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Trump accuses Obama of "wire tapping" in flurry of early morning Tweets

Trump has accused Barack Obama of "wire tapping" at Trump Tower before the US election

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'Mama Mia' Trump's Swedish meatballs spark Twitter titters

Trump's Swedish meatballs cause Twitter titters

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Donald Trump's rocky first month

It has been a turbulent month since Donald Trump took charge as the 45th US President on the 20th January.

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Euroviews. How to explain a complex issue in 140 characters:Trump's tweets

Trump has proven a more effective political communicator than his critics expected. But whether he can succeed in the long term with his unconventional approach is one of the great questions facing his presidency

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Science goes rogue: US government agencies tackle Trump on Twitter

Government employees from more than a dozen federal agencies in the United States have opened rogue Twitter accounts

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Donald Trump refutes claims of Russian plot to compromise him

Russia has refuted claims that its intelligence agencies have assembled a file of personally compromising information about Donald Trump, describing the claims as ‘‘total…

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First Congress session overshadowed by ethics outcry and Trump Tweet

It was a Tweet from Trump that stirred things up, with the Republicans told they had more urgent priorities to deal with than weaken an ethics watchdog

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Two awards in one year as Africanews celebrates first anniversary

Africanews launched its online platform on January 4, 2016 and already, the pan-African media has won two awards.

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Pop world pays tribute to superstar George Michael

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Watch: Met. Police stage 'festive' Mannequin Challenge with a serious message

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Trump slams China on Twitter

US President-Elect Donald Trump has blasted Beijing’s monetary policy and its activities in the South China Sea in a Twitter outburst that will do nothing to mend fences after his controversial phone

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Twitter mocks Nigerian preacher for deleting anti-Trump prophecy

Popular Nigerian television evangelist, T.B. Joshua, has deleted the Facebook post in which he predicted a close contest in the United States (US) elections of November 8.

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Clinton camp recruits Bon Jovi for 'Mannequin Challenge' advert

In an election day advertsment, members of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton)s camp and singer Bon Jovi appeared frozen like mannequins as they took part in the ‘Mannequin Challenge’: so

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Donald Trump's aides revoke his Twitter privileges ahead of US election

Donald Trump’s campaign staff have reportedly taken away the candidate’s Twitter access in a last-ditch attempt to minimise the real estate tycoon’s frequent social media ramblings ahead of the US pre

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Twitter's shares jump on takeover talks report

Twitter's shares got their biggest bump in two years on Friday as it was reported to be talking with several tech companies - including Alphabet's Google and Salesforce.com - about being bought.

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Donald Trump Jr's Skittles gaffe provokes outrage on Twitter

A tweet by Donald Trump Jr, the presidential candidate’s son, has provoked outrage.

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European NFL fans given chance to watch games on Twitter

European fans of American Football will have the chance to watch tonight’s NFL game for free on Twitter.

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Twitter serves up tennis to attract traffic

Twitter is live-streaming the Wimbledon tournament hoping to improve its growth of active users.

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Twitter rejects study saying it is losing social media ads to Instagram

Advertising agencies are turning to Instagram more frequently than Twitter for social media ad campaigns, according to a new survey.