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Kamali Melbourne brings us a Newsfeed of the most shared, ‘liked’ and top trending stories from around the world.
If you've been scrolling through social media this week, you might have noticed that hashtag Pope Francis was trending. And no, not because of something he said. It's all about how he looked. #newsfeed #ai #pope
TikTok ; #TikTokBan ; USBansTikTok ; #Bard ; #BardVGPT4 ; #AI ; #RomyCoppollaMars ; #CoppollaViralVideo
TikTok is on a public relations crusade to convince Western governments, and the public, that it's a safe platform. It may be one of the most popular social media apps in the US - but the Senate is mulling a bill that would give the Biden administration the power to ban TikTok nationwide. The US, Canada and the EU have already banned use of the Chinese app on government-issued phones amid alleged data privacy violations and concerns user data is being fed to the Chinese government. #Newsfeed #tiktok
Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, from text-to-image generators to chatbots there's an AI tool to create almost anything nowadays. And that extends to music.
Google #USSuesGoogle #Antitrust,#Oscars #OscarNominations #EverythingEverywhereAllatOnce#DoomsdayClock #EndoftheWorld
How did Germany become Europe's leading w Germany became Europe's leading Big Tech trust buster
ArtificialIntelligence, #AI, #ChatGPT, #Microsoft, #PrinceHarry, #Spare, #China, #DeepFake
NuclearFusion, #Energy, #ClimateCrisis, #Twitter, #Musk, #TwitterChaos, #Facebooksued, #Meta, #MetaLegal
SBF, #SamBankman-Fried, #FTX, #Twitter, #Musk, #MuskBooed, #SafetyBoard, #Lensa, #DataProtection
Google has revealed what we Googled the most in 2022. The viral game Wordle snapped up the top position.
Twitter, #Hatespeech, #Censorship, #Iran, #Moralitypolice, #MahsaAmini, #Designer, #Handbag, #Counterfeit
China's vast security apparatus has moved quickly to quell mass protests seen as the biggest threat to Communist rule, since the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989.
China #ChinaProtests #Twitter #WhatsApp #Disney
Midterms #Midtermvoting, #USmidtermelections, #Cop27, #PoorerNations, and #Airbnb new rules.
US claims Iranians are training Russians to operate Iran-made drones and Istanbul earning its first Michelin stars.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has destroyed 30% of Ukraine’s power stations. Meanwhile French company #LaFarge has pleaded guilty to making payments to terrorist organisations in Syria.
Russia and Ukraine swapped over 200 prisoners while Russia deployed additional troops to Belarus as part of a 'regional grouping' of militaries.
Multiple Ukrainian cities attacked by kamikaze drones and what’s happening with China’s Communist Party Congress #CPCC
Elon Musk says his company cannot continue to fund #Starlink service to Ukraine and a rare show of political defiance in China.
IMF’s #WorldEconomicOutlook #WEO predicts global economic growth will slow down and 2023 will ‘feel like a recession’. #IMF says 'the worst is yet to come'.
G7 ramps up Russian restrictions, who is #General Armageddon? and #Japan welcomes visitors.
Ukraine subjected to massive Russian missile attacks, protests continue to spread in Iran and Captain James T. Kirk depressed after space flight.
ukraine #iran #JamesTiberiusKirk
Ukraine advances against #Russia positions, #EuropeanPoliticalCommunity meets in Prague and #Europe agrees to universal #electricalcharger
North Korea fires #missile over #Japan, #Ukraine counteroffensive gains and #Bruce Willis AI
Russian declares annexation, 'Major disaster' in #Florida and #Pakistan women in danger.
Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first female #PM, the #British #pound tumbles and #Roger Waters is banned in #Poland
Presidents and #World leaders assemble at #United Nations, #Adnan Syed released and virtual #influencers.
Russia strikes #Ukraine dam, Erdogan, Putin and Xi in #Uzbekistan and #WHO says #Covid end in sight
President of #Ukraine visits #Izium, liberated by Ukrainian forces, queues for #Queen lying in state and #Booktok- the new literary phenomenon
Ukraine's successful counteroffensive, #Queen's coffin arrives in #London and #BlueOrigin flight aborted.
