05-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. Media discovered dozens of deep-fakes portraying black people as supporting the former president. Trump has openly courted black voters, who were key to Joe Biden’s …
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05-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Authorities on Saturday said that a touring influencer couple, Fernanda and Vicente, were brutally attacked by a gang of assailants while passing through Dumka district in Indian route to Nepal. The couple, known for documenting their travels on Instagram to over 140,000 followers, …
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05-03-2024 OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor has said, as violence flares in the country. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said in a statement on Sunday that he had received reports of the attacks on the villages …
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05-03-2024 LONDON: According to a recent report by The Daily Telegraph, the UK government is planning to bar entry of hate preachers with extremist views from countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Citing a concerning rise in extremist activity, officials are actively working to identify individuals with the most …
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05-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the escape of around 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister …
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05-03-2024 SINGAPORE CITY: Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced on Monday. From January next year, foreigners must earn S$5,600 ($4,170) or more a month up from the current S$5,000 to qualify for the so-called employment …
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04-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SHAMBHU: Indian farmers plan to march to the capital New Delhi on Wednesday as they push their demands for higher crop prices, a protest leader said, after several rounds of failed talks. Farm union leaders are seeking guarantees of state support or a …
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04-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: A former Australian politician “sold out” the country to a foreign spy network, the nation’s intelligence chief has alleged in a speech. Outlining the activities of the group dubbed the “A-Team”, Mike Burgess claimed the MP had offered it access to the then-prime minister’s …
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04-03-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages’ fate before attending. An unnamed US official has said Israel has “more or less accepted” the deal but Israeli …
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04-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly formed parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term. He defeated a rival supported by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The move comes three weeks after an inconclusive general election that was marred …
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