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Twitter hinders 'troll hunters' battling climate denial
Twitter hinders 'troll hunters' battling climate denial
by  AFP

For years, a band of science-loving "troll hunters" hounded climate change deniers off Twitter -- but Elon Musk's takeover has upended their efforts, with many ousted accounts back, pushing fresh disinformation. Despite the threat climate change poses to the planet, disinformation about it has gone largely unsanctioned on Twitter.

US debt vote passage boosts Asian markets, Fed now in view
US debt vote passage boosts Asian markets, Fed now in view
by  AFP

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday after the US House passed a bill to avoid a painful default, as traders turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting and China's struggling economy. Failure to do so before the cash run out -- said to be June 5 -- would have resulted in a default that many warned would hammer the global economy and markets.

US lawmakers on track to head off default with debt bill
US lawmakers on track to head off default with debt bill
by  AFP

US lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday on an 11th-hour deal to raise the national borrowing limit and avert a potentially catastrophic credit default, struck between Washington's warring parties after weeks of nervy, high-stakes negotiations.

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