The online community mourns the victims of the #NiceAttack
Solidarity for the victims in Nice, as #Catholique is trending online. Also, following the attacks, the former Malaysian Prime Minister published a s...
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Macron imposes new national lockdown in France
Lockdown flashbacks: The online community reacts to "Confinement Season Two." In other news, Charlie Hebdo strikes again with a new President Erdogan ...
Australia-Qatar row after Australian women strip-searched on Qatar Airways flight
After a newborn baby was found abandoned at the Doha International Airport, 13 Australian women had to undergo a "genital examination" before boarding...
Chile's national monument at the epicentre of protests
A statue of General Baquedano in Chile, which was painted and repainted red during demonstrations, has become a symbol of sometimes violent protests i...
The killing of more than 1 million minks has started in Denmark
The minks will be culled due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak in nearly 60 mink fur farms in North Jutland. In response, The Dutch government has ordere...
NBC under fire for Trump town hall scheduling
#BoycottNBC is trending, as the network faces a backlash for scheduling the Trump event at the same time as Biden’s ABC town hall. In other news, a Fr...
Argentina: Despite 200+ days of confinement measures, the country registers record deaths
Argentina has recorded 485 deaths in a single day, their highest tally since the beginning of the pandemic. In France, a new legislation will be intro...
Covid 19: France puts more cities on maximum alert
As the spread of Covid 19 continues to worsen in France, some of the worst affected areas have been placed on maximum alert. But are the new measures ...
The most important VP debate ever?
The vice-presidential debate ‘actually matters this time,’ according to the Washington Post and other media. Also, the environmental headlines today: ...
Chile protests: Outrage over video that shows boy being thrown off bridge by police
In Chile, protests restart where they left off before the pandemic; a video of a 16-year-old boy being thrown off a bridge by police has gone viral an...