<p>Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos.</p>

<p>Problems with two generators caused the massive electricity cut, the National Grid said.</p>

<p>"This evening we had an unexpected and unusual event, the loss of two generators that connect to the GB transmission system, which led to a fall in the frequency of the electricity system," National Grid said on Twitter.</p>

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<p>The power was restored around 6:30 pm (1930 GMT) and "the system is now operating normally," it said.</p>

<p>But the power outage led to many delays and cancellations of trains on Britain's national rail network.</p>

<p>National Rail said the disruptions would continue on Friday and into Saturday morning "due to trains and traincrew in the wrong locations."</p>

<p>It also affected road travel, with traffic lights not working on London streets. Air traffic was disrupted at the airport in Newcastle.</p>

<p>According to power utilities around the country, nearly one million people had to grapple with the blackout, including 300,000 in London and southeast England and 500,000 in the Midlands, southwest England and Wales. Some 110,000 were affected in Yorkshire and northeast England.</p>

<p>The British energy regulator Ofhem has called for the National Grid to provide an urgent and detailed report on the incident.&nbsp;</p>


Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos.

Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos. Problems with two generators caused the massive electricity cut, the National Grid said. "This evening we had an unexpected and unusual event, the loss of two generators that connect to the GB transmission system, which led to a fall in the frequency of the electricity system," National Grid said on Twitter. Updated statement: This evening we had an unexpected and unusual event, the loss of two generators that connect to the GB transmission system, which led to a fall in the frequency of the electricity system. Even though these events are outside of our control, we have plans 1/3 — National Grid ESO (@ng_eso) August 9, 2019 × The power was restored around 6:30 pm (1930 GMT) and "the system is now operating normally," it said. But the power outage led to many delays and cancellations of trains on Britain's national rail network. National Rail said the disruptions would continue on Friday and into Saturday morning "due to trains and traincrew in the wrong locations." It also affected road travel, with traffic lights not working on London streets. Air traffic was disrupted at the airport in Newcastle. According to power utilities around the country, nearly one million people had to grapple with the blackout, including 300,000 in London and southeast England and 500,000 in the Midlands, southwest England and Wales. Some 110,000 were affected in Yorkshire and northeast England. The British energy regulator Ofhem has called for the National Grid to provide an urgent and detailed report on the incident.

Travel mayhem in Britain as huge power outage affects million

<p>President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and leading Republicans on Thursday vowed to spend no money on Twitter ads after the social media platform froze Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election account for breaking site rules.</p>

<p>Twitter locked the "Team Mitch" account after it posted a video of protesters outside the Senate majority leader's home in Kentucky shouting that he should die.</p>

<p>The video violated Twitter's violent threats policy, "specifically threats involving physical safety," the social media platform said.</p>

<p>The demonstration came after "Team Mitch" shared a picture over the weekend originally posted on Instagram of young McConnell supporters groping and choking a life-size cardboard cutout of New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.</p>

<p>The conservative backlash over McConnell's frozen account was swift.</p>

<p>"Twitter's hostile actions toward Leader McConnell's campaign are outrageous, and we will not tolerate it," National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Jesse Hunt said in a statement.</p>

<p><strong>Watch: Twitter suspends 100k Accounts; Fixes Abuse &amp; Harassment</strong></p>

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<p>He said his group "will suspend all spending with Twitter until further notice. We will not spend our resources on a platform that silences conservatives."</p>

<p>The Republican Party "and @TeamTrump stand with the @Team_Mitch and the @NRSC," tweeted Republican National Committee chief of staff Richard Walters.</p>

<p>"Any future ad $ either organization was planning to spend with @Twitter has been halted until they address this disgusting bias," he wrote.</p>

<p>Republicans often complain that social media platforms try to silence conservative voices.</p>

<p>The weekend photo posted by the Team Mitch account led Ocasio-Cortez herself to fire back.</p>

<p>"Hey @senatemajldr - these young men look like they work for you," she tweeted Monday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Just wanted to clarify: are you paying for young men to practice groping &amp; choking members of Congress w/ your payroll, or is this just the standard culture of #TeamMitch? Thanks."</p>

<p>The original Instagram photo was taken down and the user who posted it apologized - but McConnell's campaign manager, Kevin Golden, was unapologetic.</p>

<p>He complained that "the far-left and the media" were working hard "to demonize, stereotype, and publicly castigate every young person who dares to get involved with Republican politics," noting that the young men in the photo who wore Team Mitch t-shirts were high school supporters.</p>

<p>Golden then condemned "aggressive, suggestive, or demeaning act toward life-sized cardboard cutouts of any gender."</p>


President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and leading Republicans on Thursday vowed to spend no money on Twitter ads after the social media platform froze Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election account for breaking site rules.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and leading Republicans on Thursday vowed to spend no money on Twitter ads after the social media platform froze Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election account for breaking site rules. Twitter locked the "Team Mitch" account after it posted a video of protesters outside the Senate majority leader's home in Kentucky shouting that he should die. The video violated Twitter's violent threats policy, "specifically threats involving physical safety," the social media platform said. The demonstration came after "Team Mitch" shared a picture over the weekend originally posted on Instagram of young McConnell supporters groping and choking a life-size cardboard cutout of New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The conservative backlash over McConnell's frozen account was swift. "Twitter's hostile actions toward Leader McConnell's campaign are outrageous, and we will not tolerate it," National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Jesse Hunt said in a statement. Watch: Twitter suspends 100k Accounts; Fixes Abuse & Harassment × He said his group "will suspend all spending with Twitter until further notice. We will not spend our resources on a platform that silences conservatives." The Republican Party "and @TeamTrump stand with the @Team_Mitch and the @NRSC," tweeted Republican National Committee chief of staff Richard Walters. "Any future ad $ either organization was planning to spend with @Twitter has been halted until they address this disgusting bias," he wrote. Republicans often complain that social media platforms try to silence conservative voices. The weekend photo posted by the Team Mitch account led Ocasio-Cortez herself to fire back. "Hey @senatemajldr - these young men look like they work for you," she tweeted Monday. "Just wanted to clarify: are you paying for young men to practice groping & choking members of Congress w/ your payroll, or is this just the standard culture of #TeamMitch? Thanks." The original Instagram photo was taken down and the user who posted it apologized - but McConnell's campaign manager, Kevin Golden, was unapologetic. He complained that "the far-left and the media" were working hard "to demonize, stereotype, and publicly castigate every young person who dares to get involved with Republican politics," noting that the young men in the photo who wore Team Mitch t-shirts were high school supporters. Golden then condemned "aggressive, suggestive, or demeaning act toward life-sized cardboard cutouts of any gender."

Republicans vow to not buy Twitter ads after Mitch McConnell account blocked

<p>US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/ahead-of-2020-us-presidential-election-trump-accused-google-of-very-illegal-acts-241344">Donald Trump</a> said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/kim-jong-un-sends-missile-warning-to-south-korea-us-as-tensions-rise-241269">South Korea</a> to pay more for the cost of maintaining US troops in the region to guard against any threat from North Korea.</p>

<p>"Talks have begun to further increase payments to the United States. South Korea is a very wealthy nation that now feels an obligation to contribute to the military defence provided by the United States of America," the Republican president said on Twitter.</p>

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<p>South Korea’s presidential Blue House did not immediately respond to request for comment on the talks.</p>

<p>Trump has repeatedly said Seoul should bear more of the burden for keeping some 28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea, where the United States has had a military presence since the 1950-53 Korean War.</p>

<p>South Korean and the US officials signed an agreement in February under which Seoul would increase its contribution to just under 1.04 trillion won ($927 million), an increase of about $70.3 million.</p>

<p>The interim agreement was due to expire in a year.</p>


US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting South Korea to pay more for the cost of maintaining US troops in the region to guard against any threat from North Korea.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting South Korea to pay more for the cost of maintaining US troops in the region to guard against any threat from North Korea. "Talks have begun to further increase payments to the United States. South Korea is a very wealthy nation that now feels an obligation to contribute to the military defence provided by the United States of America," the Republican president said on Twitter. ... are NOT planning to illegally subvert the 2020 Election despite all that has been said to the contrary. It all sounded good until I watched Kevin Cernekee, a Google engineer, say terrible things about what they did in 2016 and that they want to “Make sure that Trump losses... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2019 × South Korea’s presidential Blue House did not immediately respond to request for comment on the talks. Trump has repeatedly said Seoul should bear more of the burden for keeping some 28,500 US troops stationed in South Korea, where the United States has had a military presence since the 1950-53 Korean War. South Korean and the US officials signed an agreement in February under which Seoul would increase its contribution to just under 1.04 trillion won ($927 million), an increase of about $70.3 million. The interim agreement was due to expire in a year.

United States says talks with South Korea underway over increasing defence costs

<p>Two journalists were shot dead in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mexico-says-migrant-numbers-at-us-border-down-40-since-may-239609">Mexico</a> Friday, bringing to three the number of journalists killed in the country this week, officials say.</p>

<p>Jorge Celestino Ruiz, who worked for the newspaper El Grafico de Xalapa, was killed on Friday night in the violence plagued state of Veracruz, the mayor of the state's capital Paulino Dominguez told AFP.</p>

<p>Ruiz's house was shot at in October and bullets were also "fired at his vehicle to intimidate him," said a police source, who asked for anonymity, and did not give further details.</p>

<p>Ruiz had stopped putting his name to his articles to keep a low profile, the reporter's colleagues also said.</p>

<p>State interior secretary Hugo Gutierrez "strongly condemned" the killing on <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/one-in-five-us-twitter-users-follows-donald-trump-survey-236247">Twitter </a>and said it was an attack on freedom of expression.</p>

<p>The shooting occurred less than 24 hours after the director of online news website La Verdad de Zihuatanejo, Edgar Alberto Nava, was gunned down in the southern state of Guerrero, according to the local prosecutor's office.</p>

<p>And on Tuesday, the body of Rogelio Barragan head of news website Guerrero Al Instante was discovered in an abandoned car's trunk in the State of Morelos.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders said eight journalists had been killed in Mexico this year up until Thursday.</p>

<p>Since 2000, around 100 reporters have been killed in the country. Violence linked to drug trafficking and political corruption is rampant, and most crimes go unpunished.</p>


Two journalists were shot dead in Mexico Friday, bringing to three the number of journalists killed in the country this week, officials say. Jorge Celestino Ruiz, who worked for the newspaper El Grafico de Xalapa, was killed on Friday night in the violence plagued state of Veracruz, the mayor of the state's capital Paulino Dominguez told AFP.