Ukrainian troops take back land, #TheQueen lies in state and champion #Geoguessr
Ukraine
Both suspects are dead after #stabbing rampage in #Canada, #Apple launched new #iPhone and #Thomas the Tank Engine has a new friend.
UN concerns for Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; UN's diverse government and there's a new train on Sodor.
LizTruss wins #Conservative leadership race to become Britain's next #PrimeMinister, #Chile rejects new constitution and is #Amazon spying on you?
Mikhail Gorbachev remembered, #Shamima Begum new revelations how she joined Daesh and #Princess Diana: 25 years since her death.
Sadr calls for protesters to show calm and restraint, #Türkiye celebrates 100 years of Victory Day and #cat slaps sports presenter.
PakistanFloods devastated nation, #Artemis moonrocket countdown and #Mountain top #Pizzadelivery
Toll of six months of conflict for Ukraine and Russia, floods in Pakistan and #QuietQuitting trend.
Biden announces student debt relief plan and Kobe Bryant’s widow wins $16M on over crash site photos in court.
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Independence day for Ukraine coincides with the sixth month of the Russian operation and revelations from a whistleblower complaint about Twitter.
Ex-Malaysia PM Najib guilty verdict upheld, Trump claims Presidential immunity and sights and sounds from space.
Türkiye's President Erdogan to visit Ukraine, Elon Musk scores own goal with joke Manchester United tweet and Biden's Climate Bill to save the Earth.
Rutoelected#Kenya'spresident, #Taiwan#China tensions, and #Freyathewalrus #euthanised by Norway authorities.
China's military reaction to Nancy Pelosi's #Taiwan trip, Sandy Hook denier #AlexJones admits he was mistaken and Europe's #heatwave measures.
AlQaeda chief killed by #US #airstrike, #NancyPelosi visits #Taiwan and #Beyonce changes #ableist #lyrics
UkrainGrain ship leaves #Odessa, #England's #Lionesses win #Euro2022 #football tournament and #StarTrek's #NichelleNichols remembered.
Frontex report on #GreekCoastguard pushing back #Refugees is covered up, #SalaryDiscrepancy and long-running #SoapSeries #Neighbours comes to an end.
Trouble for #Meta as it's value drops and earnings are down, #FreeBritneyGriner and #Avocadosurplus #DownUnder
Türkiye opens Ukraine grain coordination centre, Russia withdraws from ISS and a racist incident in Geneva highlights tribulations of #FlyingWhileBlack
grainexports #ISS
EU responds to #Russian cutting #gas supplies, #Pope'sApology for abuses at #ResidentialSchools and would you buy a #Homemade #PinkSauce to put on your french fries?
Moneypox declared a global public health emergency by #WHO, #ClimateProtests attack #artmuseums and news from #ComicCon
Under #UN mediation, #Ukraine, #Russia sign #graindeal in Türkiye. And the committee investigating the #January6thHearings held its final public hearing until autumn
Climate Crisis: are governments taking adequate action in the wake of heatwaves and wildfires?
Also Jackie Chan pro-China movie filmed in Syria and Stray the cat video game that's got millions purring.
climatecrisis #stray #heatwave
SriLankaProtest after Parliament votes in former PM Wickremesinghe as president, President Erdogan’s #WaitingGame with Putin and being kind to strangers just to get more likes.
Newsfeed takes a look at the reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. It’s the biggest hike in three decades sending reverberations to global markets.
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Plus Nigeria is cracking down on social media companies, are Airbnb hosts watching you and is that what Barbie’s Ken looks like in real life?
Psychologist Glen Hosking explained how what we went through in 2020 affected us.
WeSurvived2020 #FaceMask #GlenHosking
The worst year any of us are likely to see is nearly over. THANK GOD! So much happened, here are some of the worst bits.
Surviving2020 #FaceMask #2020Wrapped
Thousands of farmers in India continue to protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce. But protesting farmers say they are also fighting disinformation used to undermine their cause. They blame Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his pro-government media known as ‘Godi media’ of being behind the campaign and they are now fighting back.
