Tag: Donald Trump
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U.S. warns world telecom industry against Huawei after UK ban
The U.S. on Wednesday warned telecom companies around the world against doing business with the embattled Chinese technology giant, Huawei. The Department of State in a statement, said those doing business with the firm should consider themselves fraternising with “human rights abusers”. “Telecommunications companies around the world should consider themselves on notice. “If they are…
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Finally, Trump wears mask in public
U.S. President Donald Trump surprised the world by wearing a mask in public for the first time since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Trump had previously refused to wear masks in public, although he had said he would if in a crowd and could not maintain physical distance from others. He had…
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Kanye West cuts ties with Trump, vows to win U.S. presidential race
Rapper Kanye West signalled that he no longer supported U.S. President Donald Trump and said he had entered the presidential race to win it, in an interview published on Wednesday. West, previously a vocal supporter of Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020. “I am taking the red hat off,…
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Why Kanye West wants to run for president
Standing on the need to build the future, American rapper, Kanye West, who is a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he would run for president in 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Kanye West announced his intention to run for the post of president on Saturday in an apparent challenge to Trump…
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BREAKING: Iran secures warrant, requests Interpol to arrest Trump
Iran has issued an arrest warrant and requested the Interpol to help arrest and detain President of the United States (US), Donald Trump. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Iran’s prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr made this known on Monday, as reported by the state-run IRNA news agency. According to Alqasimehr, Iran issued the arrest warrant for Trump and 30…
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Democrats slam Trump as White House downplays spike in virus cases
The number of coronavirus cases continued to spike across much of the U.S. on Sunday as the White House downplayed the severity of new outbreaks and sought to deflect responsibility on to local authorities. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence blamed the rising infection rate on expanded testing and criticised the media’s continued focus on rising…
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Trump eats humble pie after posting video with ‘white power’ slogan
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted and then deleted a video in which his supporters could be heard repeating a “white power” slogan, in the latest instance in which the president was accused of inflaming racial tensions. The phrase is often used by far-right white nationalists and prompted a backlash from within the president’s own Republican…
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Coca-Cola cleans $7 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, has had $7 billion wiped off his fortune after Coca-Cola announced halting all social media advertising for 30 days. This follows #StopHateforProfit campaign launched on June 19 in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and the subsequent worldwide protests. It…
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Twitter pulls another string on Trump
Twitter has pulled yet another string on US President Donald Trump by adding ‘manipulated media’ label on his tweet. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the President’s tweet featured a doctored video clip supposedly meant to be a news item from CNN of two kids. The original video, which went viral on social media in 2019, showed a…
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Facebook removes Trump ads featuring symbol linked to Nazis
Facebook on Thursday took down Trump campaign ads that featured a symbol used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, saying the posts breached the platform’s policy on hate. “We removed these posts and ads for violating our policy against organised hate,’’ a Facebook spokesperson told dpa in an emailed statement. “Our policy prohibits using a…