Two journalists were shot dead in Mexico Friday, bringing to three the number of journalists killed in the country this week, officials say. Jorge Celestino Ruiz, who worked for the newspaper El Grafico de Xalapa, was killed on Friday night in the violence plagued state of Veracruz, the mayor of the state's capital Paulino Dominguez told AFP. Ruiz's house was shot at in October and bullets were also "fired at his vehicle to intimidate him," said a police source, who asked for anonymity, and did not give further details. Ruiz had stopped putting his name to his articles to keep a low profile, the reporter's colleagues also said. State interior secretary Hugo Gutierrez "strongly condemned" the killing on Twitter and said it was an attack on freedom of expression. The shooting occurred less than 24 hours after the director of online news website La Verdad de Zihuatanejo, Edgar Alberto Nava, was gunned down in the southern state of Guerrero, according to the local prosecutor's office. And on Tuesday, the body of Rogelio Barragan head of news website Guerrero Al Instante was discovered in an abandoned car's trunk in the State of Morelos. Reporters Without Borders said eight journalists had been killed in Mexico this year up until Thursday. Since 2000, around 100 reporters have been killed in the country. Violence linked to drug trafficking and political corruption is rampant, and most crimes go unpunished.

Three journalists slain in Mexico in a week

<p>Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, is publishing a memoir.</p>

<p>The book, "Permanent Record," will go on sale on September 17. It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers.</p>

<p>Snowden, who once worked for the CIA in addition to the NSA, has been living in Russia since leaking thousands of classified documents to the press in 2013 which revealed the scope of US government surveillance after 9/11.</p>

<p>Praised as a whistleblower and a privacy advocate by his defenders, the United States accuses Snowden of endangering national security.</p>

<p>He is facing espionage charges in the United States that could send him to prison for decades.</p>

<p>"Edward Snowden decided at the age of 29 to give up his entire future for the good of his country," John Sargent, the CEO of Macmillan Publishers USA, said in a statement.</p>

<p>"He displayed enormous courage in doing so, and like him or not, he is an incredible American story," Sargent said. "There is no doubt that the world is a better and more private place for his actions."</p>

<p>On his Twitter account, Snowden said: "I wrote a book" and included a link to a video of himself.</p>

<p>"Everything that we do now lasts forever, not because we want to remember but because we're no longer allowed to forget," he says in the video. "Helping to create that system is my greatest regret."</p>


Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, is publishing a memoir.

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, is publishing a memoir. The book, "Permanent Record," will go on sale on September 17. It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers. Snowden, who once worked for the CIA in addition to the NSA, has been living in Russia since leaking thousands of classified documents to the press in 2013 which revealed the scope of US government surveillance after 9/11. Praised as a whistleblower and a privacy advocate by his defenders, the United States accuses Snowden of endangering national security. He is facing espionage charges in the United States that could send him to prison for decades. "Edward Snowden decided at the age of 29 to give up his entire future for the good of his country," John Sargent, the CEO of Macmillan Publishers USA, said in a statement. "He displayed enormous courage in doing so, and like him or not, he is an incredible American story," Sargent said. "There is no doubt that the world is a better and more private place for his actions." On his Twitter account, Snowden said: "I wrote a book" and included a link to a video of himself. "Everything that we do now lasts forever, not because we want to remember but because we're no longer allowed to forget," he says in the video. "Helping to create that system is my greatest regret."

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden to publish memoir

<p>Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn has withdrawn from the race to be the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/european-union-race-for-international-monetary-fund-chief-down-to-three-as-spains-nadia-calvino-quits-240242">EU's pick for leading the IMF</a>, a French finance ministry official said Friday, leaving just two candidates in contention.</p>

<p>Rehn's departure from the vote of EU ministers called by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves just former Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva, the current number two at the World Bank, left in the race.</p>

<p>The second round of voting is now underway to choose between Dijsselbloem and Georgieva, the French ministry official said.</p>

<p>The choice of the candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who by convention is a European, had exposed deep divisions within the EU and forced Le Maire to call a vote.</p>

<p>Southern countries chafe at the prospect of seeing Dijsselbloem in the post because of his tough stance against nations like Greece when he headed the group of EU finance ministers.</p>

<p>Writing on his Twitter account, Rehn confirmed he was pulling out to find a unity candidate for the "exceptionally meaningful and motivating job."</p>

<p>"I withdraw my name from the ballot so that we can achieve a broad-based consensus for the European candidate and world-wide support," he wrote.</p>

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Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn has withdrawn from the race to be the EU's pick for leading the IMF, a French finance ministry official said Friday, leaving just two candidates in contention.

Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn has withdrawn from the race to be the EU's pick for leading the IMF, a French finance ministry official said Friday, leaving just two candidates in contention. Rehn's departure from the vote of EU ministers called by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves just former Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva, the current number two at the World Bank, left in the race. The second round of voting is now underway to choose between Dijsselbloem and Georgieva, the French ministry official said. The choice of the candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who by convention is a European, had exposed deep divisions within the EU and forced Le Maire to call a vote. Southern countries chafe at the prospect of seeing Dijsselbloem in the post because of his tough stance against nations like Greece when he headed the group of EU finance ministers. Writing on his Twitter account, Rehn confirmed he was pulling out to find a unity candidate for the "exceptionally meaningful and motivating job." "I withdraw my name from the ballot so that we can achieve a broad-based consensus for the European candidate and world-wide support," he wrote. EU is about to vote on Europe’s candidate for IMF managing director. It is an exceptionally meaningful and motivating job. However, at this stage I withdraw my name from the ballot, so that we can achieve a broad-based consensus for the European candidate, and world-wide support. — Olli Rehn (@ollirehn) August 2, 2019 ×

European Union's International Monetary Fund race down to two as Finland's Rehn withdraws

<p>Twitter Inc posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Friday and an uptick in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users more relevant content.</p>

<p>However, the company forecast third-quarter revenue below many Wall Street estimates and said revenue growth would lag the first two quarters, partly due to ending some older ad formats.</p>

<p>Twitter's revenue and the number of users have been in focus since the social media platform started deleting millions of spam or fake accounts promoting hate speech or spreading political misinformation, contributing to declines in monthly users through 2018.</p>

<p>The company reported a rise in monthly active users in the first quarter, fueling speculation that Twitter was returning to growth, but has since stopped disclosing its MAU count.</p>

<p>Instead, this quarter it reported monetizable daily active usage (mDAU), a metric it created to measure only users exposed daily to advertising on the site and exclude those who access Twitter via aggregating sites like TweetDeck.</p>

<p>Its monetizable daily active usage (mDAU) hit 139 million, beating analyst expectations of 135 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.</p>

<p>Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said machine learning improvements to deliver more relevant content helped drive up to this count.</p>

<p>Twitter reported a second-quarter profit of $1.1 billion, or $1.43 per share, compared with $100 million, or 13 cents per share, a year earlier. Profit was boosted by an income tax benefit of over $1 billion related to corporate restructuring.</p>

<p>Twitter's revenue rose 18% from a year earlier to $841 million, beating Wall Street expectations of $829 million, based on Refinitiv data.</p>

<p>Total advertising revenue rose to $727 million, an increase of 21 per cent&nbsp;year-on-year, as the company continued to improve its ad platform and formats.</p>

<p>It forecast total revenue for the third quarter to be between $815 million and $875 million. Analysts on average were expecting about $869.3 million.</p>

<p>Twitter has continued to bulk up its live and on-demand video content partnerships. On Thursday, NBCUniversal said they would team up to live-stream parts of the 2022 Olympic Games, Twitter's latest move in a series of deals aimed at boosting sports conversation on the platform.</p>

<p>It also expanded its multimedia features, launching a Snapchat-style camera feature in the Twitter app and releasing its long-awaited tool for clipping and publishing video.</p>

<p>Last week, the company rolled out its redesigned site and in March launched "twttr," a prototype app where certain users can test out new features as part of its efforts to make conversations easier to find and follow.</p>

<p>Twitter also recently updated its policies on hateful conduct directed at religious groups and last month introduced a new policy to de-emphasize and label rule-breaking tweets from important sources like politicians, though this has not yet been used.</p>

<p>Total operating expenses, including the cost of revenue, rose by 21 per cent&nbsp;to $766 million, partly due to plans to hire more employees.</p>


Twitter Inc posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Friday and an uptick in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users more relevant content.

Twitter Inc posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Friday and an uptick in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users more relevant content. However, the company forecast third-quarter revenue below many Wall Street estimates and said revenue growth would lag the first two quarters, partly due to ending some older ad formats. Twitter's revenue and the number of users have been in focus since the social media platform started deleting millions of spam or fake accounts promoting hate speech or spreading political misinformation, contributing to declines in monthly users through 2018. The company reported a rise in monthly active users in the first quarter, fueling speculation that Twitter was returning to growth, but has since stopped disclosing its MAU count. Instead, this quarter it reported monetizable daily active usage (mDAU), a metric it created to measure only users exposed daily to advertising on the site and exclude those who access Twitter via aggregating sites like TweetDeck. Its monetizable daily active usage (mDAU) hit 139 million, beating analyst expectations of 135 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said machine learning improvements to deliver more relevant content helped drive up to this count. Twitter reported a second-quarter profit of $1.1 billion, or $1.43 per share, compared with $100 million, or 13 cents per share, a year earlier. Profit was boosted by an income tax benefit of over $1 billion related to corporate restructuring. Twitter's revenue rose 18% from a year earlier to $841 million, beating Wall Street expectations of $829 million, based on Refinitiv data. Total advertising revenue rose to $727 million, an increase of 21 per cent year-on-year, as the company continued to improve its ad platform and formats. It forecast total revenue for the third quarter to be between $815 million and $875 million. Analysts on average were expecting about $869.3 million. Twitter has continued to bulk up its live and on-demand video content partnerships. On Thursday, NBCUniversal said they would team up to live-stream parts of the 2022 Olympic Games, Twitter's latest move in a series of deals aimed at boosting sports conversation on the platform. It also expanded its multimedia features, launching a Snapchat-style camera feature in the Twitter app and releasing its long-awaited tool for clipping and publishing video. Last week, the company rolled out its redesigned site and in March launched "twttr," a prototype app where certain users can test out new features as part of its efforts to make conversations easier to find and follow. Twitter also recently updated its policies on hateful conduct directed at religious groups and last month introduced a new policy to de-emphasize and label rule-breaking tweets from important sources like politicians, though this has not yet been used. Total operating expenses, including the cost of revenue, rose by 21 per cent to $766 million, partly due to plans to hire more employees.

