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May
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Facebook oversight board upholds Trump’s suspension

Facebook oversight board upholds Trump’s suspension

WORLD
ELIZABETH CULLIFORD FACEBOOK Inc's oversight board yesterday upheld the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong to make the suspension indefinite and gave it six months to determine a "proportionate response." Trump called the decision and his banning across tech platforms "a total disgrace" and said the companies would "pay a political price." The board's much-awaited verdict has been watched for signals on how the world's largest social media company will treat rule-breaking political leaders in the future, a key area of controversy for online platforms. The board, created by Facebook to rule…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Cameroonian woman’s plea to Australian PM

Cameroonian woman’s plea to Australian PM

WORLD
A woman approached Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison in tears on Tuesday after he held a news conference in Queensland, as she made an emotional plea for him to help her family in Cameroon and asylum-seekers from Africa. The incident was caught on camera after Morrison had just finished a news conference in the city of Rockhampton, where he fielded questions about his travel ban on Australian citizens returning from COVID-ravaged India. Morrison, whose government has a hardline immigration policy, listened to the woman and told her that government officials would help her as he crouched down and held her…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
India COVID cases top 20 million, halting cricket, prompting lockdown call

India COVID cases top 20 million, halting cricket, prompting lockdown call

WORLD
RANJEDRA JADHAV and SUMIT KHANNA INDIA halted its hugely popular cricket league on Tuesday as COVID-19 infections surged past 20 million in the world's second-most populous country and the opposition leader said a nationwide lockdown was now the only way out. Cricket officials suspended the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) as the pandemic spirals out of control, with the country adding 10 million cases in just over four months, after taking more than 10 months to reach the first 10 million. "While we have tried to bring in some positivity and cheer, it is imperative that the tournament is now…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Mexico promises answers after metro train collapse kills 23

Mexico promises answers after metro train collapse kills 23

WORLD
DIANA BETH SOLOMON and SHARAY ANGULO MEXICO will find out who was responsible for the overpass collapse that killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more when a train on Mexico City's newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government has promised. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the investigation should be done quickly and that nothing should be hidden from the public. "There's no impunity for anyone," he told a news conference. The crash has raised questions about safety on one of the world's busiest metro systems, which spreads across an urban sprawl home…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Here’s how social media sites handle world leaders

Here’s how social media sites handle world leaders

WORLD
ELIZABETH CULLIFORD FACEBOOK’S independent oversight board on Wednesday will announce whether it is overturning the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account. The long-awaited ruling will bring the focus back onto how the world's largest social network decides what world leaders and politicians can and can't say on their platforms. Here is how big tech companies deal with this thorny issue: WHO GETS SPECIAL TREATMENT? Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc currently have rules that give world leaders, elected officials and political candidates greater latitude than ordinary users. Facebook defines politicians as candidates running for office, current office holders…
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May
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Melinda’s long journey away from Bill’s shadow

Melinda’s long journey away from Bill’s shadow

WORLD
ALEXANDRA ULMER When Melinda French Gates asked her husband, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, to let her co-author the 2013 annual letter about their foundation, the conversation blew up into a fight. "It got hot," Melinda wrote in her 2019 book, "The Moment of Lift." "Bill said the process we had for the Annual Letter had been working well for the foundation for years, and he didn't see why it should change." Ultimately, Bill agreed for her to write a separate piece about contraceptives, while he penned the main letter about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work. In the…
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Jun
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Putin sees ‘a lot of issues’ at first summit with Biden

Putin sees ‘a lot of issues’ at first summit with Biden

WORLD
STEVE HOLLAND and VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN WITH deep disagreements likely and expectations of solving them low, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in a lakeside Geneva villa on Wednesday for their first summit since Biden took office. Both have said they hope their talks can lead to more stable and predictable relations, even though they are at odds over everything from arms control and cyber-hacking to election interference and Ukraine. Putin and Biden shook hands on arrival before going inside. "Mr President, I'd like to thank you for your initiative to meet today," Putin said, sitting…
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Jun
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Palestinian woman shot after attacking Israeli troops – army

Palestinian woman shot after attacking Israeli troops – army

WORLD
ISRAEL troops yesterday shot a Palestinian motorist who tried to ram them in the occupied West Bank and then brandished a knife, the Israeli military said. The Palestinian health ministry said the woman had died of her injuries. There was no word of Israeli casualties. The incident follows a rise in tensions after a Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem on Tuesday drew the launch of incendiary balloons across the Gaza border and retaliatory Israeli air strikes. The Israeli military said the Palestinian woman "attempted to ram into a number of IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldiers" near the Palestinian village of…
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May
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23

Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23

WORLD
ANTHONY ESPOSITO and NOE TORRESA AT least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble. The authorities halted rescue efforts shortly after they began, saying there was a risk that more train parts and debris could slam down onto the road. A video on local channel Milenio TV showed the structure plummeting onto a stream of cars near the Olivos station in the southeast of the city at around 10.30 p.m. local time, sending up clouds…
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Jun
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India’s financial hub

Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India’s financial hub

WORLD
ROLI SRIVASTAVA BETWEEN taking orders and handing over parcels of sushi and papaya-mango salad to delivery boys, Indian restaurant manager Padam Vibhushan has fruitlessly hunted online and in hospitals for a COVID-19 vaccine slot since he became eligible on May 1. The 43-year-old is among many in Mumbai who are stuck at the back of the vaccination queue because they do not have a fancy address or a corporate employer to help protect them from a pandemic that has killed some 380,000 Indians. Life is easier for the residents of sprawling apartment block complexes and staff at major banks and…
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