GodiMedia #IndianFarmers #Punjab
Young Stunners are a rising rap group in Pakistan.
The duo of Talha Yunus and Talha Anjum have risen from the underground rap to becoming the most popular group in Pakistan. Now along with a 9 year old Kaky Thou$and, they set the stage on fire at Patari’s first ever digital music festival.
Patari #CokeFest #YoungStunners
Offering prize money for the best content - it would seem like an obvious way to keep people using your platform but, amazingly, Snapchat is the first social media app to offer it .
SnapChat #SocialMedia #Newsfeed
After the real cop 26 was postponed because of the pandemic, young activists organised their own, digital version. And we joined by Sonali and Uchendu to talk on it.
MockCOP26 #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice
The reaction to a new show on Netflix which depicts people romantically involved across religious lines has shown the xenophobia and anti-Muslim agenda of some Hindu politicians. They want it banned and Netflix canceled. Is this the story of modern India?
Ethiopia’s ethnic tensions are old, what’s new is Facebook amplifying them through its platform. Unlike the United States, Facebook has not taken down coordinated networks of hate that keep fueling ethnic strife in the country.
Facebook #Ethiopia #ሀጫሉ ሁንዴሳ
Kashmir’s saffron is regarded as the costliest spice in the world, with 1kg worth $4000. But the climate crisis, poor infrastructure and the long-standing conflict have led to its decline. But a new saffron park is looking to change the spice’s fortunes.
Kashmir #Saffron #Economy
A Turkish engineer and his son from here in Istanbul are up for a prestigious international award because of their musical invention.
LegoGuitar #Newsfeed
Fingers crossed these vaccines work or we could all be walking around looking like a scuba diver from the 1950s!
FaceMask #Helmet #Headgear
Blogger Amani Al-Khatahtbeh says she got into an altercation on an American Airlines flight. She live-streamed what happened and ended up with a fine for trespass and delay of transportation.
Islamophobia #AmericanAirlines #Racism
The EU Commission has charged Amazon with abusing competition rules. It says the online retail giant has been throwing its size around, to muscle out smaller merchants, that sell through its site.
Amazon #BigTech #Newsfeed
Australia imposed a cap of its own citizens allowed to return home. An increasing number of them are stuck overseas amid the Covid-19 pandemic is desperately trying to get on flights, but many are simply bumped of flights they have paid for. This is their story.
Australia #Bringthemhome #StrandedAustralians
Andy Hunter, the founder of Bookshop.org explains how it gives independent bookshops a fighting chance against Amazon, and why books and the culture of bookstores matter.
There have been a continuous human presence in space since 2000. Those lucky enough to have made a home out there, have been reflecting on 20 years of the International Space Station and they have a message for the leaders of Earth.
SpaceStation20th #Space #ISS
Check out this majestic steed that traverses quite gracefully across Iceland's glaciers raising awareness about the climate crisis.
Nabarima, a ship filled with 1.3 million barrels of crude oil has been abandoned in the Caribbean.
If even a fraction of it spilt into the Caribbean Sea and could impact the region for years. We spoke to the environmental activist, Gary Aboud, who is fighting government inaction and international apathy and asked him how to avoid the disaster that everyone can see coming
Nabarima #Venezuela #TrinidadAndTobago
It's that time of year again, when the whole world can laugh at animals doing funny things. It's the 2020 Comedy Wild Life Awards
Turkish singer Oyku Gul sings Bollywood songs. She has had some success in India following an appearance on a reality TV show. She talks about her success in India and on Instagram.
The latest news from one of the worlds biggest chains of big cinemas does not augur well for that part of the business. Are we seeing the end of cinema as we have known it?
The Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans, says will see Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's lawyers in court. The pair threatened legal action against the Lincoln Project over New York City billboards. The spat has already given the group more coverage than the two billboards ever could.
TheLincolnProject #Republicans #Trump
Marcus Rashford, a Manchester United and England forward seems to have united the UK.
His relentless campaign for free school meals, of which he was a beneficiary as a kid, has become a cause celebre. He has found support in his team and in rivals like Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham’s Jose Mourinho. While Boris Johnson’s government continues to play deaf, Rashford’s fight continues.