Twitter beats revenue expectation, sees rise in daily users viewing ads

<p>A day after Twitter suspended the accounts of several Iranian state media outlets, the social networking service said Saturday it acted after harassment of people linked to the Baha'i faith.</p>

<p>Amid soaring tensions in the region, heightened by Iran's seizure on Friday of a British-flagged tanker, some of the affected media outlets had speculated that the suspensions were related to their coverage of the seizure.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But Twitter cited what it said was the coordinated and targeted harassment of people linked to the Baha'i faith, a religious minority that has long faced persecution in Iran.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It did not name the suspended accounts, and said it was continuing to investigate the matter.</p>

<p>"Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules," read English-language messages on each of the Iranian media outlets' accounts.</p>

<p>Mehr news agency, which is close to moderate conservatives in Iran, said its Farsi-language account appeared to have been blocked late Friday following its reports on the seizure of the tanker Stena Impero in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.</p>

<p>Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it seized the Swedish-owned tanker for breaking "international maritime rules" in the strait, a chokepoint for around a third of the world's sea-borne oil.</p>

<p>Mehr's Farsi-language Twitter page was inaccessible on Saturday, along with those of the official IRNA news agency and the agency of the Young Journalists' Club.</p>

<p>"Since last night and after seizure of a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz the account of the Young Journalists' Club and some other users have been suspended," the YJC said on its website.</p>

<p>Mehr noted that its Mehr Diplomacy account, which publishes analysis and interviews on foreign policy, was also offline.</p>

<p>Another account taken down belonged to Ali Akbar Raefipoor, a hardline public speaker.</p>

<p>None of the owners of the suspended accounts said they had been given any reason for the move by Twitter.</p>

<p>The micro-blogging platform is banned in Iran, but many officials still have accounts and people access them by using a virtual private network, or VPN, to bypass censorship.</p>


A day after Twitter suspended the accounts of several Iranian state media outlets, the social networking service said Saturday it acted after harassment of people linked to the Baha'i faith.

A day after Twitter suspended the accounts of several Iranian state media outlets, the social networking service said Saturday it acted after harassment of people linked to the Baha'i faith. Amid soaring tensions in the region, heightened by Iran's seizure on Friday of a British-flagged tanker, some of the affected media outlets had speculated that the suspensions were related to their coverage of the seizure. But Twitter cited what it said was the coordinated and targeted harassment of people linked to the Baha'i faith, a religious minority that has long faced persecution in Iran. It did not name the suspended accounts, and said it was continuing to investigate the matter. "Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules," read English-language messages on each of the Iranian media outlets' accounts. Mehr news agency, which is close to moderate conservatives in Iran, said its Farsi-language account appeared to have been blocked late Friday following its reports on the seizure of the tanker Stena Impero in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it seized the Swedish-owned tanker for breaking "international maritime rules" in the strait, a chokepoint for around a third of the world's sea-borne oil. Mehr's Farsi-language Twitter page was inaccessible on Saturday, along with those of the official IRNA news agency and the agency of the Young Journalists' Club. "Since last night and after seizure of a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz the account of the Young Journalists' Club and some other users have been suspended," the YJC said on its website. Mehr noted that its Mehr Diplomacy account, which publishes analysis and interviews on foreign policy, was also offline. Another account taken down belonged to Ali Akbar Raefipoor, a hardline public speaker. None of the owners of the suspended accounts said they had been given any reason for the move by Twitter. The micro-blogging platform is banned in Iran, but many officials still have accounts and people access them by using a virtual private network, or VPN, to bypass censorship.

Twitter blocks accounts of Iranian state media outlets

<p>Congress general secretary <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/priyanka-gandhi-to-visit-sonbhadra-to-meet-families-of-july-17-firing-victims-237044">Priyanka Gandhi Vadra </a>was detained in Uttar Pradesh on Friday while she was on her to Sonbhadra to meet the family members of those who were killed in firing over a land dispute on July 17.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She was detained after section Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code was imposed in the area just before her scheduled visit. Section 144 prohibits an assembly of more than four people in an area.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Apart from meeting the family members, Priyanka was also expected to visit the place of the incident.</p>

<p>The incident took place in Ubbha village of Ghorawal where the village head went to take possession of his land purchased two years ago.</p>

<p>However, he met with opposition from the villagers which triggered the firing allegedly by his aides leading to the deaths."Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.</p>

<p>According to police, nine people were killed in the firing.</p>

<p>So far 29 criminals have been arrested till now in connection with the case, state chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in a press conference today.</p>

<p>"A single barrel gun, 3 double-barrel guns and a rifle seized. Whoever is found responsible for this incident, strictest action will be taken against them," he added.</p>

<p>Five people were arrested on July 18 in connection with the case.</p>

<p>On the day of the incident, Priyanka Gandhi had criticised the state government over the law and order situation.</p>

<p>Taking to Twitter, she had said, "In the BJP ruled state, the confidence of criminals is so high that broad day-light killings are continuously happening. The killing of 9 Gond tribesmen, including 3 women, by the land mafia in Umbha village of Sonbhadra is heart-wrenching. Administration and Chief Minister are all sleeping. Is this how the state will be crime-free?"</p>


Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained in Uttar Pradesh on Friday while she was on her to Sonbhadra to meet the family members of those who were killed in firing over a land dispute on July 17.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained in Uttar Pradesh on Friday while she was on her to Sonbhadra to meet the family members of those who were killed in firing over a land dispute on July 17. She was detained after section Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code was imposed in the area just before her scheduled visit. Section 144 prohibits an assembly of more than four people in an area. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained in Narayanpur by Police. She was on her way to meet victims of firing case in Sonbhadra where section 144 has been imposed. Says 'I don't know where are they taking me, we are ready to go anywhere.' pic.twitter.com/YF2kIXA9DL — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 19, 2019 × Apart from meeting the family members, Priyanka was also expected to visit the place of the incident. The incident took place in Ubbha village of Ghorawal where the village head went to take possession of his land purchased two years ago. However, he met with opposition from the villagers which triggered the firing allegedly by his aides leading to the deaths."Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. According to police, nine people were killed in the firing. So far 29 criminals have been arrested till now in connection with the case, state chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in a press conference today. "A single barrel gun, 3 double-barrel guns and a rifle seized. Whoever is found responsible for this incident, strictest action will be taken against them," he added. Five people were arrested on July 18 in connection with the case. On the day of the incident, Priyanka Gandhi had criticised the state government over the law and order situation. Taking to Twitter, she had said, "In the BJP ruled state, the confidence of criminals is so high that broad day-light killings are continuously happening. The killing of 9 Gond tribesmen, including 3 women, by the land mafia in Umbha village of Sonbhadra is heart-wrenching. Administration and Chief Minister are all sleeping. Is this how the state will be crime-free?"

Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi detained on her way to meet firing victims

Where Does The Long Arm Of The Facebook, Twitter & Google End? What Can India Do To Make Them Accountable? Twitter, Facebook and the like make millions of dollars here. India is the biggest and the fastest growing markets for these firms. But they don't even turn up to meet Indian Government officials for crucial discussions. They send their representatives and take India lightly. On #WionEdit, Palki explain the need to scrutinise these tech giants before it's too late.

WION Edit: Why should India hold tech giants accountable

<p>The #SareeTwitter trend has caught on Twitter in a big way. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/women-share-favourite-saree-pics-for-sareetwitter-trend-236599">Politicians, actors are all putting up photos </a>of them wearing Sarees on Twitter but Ayushmann Khurrana's post on the trend has got to be the most hilarious of them all.&nbsp;<br />
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The actor joined in the #SareeTwitter trend that has become a rage on the micro-blogging website by sharing a snap of himself sitting on a scooter wearing a blue coloured saree over a white tee. He was also wearing a set of bangles and rubber slippers.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dreamgirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dreamgirl</a> later this this year. Sigh. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/wqpoJrRNW9">pic.twitter.com/wqpoJrRNW9</a></p>
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<p>This is not the first time that Khurrana sported the Indian traditional attire, in December he posted a similar kind of photo where the `Vicky Donor` actor was wearing yellow coloured saree over a white tee.</p>

<p>He donned the look in the first poster of `Dream Girl,` his upcoming film, where he will be seen teaming up with his `Vicky Donor` co-star Annu Kapoor.<br />
'Dream Girl` left fans curios ever since it was announced with a promo video released last year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The video showed Ayushmann discussing what to work on next with his team. While they come up with overdone content, the waiter suggests a script which the actor ends up loving and choosing for his next film.</p>

<p>Apart from Ayushmann and Annu, the film also stars `Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety` fame Nushrat Bharucha. The two will be seen sharing screen space for the first time in the film.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The film will also see Manjot Singh, who was last seen in the `Fukrey` franchise, playing Ayushmann`s best friend.&nbsp;<br />
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Backed by Ekta Kapoor, the film is being helmed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, and is slated to hit the big screens on September 13, this year.&nbsp;<br />
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The #SareeTwitter trend has caught on Twitter in a big way. Politicians, actors are all putting up photos of them wearing Sarees on Twitter but Ayushmann Khurrana's post on the trend has got to be the most hilarious of them all.

