An old picture showing heavily submerged streets has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to deadly flooding in southern China in June 2024. The photo was taken in Xiamen city in southeastern Fujian province after Typhoon Megi hit the country in September 2016. “Pray for China, which is experiencing intense floods due […]
(Bloomberg) — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori — who was convicted for his role in death squad killings before being pardoned last year — is officially back in politics. Most Read from Bloomberg Fujimori, 85, said on Wednesday that he had signed up to become a member of the Popular Force political party led by […]
Shares in AMC Theatres surged 80 percent on Monday after meme stock investor Roaring Kitty resurfaced online. Stock in parent company AMC Entertainment Holdings, led by CEO Adam Aron, ended the day up $2.28, to close at $5.19. That’s a big jump after shares in AMC tumbled in value since the cinema giant during the […]
India’s marathon general election sparked a wave of misinformation on social media including posts that falsely claimed the election commission will take away 350 rupees (4 dollars) from the bank accounts of people who do not vote. The commission said the claim was untrue while the posts actually featured a screenshot of a satirical article published […]
A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has reemerged as sweltering heat and drought dry up the reservoir. Structures, including part of a church, tombstones and a municipal hall marker, reappeared in the middle of Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija province in March after months of almost no rain, […]
The Portuguese government has said it has no plans to pay reparations for the country’s role in transatlantic slavery and colonialism. The previously dormant debate about the country’s role in the slave trade and other colonial-era abuses roared back into life last week after its President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, suggested it should make amends […]
Feb. 13—HIGH POINT — High Point will try once again to join the ranks of other local governments that enforce federal fair housing laws. A City Council committee has recommended adopting an ordinance that would empower the city to investigate complaints from residents about discrimination in housing practices and — if necessary — take cases […]
Members of India’s Dalit community have been frequently targeted with violence in the Hindu-majority nation but a graphic video claimed to show one such attack in northern Uttar Pradesh state had actually been misrepresented. Multiple news reports in 2021 said the clip was filmed in central Madhya Pradesh state, and local police told AFP the […]
By Elisa Martinuzzi, Christian Kraemer and Tom Sims LONDON (Reuters) -Five years after Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank aborted an attempt to merge, an uncertain outlook for bank profitability and Germany’s need to plug a hole in its budget have rekindled speculation about a potential deal. Germany has said it is looking at all options to […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf,” his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. Navalny, the most prominent and persistent domestic foe of President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence […]