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Twitter scrambles to curb spread of fake accounts
Twitter scrambles to curb spread of fake accounts
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Twitter moved on Friday to curb fake accounts that have proliferated since Elon Musk's takeover, suspending sign-ups for a new paid checkmark system and reinstating a gray "official" badge on some accounts. In introducing the paid blue-check verification system, Musk had warned that Twitter would suspend fake accounts not clearly marked as parody.

Mercedes F1 team dump crypto partner
Mercedes F1 team dump crypto partner
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The Mercedes team on Friday confirmed they had suspended a sponsorship deal with crisis-hit crypto currency exchange FTX and had removed the company’s logos from their cars ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Mercedes signed a sponsorship deal with FTX in September, 2021 when they were the reigning champions.

Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October
Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October
World
by  AFP

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest broke the monthly record for October, with the destruction of 904 square kilometers (350 square miles), official figures showed Friday. So far this year almost 9,500 square kilometers have been destroyed, compared to the total 9,200 square kilometers deforested in 2021.

Angry Iranians protest 'Bloody Friday' massacre
Angry Iranians protest 'Bloody Friday' massacre
World
by  AFP

Hundreds of angry men protested after Friday prayers in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, online videos showed, six weeks after rights groups say dozens were killed during a crackdown in the region. Protests resumed Friday in Khash, and dozens of riot police were deployed in Iranshahr, in the same province, online videos verified by AFP showed.