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February 15, 2019

Report: Far right tried to influence Bavarian election

Far-right groups engaged in concerted social media campaigns to influence last year's election in the German state of Bavaria ...

February 14, 2019

Blue monster backs Dutch Brexit information campaign

The Dutch government enlisted a new ally Thursday in its campaign to prepare businesses for the impending departure of ...

February 12, 2019

World Cup-winning England goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies at 81

Piercing the roar of the crowd, in the searing heat of Guadalajara, Mexico, Gordon Banks heard Pele shout "Goal!" Aiming a ...

February 12, 2019

Blackface scandal prompts others to confront their memories

Mark Acosta remembers so many of the details. He was in fourth grade in a predominantly Hispanic mining town in Arizona and ...

February 12, 2019

Trump calls Rep. Omar apology about Israel remark 'lame'

Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they ...

February 12, 2019

French journalists suspended over alleged cyberbullying

At least five French journalists have been suspended from their jobs for allegedly harassing people online with sexist, ...

February 12, 2019

UK report urges regulator for tech giants to fight fake news

A British government-commissioned report is calling for a regulator to oversee online platforms such as Facebook and Google ...

February 12, 2019

Uighurs to China: Post a video of my missing relatives, too

Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group are calling on China to post videos of their relatives who have disappeared into ...

February 09, 2019

The Latest: French minister 'disgusted' by protester attacks

The Latest on the French yellow vest protests in Paris (all times local): 6 p.m. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner ...

February 08, 2019

Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide

Instagram has agreed to ban graphic images of self-harm after objections were raised in Britain following the suicide of a ...

February 08, 2019

Man City coach Guardiola confused over Mendy's whereabouts

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has created confusion over his whereabouts by claiming he was in Hong Kong.

February 08, 2019

Globe-trotting political donor eyed in Trump inaugural probe

Federal prosecutors have cast a wide net in their investigation of President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, subpoenaing ...

February 07, 2019

More women come forward after Arias sexual assault complaint

Two more women have accused former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, of sexual misconduct after a ...

February 07, 2019

Brazil lawmaker showing deep cleavage stirs controversy

A female lawmaker who attended a swearing-in ceremony in a business suit accentuating her breasts is causing a furor in ...

February 07, 2019

Russians take to social media to celebrate the cold spell

Residents of Russia's Urals and Siberia, where temperatures recently plunged to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) have ...

February 05, 2019

The Latest: Lima Group urges Venezuela troops to let aid in

The latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local): 12:20 a.m. A coalition of Western Hemisphere nations is urging ...

February 04, 2019

EU says social media now better at removing hate speech

The European Union says major social media firms have stepped up their efforts to remove hate speech online. EU Justice ...

February 03, 2019

Insider Q&A: Joanna Geary, Twitter's director of curation

As Twitter's director of curation, Joanna Geary is in charge of showing users what's going on. This can range from the day's ...

February 03, 2019

Israel's Netanyahu takes aim at media in webcast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday launched a new weekly webcast to "get rid of the fake from the news" ...