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President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump account deactivated by Twitter employee on final day
Twitter later tweeted that they learned it was a customer support employee who deactivated the account during their last day at work. Twitter said it would be conducting a full internal review . With Trump, who knows? Mr Trump has used Twitter to fight an ongoing battle against the media, repeatedly denouncing unfavourable stories as "fake news" and calling media outlets such as the "failing New York Times" who criticise him.
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Zimbabwean police arrest U.S. citizen over Mugabe insult tweet
She had re-tweeted a post which apparently referred to Mugabe as a "selfish man and sick man", Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), which is representing O'Donovan, said in a tweet. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba could not be reached for comment on the new, much more serious, charge. The outlet describes itself as producing "satirical comedy sensations".
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Facebook Reports $10.3 Billion in Revenues
Quarterly advertisement revenue has more than doubled since 2015, and is rising at more than 40 percent year over year. CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed that focusing on security will definitely have an impact on the company's bottom line, stating that "We're serious about preventing abuse on our platforms ".
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National Australia Bank announces restructuring
The S&P/ASX 200 index which touched a two-and-a-half year high in early trade reversed gains to close down 0.1 per cent or 6.066 points at 5,931.7. 'We're doing that with confidence and we're investing 1.5 billion dollars more than what we normally would normally spend in the next three years.
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U.S. energy secy says fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault
He said a young woman from a village told him that electricity was important to her not only because it would free her from having to read by the light of a fire with choking fumes, but also from the standpoint of sexual assault. He says fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas foster economic development and jobs and are an important strategic asset for the United States.
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Sterling FALLS ahead of BOE interest rate meeting
The pound has responded to the first hike since July 2007 with its biggest fall against a trade-weighted basket of currencies in nearly five months. The upcoming increase in interest rates is likely to have a limited impact on British households, according to Nationwide.