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Facebook to Monitor Bulgarian and Hungarian News
Facebook introduces new regulations in Bulgaria and Hungary. A team of the social network, including two journalists- one from each of the two countries, will check posts for false and misleading information, as well as for information intended to encourage violence.
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Bosnian Serb Chetniks Plead Not Guilty to Inciting Hatred
Ravna Gora Movement members Dusan Sladojevic, alias Krvce and Cica, Slavko Aleksic, alias Vojvoda, and Risto Lecic pleaded not guilty at the Bosnian state court on Monday to charges of inciting ethnic, racial and religious hatred, discord and intolerance at gatherings in the town of Visegrad and the nearby village of Dobrunska Rijeka in March 2019.
Trump leaves with the lowest rating
Namely, his work is supported by only 34 percent of Americans, according to the results of the Gallup poll.
The agency reminds that Trump's average rating during the mandate was 41 percent, which is four percent less than all his predecessors since Gallup started collecting data, the AFP agency reported on its Twitter account.
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Grammy Awards postponed until mid March
The 2021 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, say the organisers.
The ceremony, one of the music industry's biggest awards, was due to take place on 31 January.
The event is will now take place on 14 March, due to rising infection numbers in Los Angeles and the state of California.
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In Memoriam: Fashion World Bids Farewell to Pierre Cardin
Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98.
Cardin was credited with helping revolutionize fashion with his futuristic designs in the 1960s and 70s.
He was also a pioneer in business, licensing his name to be used on a range of products such as sunglasses.
He died in hospital in Neuilly, near Paris, his family told the AFP news agency.
Bosnia Charges Serb Chetniks with Inciting Ethnic Hatred
The Bosnian state prosecution said on Thursday that it has filed an indictment charging Dusan Sladojevic, alias Krvce or Cica, Slavko Aleksic, alias Vojvoda, and Risto Lecic with inciting hatred between Bosnia and Herzegovina's main ethnic groups at a rally in Visegrad.
The saddest picture of the first day of school, no student in the world deserves this
This moment, recorded by an AFP photo reporter, has shaken social media users, enraging them as children suffer because of the war waging.
AFP states that the school was damaged in an air strike during fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and Huthi rebels.
The photo was taken on September 3, the first day of school in Yemen, according to the agency.
Eiffel Tower Evacuated. Find Out Why?
The Eiffel Tower has been closed after a man was seen climbing up its side, reported BBC.
The company that operates the Parisian landmark confirmed that someone was scaling the building, and that it had been evacuated as a result.
An official told AFP news agency that they were following "standard procedure", while police and specialist firefighters rushed to the scene.
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At Least 70 Migrants Drowned off the Coast of Tunisia
At least 70 migrants drowned yesterday when their ship sank into international waters off the coast of Tunisia, and 16 were rescued, Tunisia press agency AFP reported, quoted by Reuters.
The craft sunk 40 nautical miles from the coast of Spafas, south of the capital Tunisia. Survivors were rescued from fishing boats.
Notre-Dame fire: Romanian ambassador Niculescu expects strong show of solidarity to restore cathedral
Romanian ambassador to France Luca Niculescu believes that in the next period there will be a strong show of solidarity for the restoration of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris damaged by a raging fire, and that the famous monument will be reborn.