its border on the northern side. Noting that India and the United States are facing the same security challenges from China, he […]

Elon Musk treating journalistic independence like ‘a game,’ CBC says about Twitter

Elon Musk has repeatedly vowed to increase what he calls the “fun levels” of Twitter, a platform that is rapidly losing active users, according to industry estimates.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images The CBC says Twitter chief executive Elon Musk is treating journalistic independence “as a game,” while newsrooms around the world reconsider their use of the social-media […]

China, Iran using new tactics to harass critics on US soil, says FBI

Washington: The FBI said on Wednesday that China and Iran are becoming more blatant in their efforts to suppress dissidents on US territory and affect US policy. FBI counterintelligence officers asked victims to come forward during a press conference on transnational repression, claiming the agency is monitoring a rising trend of foreign authoritarian governments breaking […]

Pop star’s Olympic dream vanishing

Cody Simpson bombed out at the Australian Swimming Championships on Wednesday night in a surprising result that has left his Olympic dreams uncertain. The 26-year-old’s performance was one of many headline-grabbing results in the Gold Coast pool with Cameron McEvoy taking out the men’s 50m freestyle and Ariarne Titmus blowing the field away in the […]

The Canadian economy plus other letters, April 19: ‘The Liberals, despite falling off all kinds of fiscal and ethical cliffs, keep getting re-elected’

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement at the offices of telecommunications firm Ericsson Canada in Kanata, Ont. on April 17.LARS HAGBERG/Reuters Tread carefully Re “Macron’s faux pas and Beijing’s trap” (April 14): The most troubling aspect of Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to enlist Chinese help in ending the war in Ukraine is the […]

Dissenting politicians join young activists to oppose TikTok bans

Apr 19, 2023 – 4.43pm Rome | Politicians and activists of different persuasions have come out against efforts in the US, UK, Europe and Australia to ban or curb TikTok. Those opposing restrictions on the viral video app range from prominent figures on the American left, such as Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to Italy’s right-wing […]

‘Greatest shop’ people remember from their Liverpool childhood

A lost Liverpool business remembered for its distinct smell of coffee was a popular place Liverpool children visited with their parents and grandparents for years. The Liverpool ECHO recently took a look back at Coopers on Church Street, which closed its doors over 50 years ago. A familiar fixture in the city centre for decades, […]

Head-on | Ukraine is the elephant in India’s G20 room

(File) First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova replies to a question after her talk at an event in New Delhi on 11 April, 2023. AP Last week’s visit to India by Ukraine’s first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova had a clear agenda: nudge New Delhi gently away from its Russia tilt. Dzhaparova called […]

HQ of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment raided by financial regulators

MANILA, Philippines – SM Entertainment’s headquarters in Seongsu District, eastern Seoul was raided by financial regulators on Tuesday, April 18 over stock market manipulation allegations. Prosecutors from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) raided the main office after sources said that Kakao Corp. allegedly manipulated the stock prices while acquiring shares of the K-pop pioneer powerhouse. […]

Chinese trapeze artist falls to her death during performance with husband

CNN  —  A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry on social media over the lack of safety measures. The woman, surnamed Sun, fell to the stage while performing a mid-air routine on Saturday with her husband in a village near the city of Suzhou in […]

Skincare brand Missha names actress Elizabeth

Global beauty company Able C&C’s skincare brand, Missha, has named actress Elizabeth Olsen as its global ambassador and face of its new :Beauty is Reality” campaign. Olsen is an acclaimed actress, known for her role of Scarlet Witch in Marvel Studios’ Avengers films and the TV series WandaVision. Missha’s global brand campaign “Beauty is Reality” captures moments in […]

Adyen appoints Priyanka Gargav as Country Manager, Singapore

SINGAPORE, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announces the appointment of Priyanka Gargav as Country Manager, Singapore. In her new role, Priyanka will oversee Adyen’s operations in Singapore and be responsible for driving the company’s growth locally. In addition to being the Country Manager […]

Musk’s Sinister Plans to Undermine OpenAI

Listen to this story Billionaire Elon Musk has been one of the leading voices against the Generative AI storm brought on by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. But according to the latest information, Musk has created his very own Artificial Intelligence Company, called X.AI, a likely dig on AI.com, which redirects to ChatGPT.  Nevada business records indicate that […]

The surprising thing AI engineers will tell you if you let them

This is too important to leave to Microsoft, Google and Facebook. Ezra Klein Apr 18, 2023 – 12.50pm Among the many unique experiences of reporting on artificial intelligence is this: In a young industry flooded with hype and money, person after person tells me that they are desperate to be regulated, even if it slows […]