The #SareeTwitter trend has caught on Twitter in a big way. Politicians, actors are all putting up photos of them wearing Sarees on Twitter but Ayushmann Khurrana's post on the trend has got to be the most hilarious of them all. The actor joined in the #SareeTwitter trend that has become a rage on the micro-blogging website by sharing a snap of himself sitting on a scooter wearing a blue coloured saree over a white tee. He was also wearing a set of bangles and rubber slippers. #Dreamgirl later this this year. Sigh. #SareeTwitter pic.twitter.com/wqpoJrRNW9 — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) July 17, 2019 × This is not the first time that Khurrana sported the Indian traditional attire, in December he posted a similar kind of photo where the `Vicky Donor` actor was wearing yellow coloured saree over a white tee. He donned the look in the first poster of `Dream Girl,` his upcoming film, where he will be seen teaming up with his `Vicky Donor` co-star Annu Kapoor. 'Dream Girl` left fans curios ever since it was announced with a promo video released last year. The video showed Ayushmann discussing what to work on next with his team. While they come up with overdone content, the waiter suggests a script which the actor ends up loving and choosing for his next film. Apart from Ayushmann and Annu, the film also stars `Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety` fame Nushrat Bharucha. The two will be seen sharing screen space for the first time in the film. The film will also see Manjot Singh, who was last seen in the `Fukrey` franchise, playing Ayushmann`s best friend. Backed by Ekta Kapoor, the film is being helmed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, and is slated to hit the big screens on September 13, this year.

Ayushmann Khurrana has a hilarious take on #SareeTwitter trend

<p>After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the US Congress including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House have openly criticised <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-has-discussed-iran-nuclear-standoff-with-macron-white-house-234187">President Donald Trump</a> over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers.</p>

<p>Three Republicans from Texas, a solidly pro-Trump state, also voiced some level of concern about his comments targeting the four minority women, joining the critics from Ohio, a key battleground state for Trump as he seeks re-election in 2020.</p>

<p>Fear of retribution from the president, who readily inveighs on Twitter against almost anyone he perceives as an opponent, has kept most Republicans quiet in the House of Representatives and the Senate almost since Trump took power in January 2017.</p>

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<p>But as of late Tuesday, about three dozen of the 250 in Congress, or 14 per cent, had called him out on his statements.</p>

<p>Texas Representative Will Hurd, for instance, called Trump's tweets from the weekend "racist and xenophobic" and "unbecoming of the leader of the free world."</p>

<p>Fellow Texan Pete Olson also distanced himself, saying he is proud to represent "the most diverse Congressional district in America," and urged the president to disavow his comments.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ohio Representative Mike Turner called Trump`s words "racist." Another four Ohio Republicans joined Turner in condemning the tweets.</p>

<p>Trump tweeted during the weekend that the four congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.” All four are US citizens and three were born in the United States.</p>

<p>Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, while refraining from directly criticizing Trump, said on Tuesday that public debate should be about ideas, not personal attacks.</p>

<p>House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy dismissed the debate and an effort by House Democrats to pass a resolution condemning the president`s remarks as "all politics."</p>

<p>Republicans who criticise Trump risk his enduring ire, said Alex Conant, a Republican political strategist who worked for Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the 2016 presidential primaries.</p>

<p>“Trump never forgets a Republican who is disloyal to him,” Conant said, adding that “Republicans are very wary of criticising Trump because they don’t want to face his retribution in the primaries.”</p>

<p>In 2020, Trump will ask US voters to re-elect him. All 435 House seats are also up for grabs and a third of the 100 Senate seats. Of the nearly one dozen Republican senators who criticized Trump`s remarks, only three face serious re-election challenges.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But Senate Republicans in swing states may find that "a little bit of independence from Trump" helps, Conant noted.</p>

<p>"Every member has their own calculus and certainly some of them are taking a principled position, regardless of the politics," Conant said.</p>

<p>"But for the vast majority of Republican members, the lesson of the last two years is don`t comment on Trump`s tweets because they have a short shelf life, but the damage you can do to yourself can be permanent."</p>


After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the US Congress including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House have openly criticised President Donald Trump over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers.

After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the US Congress including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House have openly criticised President Donald Trump over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers. Three Republicans from Texas, a solidly pro-Trump state, also voiced some level of concern about his comments targeting the four minority women, joining the critics from Ohio, a key battleground state for Trump as he seeks re-election in 2020. Fear of retribution from the president, who readily inveighs on Twitter against almost anyone he perceives as an opponent, has kept most Republicans quiet in the House of Representatives and the Senate almost since Trump took power in January 2017. But as of late Tuesday, about three dozen of the 250 in Congress, or 14 per cent, had called him out on his statements. Texas Representative Will Hurd, for instance, called Trump's tweets from the weekend "racist and xenophobic" and "unbecoming of the leader of the free world." Fellow Texan Pete Olson also distanced himself, saying he is proud to represent "the most diverse Congressional district in America," and urged the president to disavow his comments. Ohio Representative Mike Turner called Trump`s words "racist." Another four Ohio Republicans joined Turner in condemning the tweets. Trump tweeted during the weekend that the four congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.” All four are US citizens and three were born in the United States. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, while refraining from directly criticizing Trump, said on Tuesday that public debate should be about ideas, not personal attacks. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy dismissed the debate and an effort by House Democrats to pass a resolution condemning the president`s remarks as "all politics." Republicans who criticise Trump risk his enduring ire, said Alex Conant, a Republican political strategist who worked for Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the 2016 presidential primaries. “Trump never forgets a Republican who is disloyal to him,” Conant said, adding that “Republicans are very wary of criticising Trump because they don’t want to face his retribution in the primaries.” In 2020, Trump will ask US voters to re-elect him. All 435 House seats are also up for grabs and a third of the 100 Senate seats. Of the nearly one dozen Republican senators who criticized Trump`s remarks, only three face serious re-election challenges. But Senate Republicans in swing states may find that "a little bit of independence from Trump" helps, Conant noted. "Every member has their own calculus and certainly some of them are taking a principled position, regardless of the politics," Conant said. "But for the vast majority of Republican members, the lesson of the last two years is don`t comment on Trump`s tweets because they have a short shelf life, but the damage you can do to yourself can be permanent."

In 'GOP base' Texas & key battleground state Ohio, Republicans criticise Trump over 'racist' tweets

<p>This week, Twitter gets a break from politics and bickering with the saree taking over the microblogging site.</p>

<p>Celebrities, politicians, policewomen and netizens have jumped on to the hashtag #sareetwitter bandwagon.</p>

<p>Special memories take the trophy in this hashtag and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi scored big with this throwback photo from her wedding day 22 years ago. "Morning puja on the day of my wedding (22 years ago!)" said her tweet along with the hashtag #sareetwitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Morning puja on the day of my wedding (22 years ago!) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/EdwzGAP3Wt">pic.twitter.com/EdwzGAP3Wt</a></p>
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<p>After seeing wishes about her wedding anniversary, she later clarified that it was just a throwback photo. "Thanks for all the anniversary wishes...but it’s just a throwback photo for the #SareeTwitter guys, my anniv is in Feb!"</p>

<p>Nostalgia and the saree's versatility were the highlight of this post. It says the photo dates back to 1936 and shows Sarla Thakral posing in front of the aircraft that she piloted in a saree.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sarla Thakral- 1914-2008. Indian flying woman pioneer. Pic from 1936. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/XynQRnupLC">pic.twitter.com/XynQRnupLC</a></p>
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<p>The trend may be about the saree, but who said men were left out? Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri pitched in with a throwback pics of his mother decades ago. "My contribution to #SareeTwitter are these shots of my mother Bibi Kundan Kaur in Germany way back in the late 1950's &amp; Lakshmi in 1974 during a meeting with the then Vice-President Shri BD Jatti. #sareeswag has travelled the world!" he wrote on Twitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My contribution to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a> are these shots of my mother Bibi Kundan Kaur in Germany way back in the late 1950's &amp; Lakshmi in 1974 during a meeting with the then Vice-President Shri BD Jatti. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sareeswag?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sareeswag</a> has travelled the world! <a href="https://t.co/ugD43dnWt3">pic.twitter.com/ugD43dnWt3</a></p>
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/HardeepSPuri/status/1151155733653647360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Congress politician Gaurav Gogoi jumped on to the saree train.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can husbands get on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a> train ? <a href="https://t.co/soNu5C1Lru">pic.twitter.com/soNu5C1Lru</a></p>
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) <a href="https://twitter.com/GauravGogoiAsm/status/1151008265154678785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Even diplomats serving in India didn't want to miss this gorgeous trend. The Australian High Commissioner showed up in her mother's saree that she said was older than her.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Now that <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryKayCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaryKayCarlson</a> has left Delhi, I am stepping up for my diplomatic sisters on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SareeTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SareeTwitter</a>. This saree was part of my Mum’s wedding trousseau. Yes, it’s older than me! 😊 <a href="https://t.co/Zi71zMFIRS">pic.twitter.com/Zi71zMFIRS</a></p>
— Harinder Sidhu (@AusHCIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/AusHCIndia/status/1151120327595843584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Israeli and American diplomats in India paid their tributes to the rich Indian garment, and the display made one wonder if there could be more diversity in people participating in this trend.</p>

<p>The one handle that was missing all the saree Twitter fun was that of Mumbai Police, known for its quirky posts.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Khaki has its own charm, doesn’t it? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhakiTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhakiTwitter</a><br />
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A shout out to all our police friends across the country, let’s share some <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhakiSwag?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhakiSwag</a> in a uniform we all take pride in, with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhakiTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhakiTwitter</a> Do tag fellow officers, more the ‘Khakier’ <a href="https://t.co/Lr2OU97o7Z">pic.twitter.com/Lr2OU97o7Z</a></p>
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice/status/1151018255634485248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Not to be left behind, they have started their own trend - #KhakiTwitter - after all the common theme is pride in one's tradition and attire.</p>


This week, Twitter gets a break from politics and bickering with the saree taking over the microblogging site. Celebrities, politicians, policewomen and netizens have jumped on to the hashtag #sareetwitter bandwagon.

