Conservatives backing President Donald Trump’s claims of election malfesance have sparked a migration to alternative social media sites which have refrained from filtering unverified claims. The shift has boosted right-wing favourites like Parler, Newsmax and Rumble which have rejected the approach of Facebook and Twitter in labelling and limiting the reach of conspiracy theories. Parler, […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday warned of a difficult winter to come, two weeks into a month-long nationwide partial shutdown aimed at dampening coronavirus case numbers. “The coming winter will make heavy demands of us all,” Merkel said in her weekly podcast. Her comments come at the halfway point of a month-long set of […]

Controversial millionaire preacher Shepherd Bushiri, out on bail in South Africa in a case of alleged fraud and money laundering, has fled to his native Malawi, a statement said Saturday. The self-proclaimed prophet is known for his “miracles” and wildly extravagant lifestyle and has made huge investments in the mining, telecommunications and luxury sectors. He […]

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters rallied in United States capital city, Washington, on Saturday, with the nation’s president making a drive-past in his motorcade as he sticks to discredited claims that mass fraud denied him election victory. Marchers close to the White House greeted Trump’s brief appearance with wild cheers, waving and whistles, holding signs […]

General Motors is recalling nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them. The company said Friday that it doesn’t know yet what’s causing the fires, but engineers are working to figure it out. Two people have suffered smoke inhalation due to the fires and a house […]