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Would Donald Trump be president without Facebook?
What is the effect of social media addiction on powerful figures, including US President Donald Trump and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk? Author and Silicon Valley pioneer Jaron Lanier argue that they are victims of their
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Is Facebook ruining the world?
Facebook is once again under fire. This time following a report by the New York Times that claims the giant tech company hired a political consultancy firm to target opponents, in an attempt to
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US to oppose UN Golan resolution, wins Israeli praise
ANKARA: Turkey has failed to persuade the rebel alliance Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) to withdraw from a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib province that was agreed by Ankara and Moscow in September, Russia’s Foreign
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Archeologists discover pregnant woman with fetus in Ancient Egyptian burial site
CAIRO: An Italian-American mission has discovered an ancient tomb containing a pregnant woman and her fetus during an archaeological dig in southern Egyp The woman was found in a grave-pit, inside a small cemetery,
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UN Yemen envoy planning new talks in Sweden, welcomes news of ceasefire in Hodeidah
UN Yemen envoy planning new talks in Sweden, welcomes news of ceasefire in Hodeidah NEW YORK: UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths told a Security Council session on Friday that he intends to convene peace
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North California fire: Death toll at 71, more than 1,000 missing
Recovery teams with cadaver dogs pressed on with their search for more victims in a flame-ravaged northern California town on Friday as authorities sought clues to the fate of more than 1,000 people reported
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Venezuelan rape-survivor-turned-lawyer finally gets justice
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Venezuela responsible on Friday for failing to prevent, investigate or punish extreme violence against a young woman who was kidnaped, raped and tortured in 2001. The ruling
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US to cut troop figures in Africa by 10 percent
The US army will withdraw hundreds of troops conducting counterterrorism operations across Africa over the next several years, the Pentagon has said, in a move that comes amid efforts to prioritise resources "for long-term competition
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Russia: Extremist alliance will not withdraw from Idlib zone
NEW YORK: A UN committee on human rights has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary detention and expressing serious concern at its “alarmingly high” use of the death
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Human rights violations by Iran regime condemned by UN committee
NEW YORK: A UN committee on human rights has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary detention and expressing serious concern at its “alarmingly high” use of the death