This week, Twitter gets a break from politics and bickering with the saree taking over the microblogging site. Celebrities, politicians, policewomen and netizens have jumped on to the hashtag #sareetwitter bandwagon. Special memories take the trophy in this hashtag and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi scored big with this throwback photo from her wedding day 22 years ago. "Morning puja on the day of my wedding (22 years ago!)" said her tweet along with the hashtag #sareetwitter. Morning puja on the day of my wedding (22 years ago!) #SareeTwitter pic.twitter.com/EdwzGAP3Wt — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 17, 2019 × After seeing wishes about her wedding anniversary, she later clarified that it was just a throwback photo. "Thanks for all the anniversary wishes...but it’s just a throwback photo for the #SareeTwitter guys, my anniv is in Feb!" Nostalgia and the saree's versatility were the highlight of this post. It says the photo dates back to 1936 and shows Sarla Thakral posing in front of the aircraft that she piloted in a saree. Sarla Thakral- 1914-2008. Indian flying woman pioneer. Pic from 1936. #SareeTwitter pic.twitter.com/XynQRnupLC — Nirupama Menon Rao, निरुपमा राउ, بینظیر (@NMenonRao) July 17, 2019 × The trend may be about the saree, but who said men were left out? Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri pitched in with a throwback pics of his mother decades ago. "My contribution to #SareeTwitter are these shots of my mother Bibi Kundan Kaur in Germany way back in the late 1950's & Lakshmi in 1974 during a meeting with the then Vice-President Shri BD Jatti. #sareeswag has travelled the world!" he wrote on Twitter. My contribution to #SareeTwitter are these shots of my mother Bibi Kundan Kaur in Germany way back in the late 1950's & Lakshmi in 1974 during a meeting with the then Vice-President Shri BD Jatti. #sareeswag has travelled the world! pic.twitter.com/ugD43dnWt3 — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) July 16, 2019 × Congress politician Gaurav Gogoi jumped on to the saree train. Can husbands get on the #SareeTwitter train ? pic.twitter.com/soNu5C1Lru — Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) July 16, 2019 × Even diplomats serving in India didn't want to miss this gorgeous trend. The Australian High Commissioner showed up in her mother's saree that she said was older than her. Now that @MaryKayCarlson has left Delhi, I am stepping up for my diplomatic sisters on #SareeTwitter. This saree was part of my Mum’s wedding trousseau. Yes, it’s older than me! 😊 pic.twitter.com/Zi71zMFIRS — Harinder Sidhu (@AusHCIndia) July 16, 2019 × Israeli and American diplomats in India paid their tributes to the rich Indian garment, and the display made one wonder if there could be more diversity in people participating in this trend. The one handle that was missing all the saree Twitter fun was that of Mumbai Police, known for its quirky posts. Khaki has its own charm, doesn’t it? #KhakiTwitter A shout out to all our police friends across the country, let’s share some #KhakiSwag in a uniform we all take pride in, with #KhakiTwitter Do tag fellow officers, more the ‘Khakier’ pic.twitter.com/Lr2OU97o7Z — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 16, 2019 × Not to be left behind, they have started their own trend - #KhakiTwitter - after all the common theme is pride in one's tradition and attire.

Women share favourite saree pics for #SareeTwitter trend

<p>Nineteen per cent of US Twitter users follow <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/thousands-of-companies-leaving-china-that-is-why-they-want-make-a-deal-trump-236190">President Donald Trump</a> on the social platform, and a majority of those people approve of his job performance, a survey showed Monday.</p>

<p>The Pew Research Center report suggests Trump's @realDonaldTrump account -- with more than 60 million followers worldwide -- has succeeded in developing an audience largely favourable to his comments, which often generate controversy.</p>

<p>The report is based on a survey of 2,388 US adults who use Twitter and gave Pew permission to review their personal public-facing accounts, between December 2018 and July 2019.</p>

<p>Roughly three in 10 Republican adult Twitter users follow Trump, compared with 13 per cent of Democrats, Pew said.</p>

<p>Among users who follow Trump, 54 per cent approved of his job performance as of late 2018, compared with 24 per cent of users who don't follow the president.</p>

<p>Despite the large following, Trump's direct reach on Twitter is still limited, according to Pew: only 22 per cent of all US adults use the service, its surveys found.</p>

<p>And Trump's reach on Twitter remains below that of former president Barack Obama, who connects with 26 per cent of the platform's users, Pew researchers found.</p>

<p>The news comes with Trump drawing fire for a series of tweets interpreted as attacking four progressive Democratic congresswomen of colour -- calling on them to "go back" to their own countries, even though all are US citizens.</p>

<p>Trump's comments were branded "racist" and "xenophobic" by Democratic presidential candidates and senior lawmakers.</p>


Nineteen per cent of US Twitter users follow President Donald Trump on the social platform, and a majority of those people approve of his job performance, a survey showed Monday.

Nineteen per cent of US Twitter users follow President Donald Trump on the social platform, and a majority of those people approve of his job performance, a survey showed Monday. The Pew Research Center report suggests Trump's @realDonaldTrump account -- with more than 60 million followers worldwide -- has succeeded in developing an audience largely favourable to his comments, which often generate controversy. The report is based on a survey of 2,388 US adults who use Twitter and gave Pew permission to review their personal public-facing accounts, between December 2018 and July 2019. Roughly three in 10 Republican adult Twitter users follow Trump, compared with 13 per cent of Democrats, Pew said. Among users who follow Trump, 54 per cent approved of his job performance as of late 2018, compared with 24 per cent of users who don't follow the president. Despite the large following, Trump's direct reach on Twitter is still limited, according to Pew: only 22 per cent of all US adults use the service, its surveys found. And Trump's reach on Twitter remains below that of former president Barack Obama, who connects with 26 per cent of the platform's users, Pew researchers found. The news comes with Trump drawing fire for a series of tweets interpreted as attacking four progressive Democratic congresswomen of colour -- calling on them to "go back" to their own countries, even though all are US citizens. Trump's comments were branded "racist" and "xenophobic" by Democratic presidential candidates and senior lawmakers.

One in five US Twitter users follows Donald Trump: Survey

Major Fallout Of The Diplomatic Row Between The U.S. & UK

Gravitas: UK-US. Diplomatic rift: Leak costs Ambassador his job

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-president-donald-trump-seeks-to-override-supreme-court-ruling-on-census-233448">US President Donald Trump</a> violated the Constitution by blocking people whose views he disliked from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.</p>

<p>In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the First Amendment forbids Trump from using Twitter's "blocking" function to limit access to his account, which has 61.8 million followers.</p>

<p>"The First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilizes a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise-open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees," wrote Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, citing several Supreme Court decisions.</p>

<p>Kelly Laco, a spokeswoman for the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bills-targeting-chinas-huawei-and-zte-190862">US Department of Justice</a>, which argued the appeal, said: "We are disappointed with the court's decision and are exploring possible next steps."</p>

<p>The White House declined to comment. White House social media director Dan Scavino was also a defendant. Twitter &lt;TWTR.N&gt; declined to comment.</p>

<p>Trump has made his @RealDonaldTrump account, which he opened in 2009, a central and controversial part of his presidency, using it to promote his agenda and to attack critics.</p>

<p>His blocking of critics was challenged by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, as well as seven Twitter users he had blocked.</p>

<p>"The decision will help ensure the integrity and vitality of digital spaces that are increasingly important to our democracy," said Jameel Jaffer, Knight's executive director.</p>

<p>Tuesday's decision upheld a May 2018 ruling by US District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan, which prompted Trump to unblock some accounts.</p>

<p>The Justice Department had called her ruling "fundamentally misconceived," saying Trump used Twitter to express his views, not to offer a public forum for discussion.</p>

<p>Parker, however, said Trump's account bears "all the trappings of an official, state-run account" and is "one of the White House's main vehicles for conducting official business."</p>

<p>He said Trump and his aides have characterized the president's tweets as official statements, and that even the National Archives considers them official records.</p>

<p>Parker also found it ironic that Trump censored speech at a time the conduct of the US government and its officials is subject to intense, passionate and wide-open debate.</p>

<p>"This debate, as uncomfortable and as unpleasant as it frequently may be, is nonetheless a good thing," he wrote. "We remind the litigants and the public that if the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to a disfavoured speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less."</p>

<p>The case is Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University et al v Trump et al, 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 18-1691.&nbsp;</p>


US President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by blocking people whose views he disliked from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by blocking people whose views he disliked from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the First Amendment forbids Trump from using Twitter's "blocking" function to limit access to his account, which has 61.8 million followers. "The First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilizes a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise-open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees," wrote Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, citing several Supreme Court decisions. Kelly Laco, a spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice, which argued the appeal, said: "We are disappointed with the court's decision and are exploring possible next steps." The White House declined to comment. White House social media director Dan Scavino was also a defendant. Twitter <TWTR.N> declined to comment. Trump has made his @RealDonaldTrump account, which he opened in 2009, a central and controversial part of his presidency, using it to promote his agenda and to attack critics. His blocking of critics was challenged by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, as well as seven Twitter users he had blocked. "The decision will help ensure the integrity and vitality of digital spaces that are increasingly important to our democracy," said Jameel Jaffer, Knight's executive director. Tuesday's decision upheld a May 2018 ruling by US District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan, which prompted Trump to unblock some accounts. The Justice Department had called her ruling "fundamentally misconceived," saying Trump used Twitter to express his views, not to offer a public forum for discussion. Parker, however, said Trump's account bears "all the trappings of an official, state-run account" and is "one of the White House's main vehicles for conducting official business." He said Trump and his aides have characterized the president's tweets as official statements, and that even the National Archives considers them official records. Parker also found it ironic that Trump censored speech at a time the conduct of the US government and its officials is subject to intense, passionate and wide-open debate. "This debate, as uncomfortable and as unpleasant as it frequently may be, is nonetheless a good thing," he wrote. "We remind the litigants and the public that if the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to a disfavoured speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less." The case is Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University et al v Trump et al, 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 18-1691.

