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Could Twitter be enjoying a Trump fuelled turnaround?

Twitter - the social media platform beloved by US president Donald Trump - saw its shares surgeafter it added a lot more users that had been expected.

26/04/2017

USA

Trump approaches 100 days in power

For American presidents, this is an important milestone.

25/04/2017

Germany

Dortmund fans offer beds to stranded Monaco supporters

After thousands of AS Monaco supporters found themselves stranded in Dortmund following the postponement of their Champions League match, Twitter users came to the…

12/04/2017

Germany

Germany threatens tech firms with €50m fines for hate speech

German ministers have approved a draft law aimed at tackling the growing problem of cyber hate and false information of a criminal nature on the web.

05/04/2017

USA

Official portrait of Melania is out ... and Twitter is abuzz

The photograph is now on the official website of the White House along with details about Melania's life

04/04/2017

USA

Twitter fights trolls, changes its default image setting

Twitter said it will abandon its egg-shaped default profile picture as users increasingly associate the avatar with abusive online behaviour.

03/04/2017

World

Rwandans demand apology from French media for 'photo misrepresentation'

The protest was sparked by the fact that a picture of French soldiers was not used for the story which was originally written by French news agency AFP with the headline: French prosecutors want Centr

23/03/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. How you can fight Twitter's 357,000 'Star Wars bots'. And more

06/03/2017

USA

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

04/03/2017

Sweden

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

Trump's Swedish meatballs cause Twitter titters

20/02/2017

USA

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.

20/02/2017

USA

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

08/02/2017

USA

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

26/01/2017

USA

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…

11/01/2017

USA

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

04/01/2017

World

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.

03/01/2017

World News

Pop world pays tribute to superstar George Michael

Elton John I am in deep shock.

26/12/2016

United Kingdom

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

05/12/2016

World News

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

05/12/2016

World

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.

09/11/2016