Rashford ##EndChildPoverty #BorisJohnson
Tasmida Johar had to flee her homeland. She's Rohingya and was persecuted in her native Myanmar. She made it to India where she has become one of a handful of refugees anywhere in the world to go to university.
Producers: Ishan Russell in Delhi and Akanksha Saxena in Istanbul Shoot and Edit: Devesh Chopra and Abhimanyu Banerji
Rohingya #RohingyaGenocide #Refugees
Despite awareness and campaigns to stop it, child labour continues on cocoa farms in West Africa and as Akanksha Saxena reports, more children are being forced into it
What the future of a rave or concert could be like while the world is still living with a killer disease but seeing your favorite musician or DJ just will not wait. Akanksha Saxena has more.
Students and young people continue to be at the forefront of what seems to be the beginnings of a cultural revolution in Thailand. Protests which use the symbols and reference points of the millennial generation have evolved from just calling for the Prime Minister to stand down, a huge call in itself - to forcing parts of society to rethink its incredibly reverential view of the Monarchy and the current Monarch - a man who spends most of his time living in southern Germany. Pavin Chachavalpongpun is a Thai academic and founder of the most popular Facebook page connected to the protest, Royalist Marketplace. He weighs in on how social media is being used to press for political change.
King Vajiralongkorn lives in Germany, has a harem of 20 women and a wife and a consort. Student protestors are calling for change.
KingVajiralongkorn #ThailandProtests
Eight countries have signed an agreement that they say will provide a framework for rules governing our nearest celestial neighbor and space beyond it. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
Digital Blackface on Twitter is a tactic that supporters of Donald Trump have been using to impersonate African-Americans to push right-wing causes online. And try and suppress the black vote. These accounts generated more than 265,000 interactions before Twitter could take action.
DigitalBlackface #USElections #TrumpSupporters
Weeks of protests over sexual violence in Bangladesh, has prompted the government to introduce the death penalty for rape cases.
Sexual violence is a systemic problem in the country; At least 1000 rapes have been reported this year including 208 gang rapes but many incidents go unreported. Government data, shows in the past 20 years 3.56% of cases have gone to court and 0.37% have ended with guilty convictions. Amnesty International says the state is failing to protect survivors and a death sentence may not be a deterrent.
Bangladesh #Rape #Noakhali
Tech is on the rise in Europe, but in Berlin a group of Black tech professionals are coming together to address diversity and inclusion. Newsfeed also speaks to a prominent YouTuber and UK based tech-coder on her experiences of working in the industry as a Black, Muslim woman
What a snooze fest! Serious. substantial, considered. They actually talked about policy and ideas. They have different visions of how America should be run and disagreed without being rude to each other. Crazy normal stuff. Donald Trump and Joe Biden could learn a thing or two by watching their number 2's Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris
The Nobel prize for Chemistry was awarded earlier this week to two women scientists. Akanksha Saxena takes a look at whether women who work in STEM get the respect and accolade they deserve.
A $23M toilet that was delivered to astronauts on the International Space Station on a rocket. It weighs 45 kilograms and is 65% smaller than and half the weight of the previous model, which was designed in the 1990s. Astronaut Chris Cassidy helped install it and posted a video explaining how it works
SpaceToilet #NASA #ISS
Shackling - Hundreds of thousands of people who need care for mental illness instead find themselves ostracized from their families and chained up like animals. Human Rights Watch and anyone with an modicum of compassion says it's time this cruelty, which is practiced all over the planet, comes to an end,
There has been another horrific gang rape in India. And, parts of the country have expressed anger on the streets and on social media. Rape happens in India every 15 minutes. As with every crime of this kind, its about power and control, and in India, that's borne out through the caste system. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
Today is International Coffee Day. A chance to celebrate and promote one of the world’s great, ubiquitous beverages. Coffee production is on the decline, and the Coronavirus Pandemic has hit supply chains. Local cafes around the world are either closing down or losing money due to lockdowns.
InternationalCoffeeDay #Istanbul #Coffee
A S*** Show. NewsFeed’s take on the spectacle of two men vying to lead the US talking over each other for 90 minutes. What were the reactions online?
