A TikTok feature that allows users to add another person’s audio to their videos is being used to promote misleading and harmful content about COVID-19 vaccines, a think tank said in a new report. The London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue analyzed 124 videos that used speech from four original TikTok …
Read More »TikTok short-video sharing app lets users apply for jobs with video resumes
Short-video sharing app TikTok on Wednesday launched a pilot program that lets users upload video resumes for US-based jobs ranging from a WWE Superstar to a senior data engineer at Shopify or a creative producer at TikTok itself. Under the “TikTok Resumes” program, companies including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Target …
Read More »TikTok removes six million videos in Pakistan after bans
More than six million videos were removed from TikTok in Pakistan in three months, the app said on Wednesday, as it battles an on-off ban in the deeply conservative country. Wildly popular among Pakistani youth, the Chinese-owned app has been shut down by authorities twice over “indecent” content, most recently …
Read More »YouTube to launch $100 mln creator fund for Shorts video feature
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube on Tuesday announced a $100 million fund to pay content creators who make hit videos on its new short-form video feature Shorts, as YouTube aims to court more influencers. The fund will launch in the coming months and pay creators this year and 2022, YouTube said. The …
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Two brothers aged 10 and 3 escape from a burning apartment in France by jumping from a window into rescuers’ arms.
2 children have escaped a blazing building in the French city of Grenoble after being dropped from a third-floor apartment The boys were hospitalized with smoke inhalation along with 17 other residents
Read More »At least 3 protesters died in Kinshasa over appointment of a new Electoral Commission chairperson
Protests in DRC capital Kinshasa turned violent, reportedly leaving at least 3 people dead as demonstrators objected to the planned appointment of a new Electoral Commission chairperson
Read More »Trump was asked about a second term. Hear his response
During a Fox News town hall, President Trump gave a non-answer when asked about his priorities for a possible second term.
Read More »Horrific crash of Indonesian Hawk 209 fighter jet on the island of Sumatra
The Indonesian Air Force fighter crashed in a residential area in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, the pilot ejected and survived, learned Alghadeer.com citing the Jakarta Post newspaper. According to him, the Hawk 209 fighter took off on Monday morning from the Rusmin Nuriyadin airbase in Pekanbaru and …
Read More »WATCH oil tanker reportedly cause huge blast in China, victims feared
A dashboard camera has caught the moment a powerful explosion happened, reportedly in China’s Zhejiang Province. The blast’s force apparently propelled a large piece of debris, as if launched from a cannon. Reports say the tank, which apparently was seen in the shocking video, flew several hundred meters before landing …
Read More »Video: Giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message painted on the street leading to the White House
Giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message painted on the street leading to the White House
Read More »How the world is responding to George Floyd’s death
From Auckland, New Zealand to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Berlin, Germany, protesters around the world took to the streets to show solidarity with demonstrators in the US over the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Read More »Watch Yesterday’s chaos outside White House
Police have confronted protesters outside the White House, where officers in riot gear are trying to push demonstrators away from the US president’s residence. The crowds have been trying to make their way into the pedestrian part of Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House fence. Outside the White House, now: …
Read More »LA jewelry store looted amid ongoing George Floyd death protests
Masked looters have been caught on tape stealing as much jewelry as they can carry from a Los Angeles store, as protests sparked by the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd grip the Californian city. Eyewitness footage captured people breaking into the shop after its security shutters were bludgeoned …
Read More »Attack on Taiwan still an option, Chinese general says
China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country’s most senior generals has said. Reuters
Read More »See how a mask affects how a cough travels
A lab at Florida Atlantic University is simulating a human cough to understand how far and fast cough droplets can spread.
Read More »Clowns’ sketches spread hygiene advice in Algeria
Standing in front of a multi-story apartment building in the small Algerian town of Ouled Hedadj, clown Ninou and his partner shout advice through a megaphone: “Don’t go out, wash your hands!”
Read More »Coronavirus: Police play Baby Shark to thank people for staying off the streets
Police in Andorra has performed the ‘Baby Shark’ dance on a street as thanks to locals for following social distancing rules and staying home during a coronavirus lockdown. Footage of officers playing the popular children’s song loudly from their vehicle and dancing in the parish of Escaldes-Engordany has amused many …
Read More »Greeks celebrate Independence Day from balconies amid virus spread
Greeks are celebrating Independence Day indoors, without the usual parades and rallies due to the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of the usual parade by schoolchildren and the annual military parade, this year military aircraft flew over the country to mark the day.
Read More »Video: Germans sing from rooftops in solidarity with Italy during coronavirus lockdown
People in the Bavarian town of Bamberg stood on their rooftops and opened their windows to sing Bella Ciao, an Italian resistance song, in solidarity with Italy where the death toll from the Covid-19 outbreak continues to rise
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