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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to close down social media platforms after Twitter labelled two of his tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims."Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen," Trump tweeted.Twitter…

All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesWashington suspended payments to the WHO in mid-April, accusing it of being too close to Beijing and covering up and mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic.On Monday, Trump tweeted images of a letter he sent to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying the letter was "self-explanatory".In the letter, Trump lists what…

'I'm the great fake', says Thamsanqa Jantjie"On 14 May 2020, a drag artist and stand-up comedian inserted herself as an interpreter, while the President addressed the nation. Lilly Slaptsilli, dressed in a very colourful outfit, and used arbitrary signs, with no meaning (sic). "Lilly did not only make fun of the profession but also mocked…

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will take the Department of Labour to court if it does not allow two offices in Gauteng to operate.On Thursday, Motsoaledi told the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs that offices in the Western Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo were shut down by the Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA).The PSA,…

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause a huge shock to international food trade and trigger a new food crisis, a top agriculture official in China said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Agriculture Minister Yu Kangzhen speaks at a news conference in Beijing, China October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoThe comments came…