And for dessert, a 18ft robot from Japan.
That’s 2020, folks!!!
Debate2020 #FreeSZFE #Newsfeed
Donald J Trump and Joe Biden had a debate. Well, that's what it was called. What transpired was anything but. Here's our SuperCut
The first debate in the US Presidential debate 2020 is that it's being called a debacle and now people in the news media have responded to it - some so blown away, they ended up swearing on live TV. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
If you've been loving working from home to avoid getting COVID-19, you may want to take a look at this. Studies have revealed that spending too much time sitting on your butt indoors could have serious implications on your health. Akanksha Saxena breaks it down...
Hula Hoop dancer Eshna Kutty has become a viral sensation in India and we discuss with her about her latest video.
The big social media firms and major brands say they have reached what could be a pivotal agreement aimed at reducing the amount of hate speech and misinformation on social media. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
Hundreds of pilot whales have beached themselves in Australia. What does this all mean? We asked Dr. Vanessa Pirotta a wildlife scientist based in Australia
The US space agency has sent astronauts to the Moon quite a few times before - and now it's revealed how much its latest sojourn out there will cost. Akanksha Saxena has more.
This is Climate Week 2020 - a chance for those that care, to show just how much they do about keeping earth habitable for future generations. Akanksha Saxena has more.
Amnesty International has called social media companies to desist from having ‘a double standard’ when it comes to hate-speech online in Pakistan. While Imran Khan’s government has asked social media companies to establish permanent offices in the country.
FACEBOOKHATE #TwitterPakistan #SocialMedia
In India, writers, intellectuals, and students who disagree with the government of Narendra Modi are being imprisoned. We spoke to Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director of Human Rights Watch - and asked how these arrests have affected the world's largest democracy.
A whistleblowing nurse says she knows of migrant women, held in detention in the US state of Georgia, having their reproductive organs removed without their consent. Congress demands investigation as do human rights groups and the Government of Mexico.
MigrantCrisis #Newsfeed
Belgium Crown Princess Elisabeth change her crown for military fatigues.
BelgianMonarchy #CrownPrincessElisabeth
Now to the Caribbean island of Barbados to hear why the country has had enough of a 94 year old unelected white woman as their head of state. Adama Munu has more.
CaribbeanPolitics #Colonialism #Newsfeed
John Boyega was seen as a useful marketing gimmick for Jo Malone in the UK but when it came to China, it was a different story. His ideas for the advert were good enough - he came up with the concept but they remade it, without him and without telling him.
JohnBoyega #JoMalone
The surprise conclusion of the epic drum-off between Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and 10-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell. This is what the internet should be!
DaveGrohl #NandiBushell #FooFighters
We all know how damaging this pandemic is, but new research from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that we have been set back a quarter of a century. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
Seher Kamran was the principal of PISJES school in Saudi Arabia until 2014, after she was sacked over allegations of corruption.
She also was a former senator for Pakistan’s People’s Party in Sindh Province until 2019. But recently an old video of a school function has gone viral on Tik Tok, YouTube and other social media platforms.
LoyaltyToPakistan #SacrificeMyLIfeForPakistan #PakistaniMemes
Demonstrations were held over the handling of the probe into attack on mother travelling with children on a desolate highway in the country. Women groups are demanding swift justice. The case has especially angered women who say public space in the country was already limited.
To Iraq now, where the scars from decades of war will not be healed easily. But, some are trying to restore what's important to them. Adama Munu has more.
To Iraq now, where the scars from decades of war will not be healed easily. But, some are trying to restore what's important to them. Adama Munu has more.
The confessions of two Myanmar soldiers who say they were ordered to massacre Rohingya Muslims might indict the Myanmar government for committing genocide.
Rohingya #RohingyaGenocide #Myanmar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is desperate to retain relevance and push the film industry towards its vision of inclusivity. So, now it has requirements that will preclude films from getting the best picture award if they aren't met Akanksha Saxena has the details.
China, home of the great firewall of china which keeps Google and Facebook and other things the state doesn't want its citizens using out - has launched a global data security initiative - which it expects others to follow. Akanksha Saxena has more on the story.