Donald Trump's blocking of Twitter critics unconstitutional:  US appeals court

<p>Mexico's moderate Finance Minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/nafta-talks-on-track-mexicos-future-finance-minister-149302">Carlos Urzua</a> resigned on Tuesday with a letter that shocked markets by citing "extremism" in economic policy, before <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/state-elections-set-to-offer-relief-for-harried-mexican-president-223673">President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador </a>quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him.</p>

<p>In the unusually strongly worded resignation note made public on his Twitter account, Urzua said the government was forming economic policy without sufficient foundation.</p>

<p>"I'm convinced that economic policy should always be evidence-based, careful of potential impacts and free of extremism, either from the right or the left," Urzua wrote.</p>

<p>"These convictions did not resonate during my tenure in this administration," Urzua said.</p>

<p>He also said there were what he called conflicts of interest in the appointment of some ministry officials imposed on him by influential members of the government. He did not give more details.</p>

<p>The Mexican peso fell over 2% &lt;MXN=&gt; on the news and the benchmark stock index slid almost 1.5% &lt;.MXX&gt;. Both recovered a little after Lopez Obrador quickly promoted Deputy Finance Minister Arturo Herrera to the top job.</p>

<p>Well known to investors and seen as a competent economic manager, Herrera now has the task of reviving economic growth while meeting a 1 percent primary budget surplus, kickstarting flagging investment and fending off downgrades from rating agencies worried about indebted state-oil company Pemex.</p>

<p>"(Herrera) is a well-known figure with good dialogue with market participants and is not perceived as a ... dogmatic individual," said Alberto Ramos, head of Latin American research at Goldman Sachs.</p>

<p>"But in light of the unusual content of Urzua’s resignation letter there is out there the lingering question of who is ultimately in charge of running economic policy," Ramos said.</p>

<p><strong>Academic Hawk</strong></p>

<p>Urzua, a slightly disheveled former academic prone to mild verbal gaffes, was a very different finance minister from Mexico's recent tradition of slick technocrats who spoke the language of Wall Street.</p>

<p>However, he was seen by markets as a moderate whose commitment to fiscal discipline was a bright spot in the administration of Lopez Obrador, which has frequently buffeted markets with surprise policy decisions.</p>

<p>Before the government took office on Dec. 1, Urzua was tasked with meeting with dozens of investment funds to convey that the government was center-left, rather than a leftist.</p>

<p>On his watch, however, Urzua was hit by a sovereign debt downgrade and contracting economic growth as he stuck to fiscal targets while setting aside money to support Pemex and Lopez Obrador's plans to splurge on a new oil refinery.</p>

<p>A 64-year-old economist, Urzua is an old friend of the president and served as his finance minister when Lopez Obrador was Mexico City's mayor.</p>

<p>Urzua deeply cut back spending programs in a strategy aimed at cleaning out corruption and largesse with a new, more centralized model of assistance. He also began a program of centralizing procurement, in another drive for efficiency and clean government.</p>

<p>Both actions have been blamed for shortages in areas such as healthcare, where lack of medicines led to the high-profile resignation of the public health system chief earlier this year.</p>

<p>In a video message to announce his successor, Lopez Obrador said Urzua was not comfortable with the decisions being taken to upend what the president frequently calls the neoliberal era in Mexico, starting in the 1980s.</p>

<p>"We are committed to changing economic policy that has been imposed for the past 36 years," Lopez Obrador said. "We can't put old wine in new bottles."</p>

<p>"We believe there will be economic growth, that we will progress in the country by fighting corruption and ... with a policy of austerity," the president said.</p>


Mexico's moderate Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday with a letter that shocked markets by citing "extremism" in economic policy, before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him.

Mexico's moderate Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday with a letter that shocked markets by citing "extremism" in economic policy, before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him. In the unusually strongly worded resignation note made public on his Twitter account, Urzua said the government was forming economic policy without sufficient foundation. "I'm convinced that economic policy should always be evidence-based, careful of potential impacts and free of extremism, either from the right or the left," Urzua wrote. "These convictions did not resonate during my tenure in this administration," Urzua said. He also said there were what he called conflicts of interest in the appointment of some ministry officials imposed on him by influential members of the government. He did not give more details. The Mexican peso fell over 2% <MXN=> on the news and the benchmark stock index slid almost 1.5% <.MXX>. Both recovered a little after Lopez Obrador quickly promoted Deputy Finance Minister Arturo Herrera to the top job. Well known to investors and seen as a competent economic manager, Herrera now has the task of reviving economic growth while meeting a 1 percent primary budget surplus, kickstarting flagging investment and fending off downgrades from rating agencies worried about indebted state-oil company Pemex. "(Herrera) is a well-known figure with good dialogue with market participants and is not perceived as a ... dogmatic individual," said Alberto Ramos, head of Latin American research at Goldman Sachs. "But in light of the unusual content of Urzua’s resignation letter there is out there the lingering question of who is ultimately in charge of running economic policy," Ramos said. Academic Hawk Urzua, a slightly disheveled former academic prone to mild verbal gaffes, was a very different finance minister from Mexico's recent tradition of slick technocrats who spoke the language of Wall Street. However, he was seen by markets as a moderate whose commitment to fiscal discipline was a bright spot in the administration of Lopez Obrador, which has frequently buffeted markets with surprise policy decisions. Before the government took office on Dec. 1, Urzua was tasked with meeting with dozens of investment funds to convey that the government was center-left, rather than a leftist. On his watch, however, Urzua was hit by a sovereign debt downgrade and contracting economic growth as he stuck to fiscal targets while setting aside money to support Pemex and Lopez Obrador's plans to splurge on a new oil refinery. A 64-year-old economist, Urzua is an old friend of the president and served as his finance minister when Lopez Obrador was Mexico City's mayor. Urzua deeply cut back spending programs in a strategy aimed at cleaning out corruption and largesse with a new, more centralized model of assistance. He also began a program of centralizing procurement, in another drive for efficiency and clean government. Both actions have been blamed for shortages in areas such as healthcare, where lack of medicines led to the high-profile resignation of the public health system chief earlier this year. In a video message to announce his successor, Lopez Obrador said Urzua was not comfortable with the decisions being taken to upend what the president frequently calls the neoliberal era in Mexico, starting in the 1980s. "We are committed to changing economic policy that has been imposed for the past 36 years," Lopez Obrador said. "We can't put old wine in new bottles." "We believe there will be economic growth, that we will progress in the country by fighting corruption and ... with a policy of austerity," the president said.

In blow to Mexican president, finance minister quits over economic 'extremism'

<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/jeff-bezos-ex-wife-cedes-control-of-amazon-in-divorce-deal-208021">MacKenzie Bezos</a>, was finalised by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, Bloomberg reported.</p>

<p>In April, Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, said in a filing that 4% of its outstanding stock or 19.7 million shares would be registered in MacKenzie Bezos' name after court approval of the divorce.</p>

<p>The couple announced their plan to divorce in a joint Twitter statement in January, causing some to worry that Jeff Bezos could wind up with reduced Amazon voting power or that he or MacKenzie would liquidate a large position.</p>

<p>He retains a 12% stake worth $114.8 billion and remains the world's richest person, Bloomberg said. MacKenzie Bezos has said she would give him voting control of her shares.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Forbes billionaire list announces Amazon founder as 'Richest man on Planet'</strong></p>

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<p>MacKenzie in May pledged to give half her fortune to charity to join the "Giving Pledge," a campaign announced by billionaire Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates in 2010.</p>


Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalised by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalised by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, Bloomberg reported. In April, Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, said in a filing that 4% of its outstanding stock or 19.7 million shares would be registered in MacKenzie Bezos' name after court approval of the divorce. The couple announced their plan to divorce in a joint Twitter statement in January, causing some to worry that Jeff Bezos could wind up with reduced Amazon voting power or that he or MacKenzie would liquidate a large position. He retains a 12% stake worth $114.8 billion and remains the world's richest person, Bloomberg said. MacKenzie Bezos has said she would give him voting control of her shares. Watch: Forbes billionaire list announces Amazon founder as 'Richest man on Planet' MacKenzie in May pledged to give half her fortune to charity to join the "Giving Pledge," a campaign announced by billionaire Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates in 2010.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce final with $38 billion settlement: Report

'Salute to America': Trump set to showcase US military strength on July 4 Independence Day

<p>Marvel may have decided to re-release ' Avengers: Endgame' in order to compete with the all-time collection 'Avatar' but fans are not too happy with the additional scenes that feature in the new version of the film.&nbsp;<br />
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The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/avengers-endgame-heres-whats-in-the-re-release-231882">new footage in the film </a>is reportedly a tribute to Stan Lee. It’s not new but has been cut by taking clips from the various cameos he did during his life in Marvel films. The footage features a deleted scene that has Hulk --many speculate that it could be his introduction shot as it has a perfect balance of Mark Ruffalo’s character Hulk merged with his alter-ego, Bruce Banner.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The scene has Hulk saving some children from a fire and making a phone call. However, Hulk isn’t properly depicted and even his mouth doesn’t move when he delivers his dialogue- which obviously hasn't gone down too well with fans.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Twitter is, in fact, up in arms over the half-finished scene with many comparing it to the 2003 Hulk game and the infamous CGI upper lip of Superman in Justice League.</p>

