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Ukraine Dam damaged after Russia attack from 2022-09-15T19:59:04
#Russia strikes #Ukraine dam, Erdogan, Putin and Xi in #Uzbekistan and #WHO says #Covid end in sight
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2020: WTH was that?! from 2020-12-17T17:13:35
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
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Indian farmers are taking on ‘Godi Media’ and disinformation from 2020-12-14T15:30:44
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 under...
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Pakistan’s first digital music festival features rap artists like Young Stunners from 2020-12-03T11:44:16
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 ye...
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Snapchat is dishing out $1m for the best clips from 2020-11-24T16:12:53
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 ...
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Climate activist kids are doing it for themselves from 2020-11-24T15:59:27
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 #C...
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A Netflix show in India exposes the anti-Muslim sentiment of its ruling party from 2020-11-24T15:17:40
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 banne...
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Facebook amplifies Ethiopia’s ethnic tensions from 2020-11-19T14:19:36
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 fuelin...
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Kashmir’s saffron finds hope in new technology from 2020-11-19T14:12:11
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 ne...
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A lego guitar....like you've never seen one! from 2020-11-18T07:03:54
A Turkish engineer and his son from here in Istanbul are up for a prestigious international award because of their musical invention. #LegoGuitar #Newsfeed
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The headgear of the future? from 2020-11-17T16:12:18
Fingers crossed these vaccines work or we could all be walking around looking like a scuba diver from the 1950s! #FaceMask #Helmet #Headgear
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Snark on a plane from 2020-11-16T15:29:44
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. #Isl...
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Amazon is hit with antitrust charges from 2020-11-11T15:31:37
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. ...
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Stranded Aussies lose hope of going home in 2020 from 2020-11-10T16:20:48
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 ...
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How independent bookstores are taking the fight to Amazon from 2020-11-05T15:37:22
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.
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Astronauts explain why the International Space Station is worth it from 2020-10-30T06:52:22
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 ...
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A beautiful ride along Iceland's threatened glacier from 2020-10-29T14:22:07
Check out this majestic steed that traverses quite gracefully across Iceland's glaciers raising awareness about the climate crisis.
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A Venezuelan oil tanker and the Caribbean’s fight against climate crisis from 2020-10-29T14:16:51
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 ...
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Laugh it up with our friends from the animal kingdom from 2020-10-28T14:48:39
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
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Turkish singer who made it big on an Indian reality show from 2020-10-27T14:55:47
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.
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Does COVID-19 spell the end of cinema? from 2020-10-27T12:28:24
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?
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Lincoln Project rejects Kushner and Trump's threat from 2020-10-27T09:41:05
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...
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Marcus Rashford’s Fight Against Poverty from 2020-10-26T18:52:35
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 cel...
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First Rohingya Refugee goes to University in India from 2020-10-21T13:17:55
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 t...
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Children still being employed by multinationals to farm cocoa in West Africa from 2020-10-20T15:51:11
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
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Brazil's concerts return in time of coronavirus from 2020-10-19T17:03:09
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.
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Interview with Pavin Chachavalpongpun on social media's role in Thai protests from 2020-10-19T15:34:52
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 millenn...
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The King of Thailand from 2020-10-16T09:50:22
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
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Rules are agreed on to govern Moon and beyond from 2020-10-14T19:44:28
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.
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Trump Supporters Using Digital Blackface in US Elections from 2020-10-14T15:05
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. Thes...
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Bangladesh brings in death penalty for rape from 2020-10-13T15:35:24
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 10...
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Is Tech failing to diversify? from 2020-10-13T14:34:27
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 te...
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VP Debate: Pence vs Biden from 2020-10-08T18:24:10
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 ...
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How far have women in STEM come in the last 100 years? from 2020-10-08T17:12:28
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.
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Pooping on the ISS just got upgraded from 2020-10-07T15:20:18
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 d...
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Rights group wants brutal practice of shackling people with mental illnesses banned from 2020-10-06T15:09:34
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 a...
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Brutal killing of a young woman raises questions on India's caste system from 2020-10-02T08:02:50
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...
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Support Your Local Cafes On International Coffee Day from 2020-10-01T14:32:18
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 suppl...
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Trump vs Biden: Unpacking this bizarre debate from 2020-10-01T06:47:36
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.Th...
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Trump vs Biden: Debate 2020 SuperCut from 2020-10-01T06:45:27
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
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Reactions to first 2020 presidential debate from 2020-09-30T15:03:40
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...
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Impact of home isolation on health from 2020-09-30T14:45:23
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 ser...
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Interview with Eshna Kutty: India's viral sensation from 2020-09-29T15:00:44
Hula Hoop dancer Eshna Kutty has become a viral sensation in India and we discuss with her about her latest video.
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A deal between big tech and big business to try and reduce the hate on social media from 2020-09-24T18:56:37
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 h...
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Why hundreds of whales beached themselves off Tasmania's west coast? from 2020-09-24T12:00:40
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
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NASA reveals its moon mission price list from 2020-09-24T10:45:55
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.
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Climate Week 2020 begins from 2020-09-21T15:37
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.
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In Pakistan, Facebook and Twitter are flaming a sectarian tension from 2020-09-17T18:36:46
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 med...
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Human rights expert talks about the arrests of government critics in India from 2020-09-17T16:13:53
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 - a...
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ICE whistleblower says migrants face forced sterilization from 2020-09-17T15:34:39
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 ...
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Princess in Fatigues from 2020-09-17T14:25:32
Belgium Crown Princess Elisabeth change her crown for military fatigues. #BelgianMonarchy #CrownPrincessElisabeth
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Barbados has had enough of the Queen from 2020-09-17T12:58:46
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 #Colonia...
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Star Wars' John Boyega quits Jo Malone after Chinese ad from 2020-09-15T22:33:30
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 conce...
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Dave Grohl writes a song for 'superhero' Nandi Bushell from 2020-09-15T16:35:53
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 #FooFigh...
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Coronavirus pandemic and its cost on human progress from 2020-09-15T16:09:48
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.
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Loyalty to Pakistan: From a Politician to a Meme from 2020-09-15T13:51:07
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 Sin...
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Pakistan highway rape has sparked protests in many cities from 2020-09-14T16:11:41
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 e...
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Reviving Iraq's monuments from 2020-09-09T19:50:58
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.
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Myanmar Soldiers Confess to Rohingya Genocide from 2020-09-09T19:01:53
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
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The Oscars tries to make Hollywood more diverse and inclusive from 2020-09-09T18:46
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 f...
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China publishes a code of conduct for digital global security from 2020-09-09T18:24:28
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...
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The Kardashian Klan calls it quits on the reality show from 2020-09-09T15:32:06
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 reali...
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Snowden Vindicated By US Court, Can He now Return Home? from 2020-09-03T16:09:45
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 d...
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COVID-19's disproportionate impact on women and girls from 2020-09-02T16:50
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.
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How Banksy is helping rescue migrants trying to get to Europe from 2020-08-31T15:06:17
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 a...
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Interview with the owner of Royalist Marketplace Facebook Page from 2020-08-26T15:03:09
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 t...
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5 Takeaways from RNC’s first Night from 2020-08-25T16:13:16
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 Ho...
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Facebook blocks group critical of Thai monarchy from 2020-08-25T15:06:29
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 h...
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Will Telegram take down on Europe’s ‘Last Dictator’ Lukashenko from 2020-08-24T20:59:44
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 h...
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Inside Melbourne's Coronavirus Curfew from 2020-08-21T16:10:01
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
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5 Takeaways from Democratic National Convention- Day 2 from 2020-08-20T15:53:14
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, t...
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5 Takeaways from DNC- Day 3 from 2020-08-20T15:48:29
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 weigh...
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Top 5 takeaways from the DNC's first night from 2020-08-18T15:13:08
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...
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Meet The Wet Boys of South Korea: Yang Jin-beom and Kim Kyoung-wook from 2020-08-18T12:01:37
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
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Black content creators sue YouTube from 2020-08-15T18:46:13
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
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Why some people just cannot follow COVID-19 social distancing rules from 2020-08-13T15:12:42
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 peo...
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Research proves women leaders are better at fighting the pandemic from 2020-08-13T15:09:56
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 ...
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Tiger King's Carole Baskin faces lawsuit from ex-husband's family from 2020-08-12T15:48:22
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....
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Who would be President Joe Biden's veep? from 2020-08-12T07:33:50
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 #Jo...
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Vlogging from Kashmir: Cameras and Checkpoints from 2020-08-10T15:16:46
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 en...
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Is Hollywood self censoring to please the Chinese market? from 2020-08-06T16:04:22
A new report on Hollywood says studios are tailoring their content to make sure it doesn't offend China. Akanksha Saxena has more.
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American opinions of the news media is worsening from 2020-08-05T15:40:08
US researchers have been looking at how people there see the news media and their role in the political system.
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The first commercial manned space mission through astronauts eyes from 2020-08-05T09:04:48
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 #DougHurle...
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Kashmir: Between Resistance and Hopelessness from 2020-08-04T15:31:01
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...
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Pandas are taking all the world's attention to the detriment and demise of large carnivores from 2020-08-04T15:18:41
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. Akanks...
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Ram Temple ceremony raise concerns from 2020-08-03T15:54:18
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 co...
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Tech Giants grilled for hours on Capitol Hill from 2020-07-30T15:43:23
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...
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Five Most Dangerous Countries for Environmentalists from 2020-07-30T11:28:51
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. #En...
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COVID-19 brings a disproportionate threat to indigenous communities around the world from 2020-07-28T15:11:14
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...
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Boeing 747 heads into retirement from 2020-07-22T15:23:44
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 opport...
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"Haunted TikTok": A New Era for Horror Stories from 2020-07-22T15:16:45
Another tasteless trend has started to take over TikTok. Lovers of Hitchcock look away! #TikTok #HorrorStories #HauntedTikTok
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Scientists discover first active leak of seabed methane in Antarctica from 2020-07-22T15:07:59
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.
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Banned from Twitter, QAnon conspiracists make use of TikTok from 2020-07-22T14:55:02
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.#Q...
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Indian matchmaking show stirs debate on social media from 2020-07-21T15:51:27
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.
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China ‘Masks’ Demographic Genocide of Uighurs in Xinjiang from 2020-07-21T15:35:13
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 U...
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Fake profiles are producing fake news for real websites from 2020-07-21T11:52:41
Deepfakes have been here for a while but as Akanksha Saxena finds out, some content creators are actually creations themselves.
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India Offers Refuge to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from 2020-07-20T14:34:46
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
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When online bullies can't tell the difference between real and reel from 2020-07-17T16:51:03
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...
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When online bullies can't tell the difference between real and reel from 2020-07-17T16:51:03
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...
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