It's the end of an era: The Kardashians are giving up the TV show that made them mega-famous and mega-rich after 20 seasons. Now, you may, as many do, have strong negative feelings about the reality show but, like it or not, it has had a HUGE impact on popular culture some good, but mainly for bad. Watch this
Kardashians #KUWTK #KimKardashian
A US Federal Appeals Court has deemed the NSA programme illegal, short of calling it unconstitutional.
Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance which collected and analysed bulk data provided by telecom companies. The agency defended the programme claiming that it helped thwart terror attacks. It didn’t.
Snowden #PermanentRecord #NSA
The United Nations has issued a stark warning about the futures of women and girls as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Akanksha Saxena has the details.
Migrants -a story which has dropped down the news agenda in recent months, remains important. Thousands of people continue trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe and thousands more have died attempting the journey. As Akanksha Saxena reports, a new element in this year's story of hope and loss is a boat called the Louise Michel, which is funded by the artist Banksy.
Here's what happens when you allow society where there are more guns than people and 17-year-olds are armed and faced with high-stress situations.
KenoshaKilling #KenoshaShooting #JacobBlake
Weeks of student-led protests there have brought a challenge to the traditions the nation held close - namely, the reverence for the royal family. Now, Facebook pages that helped organize some of these protests have been shut down. We spoke to Pavin ChachavalPongpun is a Professor at the center for southeast Asian studies in Kyoto, Japan, and the person responsible for the most popular and therefore most under threat facebook group in Thailand.
Newsfeed’s takeaways from the first night of the Republican National Convention. Its a chance for the party of the President to show Americans why he should be given another 4 years in the White House
RNC2020 #TRUMP #Election2020
For over a month, students have been calling for changes to the way Thai society is structured. As with all political movements today, social media has played a key role in spreading messages and helping demonstrators organise - But, Thai authorities have tried to shut it down. As Akanksha Saxena explains, it's set up a showdown between the government and the most powerful social network out there, Facebook.
Telegram channels are breaking the information blockade in Belarus. They’re helping protesters organise and disseminate information. Protests against the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, continue.
Telegram #Nexta #Belarus
Melbourne health worker and Liz's big brother explains what it's like to go under lockdown for a second time, with insights from the frontline.
coronavirus #COVID19 #lockdown #Melbourne #Australia
Joseph R Biden Junior has been officially nominated by the Democrats to run for president. In times of coronavirus, the Democrat convention has come to look like more of a political variety show, this one with both sides of the aisle putting their weight behind Biden. Here's Newsfeed's 5 takeaways from night two.
Kamala Harris officially became the Democrats VP nominee and made history. She made some biting remarks against Trump. So did Barack Obama. There were some big celebrity names throwing their weight behind the Democrats. Here's Newsfeed's top five takeaways from night three of the convention.
Is this the most unconventional Democratic National Convention ever? It was just the first of four nights for the Democrats to try and convince folks that Joe Biden, is the only person who can lead the US out of chaos and unify it. There were some highlights - here's Newsfeed's top 5.
Newsfeed's Joseph Kim meets South Korean TikTok stars Yang Jin-beom and Kim Kyoung-wook, and they show him how to dance and earn some social media likes.
alwayswetboy #TikTok #Dance
Is YouTube's algorithms racist? Some Black content creators say they are, and they're taking their accusations to court. We hear from one of them.
BlackLivesMatter #Algorithms #Newsfeed
Change is hard. Life has been turned upside down by the pandemic. But when everyone should be pulling in the same direction to hopefully get our lives back to something normal - why are so many people so reluctant to do the right thing? Akanksha Saxena finds out the social psychology behind it which explains why some people won't play by the rules.
There's been a trend on social media during the pandemic - of people saying they want to move to counties with female leaders, who handled the emergency far better than most. How about staying put and electing them instead? We spoke with Dr. Supriya Garikipati, an Associate Professor in Development Economics at the University of Liverpool. She not only believes that women are better leaders in fighting COVID-19 - she's proven it.
The internet never gave up on its theory about what happened to Carole Baskin's husband after Netflix’s hit series Tiger King featured his disappearance. Now his family is going after the cool cat. Akanksha Saxena has more.
He's promised his Vice President will be a woman. But will he choose the first black woman as his running mate? There's plenty of pressure on him to do so - from activists to Democrats.
Kamala #JoeBiden #BidenVP
Imad ur Rehman is a vlogger from Kashmir. He left his job in the Middle East and returned to his homeland to tell stories through his vlogs. His vlogs depict the conflict region’s beauty and the endurance of its people.
Kashmir #Vlogs #ImadClicks
A new report on Hollywood says studios are tailoring their content to make sure it doesn't offend China. Akanksha Saxena has more.
US researchers have been looking at how people there see the news media and their role in the political system.
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken made history when they became the first people on a commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station. This is their story.
SpaceX #DougHurley #BobBehnken
August 5, 2019 was touted as Kashmir’s new dawn. A moment which would usher in peace and development.
But, one year on, political prisoners continue to languish in jails, internet continues to be restricted and the people continue to navigate the long conflict in a pandemic. Kashmiris who have been demanding self-determination are now speculating their own existence. We speak to Kashmiris letting them tell the world their stories.
Kashmir #Article370 #KashmirNow
The humble, moody, picky but cool looking Panda. It's been the focus of environmentalists for decades but new research reveals that focus has been at the tragic expense of other key species. Akanksha Saxena reports.
In India's temple town Ayodhya, the laying of foundation stones for a new temple is being viewed as a significant moment for the country's Hindu nationalist rulers. Laila Humairah reports on the controversy surrounding it.
Four of the most powerful men on the planet were interrogated by the US lawmakers for over 5 hours on Wednesday. There weren't any huge moments but it's being viewed as the beginning of a long road to regulation. They together represent about $5 trillion of the US economy but argue that their businesses are not that powerful after all.
Colombia, Brazil, the Philippines, Mexico and Honduras are the five most deadly countries for environmental activists according to a report by Global Witness, an environmental rights watchdog.
Environmentalists #Colombia #ClimateCrisis
Indigenous communities and COVID-19 - Millions have been infected with this disease and billions have been effected. But for the native people of the America's and other indigenous communities, the pandemic has had a specific and in some ways unique impact.
What goes up must come down and so it is with the most iconic passenger jet ever. The trusty Boeing 747 is being retired by airlines all over the world- Qantas are the latest. So we took the opportunity to look back at the first plane I was lucky enough to fly aboard.
Another tasteless trend has started to take over TikTok. Lovers of Hitchcock look away!
TikTok #HorrorStories #HauntedTikTok
Researchers have confirmed what has been long feared. The release of methane from frozen underwaters of the Antarctic is one of the key tipping points when global heating becomes unstoppable.
Twitter has removed thousands accounts of a conspiracy theorist group QAnon. The social media company says that their messages led to harm and violated its policy. So QAnons are moving to TikTok.
QAnons #TikTok #TwitterTrump
A Netflix show in India has caused plenty of commentary because of its portrayal of the tradition of matchmaking in arranged marriages. Akanksha Saxena has more.
The masks you are wearing to protect yourself from Coronavirus might actually have been produced through the forced labour of Uighurs.
A New York Times investigation revealed how China is using Uighurs to produce the personal protection equipment in what it calls a ‘poverty reduction’ programme. It’s the latest tactic China has used to force Uighurs into submission. Another recent investigation revealed the ugly face of China’s birth control campaign in the Uighur region, which experts have likened to a ‘demographic genocide.’
The Chinese Government has denied all of these reports as it continues to maintain that it is fighting religious extremism in the region.
UighurGenocide #Xinjiang #China
Deepfakes have been here for a while but as Akanksha Saxena finds out, some content creators are actually creations themselves.
Only about 600 Sikhs and Hindus are left in the war-ravaged country. Now India is offering them an escape, but many continue to be sceptical about the move.
Afghanistan #Sikhs #Refugees
Some gamers find it hard to differentiate between what is real and what is not but it gets too far when it leads to death threats and online harassment. Akanksha Saxena finds out how the actors and creators of The Last of Us Part-2 have responded to online hate.