<p>“They could have done ANYTHING literally ANYTHING with the amount of footage they have. they could give us bloopers, deleted scenes, but they chose to give us a half-assed clip that wasn’t even completely rendered?? why???” an angry fan wrote on Twitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">you’re telling me,,, that the extra scene they added to endgame was,, an UNFINISHED clip of the hulk saving a couple people??? then answering a phone call?? which doesn’t even make any sense???</p>
— ☆isaiah | ffh today!!☆ (@kirivakus) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirivakus/status/1145519832521158656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I want him to burn. It’s what he deserves for all the pain he has caused me. Never has a thing been so deserving of a slow death, I need him to know that everyone hates him. He’s so unholy I’ve started to believe in god.<br />
His name you ask ?<br />
Unfinished CGI professor hulk. <a href="https://t.co/BmNVpMdp7K">pic.twitter.com/BmNVpMdp7K</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Disney really told y’all there’s a extra credit scene for End Game and threw in a Shrek Xenoverse mod and called it Hulk💀💀💀 <a href="https://t.co/QKZX8WKF5B">pic.twitter.com/QKZX8WKF5B</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marvel having people go out to the theaters to watch Endgame again just to see this monstrosity <a href="https://t.co/81HHEfYJXO">pic.twitter.com/81HHEfYJXO</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wait but why did the endgame post credits scene even exist? I mean yeah it's cool and all and I know ya'll are working on Spiderman, but like I didnt want to see a half finished cgi sequence of Hulk saving some kids.... At least we got this new meme <a href="https://t.co/6Fiv0e6CV5">pic.twitter.com/6Fiv0e6CV5</a></p>
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Endgame rerelease end credit Hulk scene: <a href="https://t.co/iWmExZgKBd">pic.twitter.com/iWmExZgKBd</a></p>
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<p>Disney had re-released the film last week in North America in a bid to cross the lifetime earning of 'Avatar' &nbsp;which remains unbeaten since 2010. The re-release includes a special message from co-director Anthony Russo, a preview of 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' and a Stan Lee tribute. The bonus material will also be available on DVD and BluRay August onwards.&nbsp;</p>


Marvel may have decided to re-release ' Avengers: Endgame' in order to compete with the all-time collection 'Avatar' but fans are not too happy with the additional scenes that feature in the new version of the film.

Marvel may have decided to re-release ' Avengers: Endgame' in order to compete with the all-time collection 'Avatar' but fans are not too happy with the additional scenes that feature in the new version of the film. The new footage in the film is reportedly a tribute to Stan Lee. It’s not new but has been cut by taking clips from the various cameos he did during his life in Marvel films. The footage features a deleted scene that has Hulk --many speculate that it could be his introduction shot as it has a perfect balance of Mark Ruffalo’s character Hulk merged with his alter-ego, Bruce Banner. The scene has Hulk saving some children from a fire and making a phone call. However, Hulk isn’t properly depicted and even his mouth doesn’t move when he delivers his dialogue- which obviously hasn't gone down too well with fans. Twitter is, in fact, up in arms over the half-finished scene with many comparing it to the 2003 Hulk game and the infamous CGI upper lip of Superman in Justice League. “They could have done ANYTHING literally ANYTHING with the amount of footage they have. they could give us bloopers, deleted scenes, but they chose to give us a half-assed clip that wasn’t even completely rendered?? why???” an angry fan wrote on Twitter. you’re telling me,,, that the extra scene they added to endgame was,, an UNFINISHED clip of the hulk saving a couple people??? then answering a phone call?? which doesn’t even make any sense??? — ☆isaiah | ffh today!!☆ (@kirivakus) July 1, 2019 × I want him to burn. It’s what he deserves for all the pain he has caused me. Never has a thing been so deserving of a slow death, I need him to know that everyone hates him. He’s so unholy I’ve started to believe in god. His name you ask ? Unfinished CGI professor hulk. pic.twitter.com/BmNVpMdp7K — Thanos’ bitch (@Alytthompson) June 30, 2019 × Disney really told y’all there’s a extra credit scene for End Game and threw in a Shrek Xenoverse mod and called it Hulk💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/QKZX8WKF5B — Plathanos 🐝🇩🇴 🔜AX (@SavinTheBees) June 30, 2019 × Marvel having people go out to the theaters to watch Endgame again just to see this monstrosity pic.twitter.com/81HHEfYJXO — Lucas (@EIawnMosk) June 29, 2019 × Wait but why did the endgame post credits scene even exist? I mean yeah it's cool and all and I know ya'll are working on Spiderman, but like I didnt want to see a half finished cgi sequence of Hulk saving some kids.... At least we got this new meme pic.twitter.com/6Fiv0e6CV5 — Decidueye | bye etika (@Decidueye56) July 1, 2019 × “Superman’s CGI upper lip is the worst thing to be on a high budget CBM ever!!” Endgame rerelease end credit Hulk scene: pic.twitter.com/iWmExZgKBd — Hardy (@Kyte2227) June 30, 2019 × i'm laughing so hard at the fact that hulk was half edited in the endgame re-release post credit scene. god forbid wb release dc content half edited like that, we'd never hear the end of it. — tricia | krypton lovebot (@nyssavex) June 30, 2019 × Disney had re-released the film last week in North America in a bid to cross the lifetime earning of 'Avatar' which remains unbeaten since 2010. The re-release includes a special message from co-director Anthony Russo, a preview of 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' and a Stan Lee tribute. The bonus material will also be available on DVD and BluRay August onwards.

Marvel re-releases 'Avengers:Endgame', receives huge backlash for unfinished Hulk scene 

<p>The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/americas/north-koreas-missile-tests-not-breach-of-trust-us-president-donald-trump-217629">North Korea</a> reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/australian-student-feared-detained-in-north-korea-230713">Alek Sigley</a>, one of only a handful of Western students in the secretive country, has been missing for several days.</p>

<p>His family had taken down his social media accounts to prevent unnecessary speculation online.</p>

<p>Sigley's Facebook page reappeared overnight, but it is not known who reinstated it, or why.</p>

<p>It had disappeared again on Saturday by 2 p.m. Sydney time (0400 GMT) and remained down on Sunday morning.</p>

<p>Sigley's Twitter account has remained online and members of the public have posted messages of support there.</p>

<p>The missing man's last posts on his Twitter and Facebook profiles are from Monday, June 24, and his family has not heard from him since Tuesday.</p>

<p>Speaking from the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, Prime Minister Morrison said he had spoken to Sigley's family and said Australia was still trying to find out what happened to him.</p>

<p>"I will just be measured in what I say because that is all about using the best opportunities we have right now too, to inform ourselves about where Alek is and what his safety is and where he is being held, in what conditions," he told reporters on Saturday evening.</p>

<p>Morrison said numerous world leaders had offered help to find Sigley and bring him home.</p>

<p>When asked if US President Donald Trump's visit to the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) presented an opportunity for the Americans to make representations, Mr Morrison said he would not allow the issue to be taken up with other agendas.</p>

<p>"We're going to work with everybody to secure Alek's safety and the best way we can do that is doing it quietly, effectively, working with our partners," he said.</p>

<p>"This is, not allowing this to be taken up into other agendas, it’s not about that, it’s simple for me, about Alek's safety. Sorry."</p>

<p>The 29-year-old Australian moved to North Korea to study for a master's degree in Korean literature at Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, and also ran a small tour company specialising in educational trips to North Korea.</p>

<p>Sigley has been an unusually active social media user for someone living in North Korea, updating his social media accounts with photos and blog posts about benign subjects such as food and fashion.</p>

<p>The treatment of foreign citizens by the secretive North has long been a contentious issue.</p>

<p>American student Otto Warmbier died in 2017 after being detained in North Korea for stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel room.</p>


The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him.

The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him. Alek Sigley, one of only a handful of Western students in the secretive country, has been missing for several days. His family had taken down his social media accounts to prevent unnecessary speculation online. Sigley's Facebook page reappeared overnight, but it is not known who reinstated it, or why. It had disappeared again on Saturday by 2 p.m. Sydney time (0400 GMT) and remained down on Sunday morning. Sigley's Twitter account has remained online and members of the public have posted messages of support there. The missing man's last posts on his Twitter and Facebook profiles are from Monday, June 24, and his family has not heard from him since Tuesday. Speaking from the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, Prime Minister Morrison said he had spoken to Sigley's family and said Australia was still trying to find out what happened to him. "I will just be measured in what I say because that is all about using the best opportunities we have right now too, to inform ourselves about where Alek is and what his safety is and where he is being held, in what conditions," he told reporters on Saturday evening. Morrison said numerous world leaders had offered help to find Sigley and bring him home. When asked if US President Donald Trump's visit to the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) presented an opportunity for the Americans to make representations, Mr Morrison said he would not allow the issue to be taken up with other agendas. "We're going to work with everybody to secure Alek's safety and the best way we can do that is doing it quietly, effectively, working with our partners," he said. "This is, not allowing this to be taken up into other agendas, it’s not about that, it’s simple for me, about Alek's safety. Sorry." The 29-year-old Australian moved to North Korea to study for a master's degree in Korean literature at Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, and also ran a small tour company specialising in educational trips to North Korea. Sigley has been an unusually active social media user for someone living in North Korea, updating his social media accounts with photos and blog posts about benign subjects such as food and fashion. The treatment of foreign citizens by the secretive North has long been a contentious issue. American student Otto Warmbier died in 2017 after being detained in North Korea for stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel room.

Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-suspends-over-166000-terrorist-accounts-for-promoting-terrorism-217484">Twitter Inc</a> said on Thursday it would identify and de-emphasise tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability.</p>

<p>Twitter said the new rules would apply to politicians and government officials with more than 100,000 followers.</p>

<p>"We'll now clearly label any tweets which violate our terms of service but decide to keep up due to public interest," <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-complained-to-twitter-ceo-about-lost-followers-source-213104">Twitter </a>Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said.</p>

<p>If flagged, a notice would cover the offending tweet and require a user to click on a link to view it.</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/google-facebook-twitter-rapped-for-not-doing-enough-in-european-union-fake-news-fight-219412">Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in European Union fake news fight</a></p>

<p>Critics have said the social media platform has not done enough to police tweets from <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/modi-tops-twitter-2017-most-followed-list-amitabh-srk-virat-way-behind-597">politicians</a> that would be removed if a typical user posted them. Some have called on Twitter to take down vitriolic tweets from US President Donald Trump and other politicians, while Trump and other conservatives have repeatedly accused technology companies of favouring liberals.</p>

<p>Trump boasts more than 61 million followers on Twitter, and many of his tweets are in the news.</p>

<p>The White House declined to comment on the announcement.</p>

<p>Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted a link to coverage of the announcement by the conservative Daily Caller website and warned: "If they can do it to the Leader of the Free World imagine what they are doing to you and your voice!"</p>

<p>A Twitter spokeswoman said a human reviewer will decide which tweets receive the new label, not artificial intelligence monitoring. If a violation were found, a task force of teams would rule whether the questionable tweet should be considered in the public interest.</p>

<p>"There are certain cases where it may be in the public's interest to have access to certain Tweets, even if they would otherwise be in violation of our rules," Twitter said in a blog post.</p>

<p>It added, "We'll place a notice – a screen you have to click or tap through before you see the Tweet – to provide additional context and clarity." The notice will appear in the home timeline and across other areas such as search, Twitter said.</p>

<p>Trump was criticized last month when he tweeted, "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!" He referred to a former FBI agent last year as a "sick loser".</p>

<p>In another example of a tweet than many critics found offensive, Trump wrote in 2018 that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un stated the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times" and asked if someone would "inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger &amp; more powerful one than his, and my Button works!"</p>

<p>Twitter added that "there are cases, such as direct threats of violence or calls to commit violence against an individual, that are unlikely to be considered in the public interest."</p>

<p>A Trump spokesman said this week that the White House is planning a July 11 social media summit but has not identified participants.</p>

<p>Trump said in a television interview on Wednesday without evidence that Twitter makes it "very hard for people to join me at Twitter ... and they make it very much harder for me to get out the message." He added, "Twitter is just terrible what they do."</p>

<p>Twitter declined to comment.</p>


Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and de-emphasise tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability.

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and de-emphasise tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability. Twitter said the new rules would apply to politicians and government officials with more than 100,000 followers. "We'll now clearly label any tweets which violate our terms of service but decide to keep up due to public interest," Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said. If flagged, a notice would cover the offending tweet and require a user to click on a link to view it. Also read: Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in European Union fake news fight Critics have said the social media platform has not done enough to police tweets from politicians that would be removed if a typical user posted them. Some have called on Twitter to take down vitriolic tweets from US President Donald Trump and other politicians, while Trump and other conservatives have repeatedly accused technology companies of favouring liberals. Trump boasts more than 61 million followers on Twitter, and many of his tweets are in the news. The White House declined to comment on the announcement. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted a link to coverage of the announcement by the conservative Daily Caller website and warned: "If they can do it to the Leader of the Free World imagine what they are doing to you and your voice!" A Twitter spokeswoman said a human reviewer will decide which tweets receive the new label, not artificial intelligence monitoring. If a violation were found, a task force of teams would rule whether the questionable tweet should be considered in the public interest. "There are certain cases where it may be in the public's interest to have access to certain Tweets, even if they would otherwise be in violation of our rules," Twitter said in a blog post. It added, "We'll place a notice – a screen you have to click or tap through before you see the Tweet – to provide additional context and clarity." The notice will appear in the home timeline and across other areas such as search, Twitter said. Trump was criticized last month when he tweeted, "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!" He referred to a former FBI agent last year as a "sick loser". In another example of a tweet than many critics found offensive, Trump wrote in 2018 that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un stated the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times" and asked if someone would "inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Twitter added that "there are cases, such as direct threats of violence or calls to commit violence against an individual, that are unlikely to be considered in the public interest." A Trump spokesman said this week that the White House is planning a July 11 social media summit but has not identified participants. Trump said in a television interview on Wednesday without evidence that Twitter makes it "very hard for people to join me at Twitter ... and they make it very much harder for me to get out the message." He added, "Twitter is just terrible what they do." Twitter declined to comment.

Twitter to de-emphasise, label politician tweets that break rules

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mark-zuckerbergs-deepfake-video-posted-on-instagram-226388">Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg </a>on Wednesday said his social media company took too long to flag as false an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that appeared to show the Democratic Representative slurring and tripping through a speech.</p>

<p>Zuckerberg, speaking at a conference in Aspen Colorado, said the slow response was "an execution mistake on our side."</p>

<p>The video, a type of realistic alteration known as a "deep fake," was slowed to make Pelosi's speech seem slurred and edited to make it appear that she repeatedly stumbled over her words. After the video surfaced last month, it was widely shared on Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc's YouTube.</p>

<p>YouTube took down the video, citing policy violations, but <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/facebook-spends-226-million-to-keep-mark-zuckerberg-safe-209975">Facebook</a> did not remove the clip, only limiting its distribution and telling users trying to share it that it might be misleading.</p>

<p>"It took a while for our system to flag the video and for our fact checkers to rate it as false... and during that time it got more distribution than our policies should have allowed," Zuckerberg said.</p>

<p>Pelosi criticized Facebook's refusal to remove the video and said the incident had convinced her the company knowingly enabled Russian election interference.</p>

<p>Misinformation through altered videos is a rising concern in the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, especially as artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to produce clips that look genuine and realistically appear to show people saying words they have not spoken. The term "deep fake" is a combination of "deep learning" and "fake."</p>

<p>After the Pelosi video, Zuckerberg himself was portrayed in a spoof deep fake video on Instagram in which he appears to say "whoever controls the data, controls the future." Facebook, which owns Instagram, did not to take down the video.</p>

<p>Zuckerberg said Facebook is considering developing a specific policy on deep fakes.</p>

<p>"This is a little bit of sausage making here because we are going through the policy process of thinking through what the deep fake policy should be," he said. "This is certainly an important area as the AI technology gets better."</p>


Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said his social media company took too long to flag as false an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that appeared to show the Democratic Representative slurring and tripping through a speech.

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said his social media company took too long to flag as false an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that appeared to show the Democratic Representative slurring and tripping through a speech. Zuckerberg, speaking at a conference in Aspen Colorado, said the slow response was "an execution mistake on our side." The video, a type of realistic alteration known as a "deep fake," was slowed to make Pelosi's speech seem slurred and edited to make it appear that she repeatedly stumbled over her words. After the video surfaced last month, it was widely shared on Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc's YouTube. YouTube took down the video, citing policy violations, but Facebook did not remove the clip, only limiting its distribution and telling users trying to share it that it might be misleading. "It took a while for our system to flag the video and for our fact checkers to rate it as false... and during that time it got more distribution than our policies should have allowed," Zuckerberg said. Pelosi criticized Facebook's refusal to remove the video and said the incident had convinced her the company knowingly enabled Russian election interference. Misinformation through altered videos is a rising concern in the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, especially as artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to produce clips that look genuine and realistically appear to show people saying words they have not spoken. The term "deep fake" is a combination of "deep learning" and "fake." After the Pelosi video, Zuckerberg himself was portrayed in a spoof deep fake video on Instagram in which he appears to say "whoever controls the data, controls the future." Facebook, which owns Instagram, did not to take down the video. Zuckerberg said Facebook is considering developing a specific policy on deep fakes. "This is a little bit of sausage making here because we are going through the policy process of thinking through what the deep fake policy should be," he said. "This is certainly an important area as the AI technology gets better."

Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg says delay in flagging fake Pelosi video was 'execution mistake'

<p>Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan came under fire of trolls on social media on Wednesday as he shared an "inspirational" quote on Twitter.</p>

<p>The quote shared by Khan on Twitter read, "I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is a joy."</p>

<p>"Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words cited below, get to live a life of contentment," Khan wrote in the caption.</p>

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<p>Under the text, the quote was attributed to Lebanese author and poet, Kahlil Gibran. Twitterati started trolling Pakistan Prime Minister claiming that&nbsp;it belongs to the Nobel laureate&nbsp;and Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore.</p>

<p>As Khan shared the quote, people in no time started trolling the&nbsp;Pakistan prime minister.</p>

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<p>This is not the first time Imran Khan has come under the fire of Twitterati. In April, Khan was trolled as he mixed up island nation in East Asia, Japan with France while he was addressing a gathering.&nbsp; He was giving an example of how the country set up joint industries in the border region to strengthen economic ties with Germany.</p>

<p>After the second world war, France and Germany joined the hands to lay the foundation of the European Union.</p>

<p>Last year in December, Khan had called Africa an "emerging country" at the foreign envoys' conference.</p>


Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan came under fire of trolls on social media on Wednesday as he shared an "inspirational" quote on Twitter. The quote shared by Khan on Twitter read, "I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan came under fire of trolls on social media on Wednesday as he shared an "inspirational" quote on Twitter. The quote shared by Khan on Twitter read, "I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is a joy." "Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words cited below, get to live a life of contentment," Khan wrote in the caption. Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words, cited below, get to live a life of contentment. pic.twitter.com/BdmIdqGxeL — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 19, 2019 × Under the text, the quote was attributed to Lebanese author and poet, Kahlil Gibran. Twitterati started trolling Pakistan Prime Minister claiming that it belongs to the Nobel laureate and Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore. As Khan shared the quote, people in no time started trolling the Pakistan prime minister. Prime Minister, I think these are Tagore’s words — Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) June 19, 2019 × Khalil Gibran is no doubt a very wise and motivating author-poet @ImranKhanPTI, but this is by our Nobel Laureate Shri Rabindranath Tagore. Proud Indian. World Famous. Thank you for being inspired https://t.co/qtq4AWpmui — Meghna Girish (@megirish2001) June 19, 2019 × These are not the words of Khalil Jibran . There are words of " Rabindranath Tagore " who is an Indian poet. Please google ! — Dr Ayesha (@DrAyeshaSpeaks) June 19, 2019 × From the person who won Asia’s first Nobel Prize - pic.twitter.com/irIn1qwsO7 — Velociraptor 🇮🇳 (@raptorsworld) June 19, 2019 × Another gem from Imran Khan's trove of knowledge, shares Tagore's work and calls it work of Kahlil Gibran pic.twitter.com/ggujgodKaZ — Observer (@upbeat_69) June 19, 2019 × This is not the first time Imran Khan has come under the fire of Twitterati. In April, Khan was trolled as he mixed up island nation in East Asia, Japan with France while he was addressing a gathering. He was giving an example of how the country set up joint industries in the border region to strengthen economic ties with Germany. After the second world war, France and Germany joined the hands to lay the foundation of the European Union. Last year in December, Khan had called Africa an "emerging country" at the foreign envoys' conference.

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