Fake News Spreading in Thailand

Fake news is often a factor contributing to social and political conflicts. A new report has been released that discusses how information disorder leads to authoritarianism and destabilizing democracy. The report also warns that if Thai citizens are not cautious, such misinformation will result i...

Populism and Illiberalism in Europe

In September 2018, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda claimed that their country wasn’t gaining much from being in the European Union. The statement came as a shock when the country receives one of the largest portions of Funding. Poland also received 2 percent of its GDP from contributi...

Walmart is looking into fake press release regarding Litecoin Partnership

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• The Litecoin Foundation does not have any information regarding the origin of this news
• GlobeNewswire has published a notice to disregard this news

On Monday, Walmart said it is looking into a fake press statement that was...

JAPAN'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES, WHICH VIOLATES LAW

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• Talking at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting, Hirai said "I was careless. I would like to apologize."

Over the purchase of shares of an information technology (IT) company when had served as a parliamentary vice minister, Japan's Digital...

BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN US & AUSTRALIA CANCELLED BECAUSE OF HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

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• Citing abundance of caution, this match was cancelled by the USA Basketball on Thursday night

• The U.S. has already been beaten by Nigeria and Australia in two exhibition games

The exhibition game between the United States' male basketbal ...

US WONT SENT TROOPS, BUT PROTECT HAITI SAYS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

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• Biden said “We’re only sending American Marines to our embassy and the idea of sending American forces to Haiti is not on the agenda.”

According to the statement issues by the United States President Joe Biden, U.S. will rampup security at i...

SAMSUNG & KT LAUNCH SOUTH KOREA’S FIRST COMMERCIAL 5G SA NETWORK

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• After this announcement, these two companies have been prepping up for the 5G SA launch via multiple tests and trials in KT’s major offices and in urban areas

Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) have jointly launched South Korea’s first co...

MORE TIGHTER CURBS IN SOUTH KOREA SAYS PRIME MINISTER KIM BOO-KYUM

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• This move follows imposition of a semi-lockdown in the greater Seoul area.

• The President Moon Jae-in government on Monday imposed its toughest level of social distancing curbs in the greater Seoul area

According to a statement issued by South...

UN CHIEF GUTERRES WON’T BE TRAVELING TO TOKYO OLYMPICS

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• The UN Chief said "Seeking peace and uniting around common goals is even more important this year, as we strive to end the pandemic and build a strong, sustainable and inclusive global recovery.”

According to the statement issued by the office of s...

US GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO BATTLE THREAT OF RANSOMWARE

According to an announcement made by the U.S. government on Thursday on the Department of Justice website, under new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks it has launched a new website. This new website is jointly launched by tgr U.S. Dep...

CADILA HEALTHCARE COMPLETES ANIMAL HEALTHCARE SALE WORTH RS 2,921 CR

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• In a regulatory filing, Cadila Healthcare said "The transaction of sale and disposal is completed /closed today i.e. July 14, 2021.”

According to a statement issued by Cadila Healthcare on Thursday, its wholly-owned subsidiary Zydus Animal Health a...

PM MODI IS INAUGURATING RUDRAKSH IN VARANASI, A GIFT FROM JAPAN

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• It was 2015 when the Japanese Prime Minister of that time, Shinzo Abe has visited India and gifted the VICCC project to the city

According to a senior official at Varanasi Nagar Nigam, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the Varan...

OUR BUSINESS ENTITIES SHOULD STOP REAL ESTATE PROJECT IN MYANMAR SAYS JAPAN

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• Tokyo Tatemono, one of the company involved in the real estate project said that they have suspended operation of the Y-Complex project immediately after the coup

According to a statement given by Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volu...

US FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN ALL SET TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN TO ATTEND TOKYO OLYMPICS

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• The American first lady’s visit to Japan comes at a time when country is witnessing a spike in the number of new cases of the COVID-19 infections

• According to Michael LaRosa, press secretary for the first lady, she will not have to quarantine in ...

SPREAD OF DELTA VARIANT IS ONLY IN THOSE AREAS WHERE VACCINATION RATE IS LOW SAYS A US-BASED PROFESSOR

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• Dr Jha said “Vaccination is low in large parts of the US and those areas are witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, mostly driven by the Delta variant.”

According to Dr Ashish Jha, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health, there is a direct r...

LEE-JUN SEOK OF SOUTH KOREA’S BIGGEST OPPOSITION PARTY SAYS GEN-NEXT TO HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE TO CHINA’S CRUELTY

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• In an interview with Bloomberg, Lee said generational change is taking place

• Lee said “We’re definitely going to have to fight against the enemies of democracy.”

Newly installed leader of the People Power Party, the biggest ...

UN CHIEF IS ALL PRAISES FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS IN RECENT MUDSLIDE INCIDENT

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• The UN chief has said that he was saddened by the reported loss of life and destruction caused

• Nearly 1,500 rescue workers have been relentlessly searching the site of the disaster, and according to authorities 23 people including an elderly couple hav...

JAPANESE PHARMA DAIICHI SANKYO TO LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE CLINICAL TRIAL OF ITS mRNA COVID-19 VACCINE

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• According to Yabuto, the company plans to apply for government authorization based on the outcome of the trial

Daiichi Sankyo, a pharmaceutical company from Japan is prepping up to commence a large-scale clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus mRNA vac...

US OFFICIAL SAYS NO CASUALTIES REPORTED IN ATTACKS ON TROOPS IN SYRIA

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• The official said “I can confirm that there was an indirect fire attack in Conoco (Syria). At this time, initial reports are no casualties, injuries (or) structural damage.”

According to a US defense official, US troops deployed in an area in east...

SOUTH KOREA CELEBRATE SUPPORT OF INDIANS IN KOREAN WAR

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• The commander of the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance of the Indian Army who treated over two lakh patients during the Korean War (June 1950 to July 1953)

The South Korean government has celebrated India’s first paratrooper Lt Col AG Rangaraj as the &lsqu...