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Elon MuskMusk made his prediction on the eve of Twitter's April 1 ultimatum that verified accounts with the cherished blue tick would lose it. The fundamental challenge here is that it's (easy) to create literally 10,000 or 100,000 fake Twitter accounts using just one computer at home, Musk said.
Musk defends paid Twitter as blue tick ultimatum looms
43% Left coverage: 7 sources
Jürgen KloppManchester City host Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. Liverpool are sixth in the table, 19 points behind second-placed City. City striker Erling Haaland has been ruled out of the game with an injury. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says his side must focus on top-four finish.
Liverpool's clash against City still 'super important', says Klopp
43% Right coverage: 7 sources
Oscar Pistorius · JohannesburgOscar Pistorius will not be released early from his 13-year-five-month jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a parole board has decided.
Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from 13-year jail sentence, parole board decides
41% Left coverage: 99 sources
Rishi Sunak · LondonBritain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union.
Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact
Coverage: 61 sources
China · BeijingChina and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, Beijing's latest salvo against the almighty greenback.
China and Brazil strike deal to use own currencies for trade instead of dollar
73% Right coverage: 22 sources
Lula Da Silva · Brasília Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year's election, returns from self-imposed exile in Florida on Thursday to lead the opposition to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro returns to Brazil to lead right-wing opposition to Lula
40% Left coverage: 106 sources
Soccer · JakartaIndonesia was stripped of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday only eight weeks before the start of the tournament amid political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation.
FIFA strips Indonesia of U-20 World Cup after calls for Israel ban
43% Left coverage: 68 sources
Asia · SingaporeLong queues at Changi Airport on Friday have mostly subsided, but lines are persisting inside the check-in areas. Departure automated lanes are affected and travellers are being redirected to the manual lanes for immigration clearance. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has recalled off-duty officers to provide additional support and to "ensure law and order"
System issue disrupts immigration clearance at Singapore's Changi Airport, land checkpoints
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
