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Media reports allege that Russian Twitter bots are sowing discord after Charlottesville violence

Russian bots have taken to Twitter to promote and share extremist right-wing tweets and disinformation, Slate online magazine reported on 24 August.

Charlottesville attack: Thousands participate in candlelight march to protest violence

Hundreds of people marched peacefully with lit candles across the University of Virginia campus on 16 August, 2017, in Charlottesville

Twitter can help predict and forecast criminal activity through GPS mapping: Study

Microblogging site Twitter, which is open and accessible to anyone, can be used to help predict people engaged in criminal activity, a study has found.

North Korea says it's 'biggest victim' in US student's death, accuses South Korea of slanderous talk

North Korea on Friday called itself the "biggest victim" in the death of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released comatose

US student detained by North Korea dies shortly after release; family declines autopsy

#OttoWarmbier's death has only heightened US, #NorthKore tensions aggravated by dozens of North Korean missile launches

North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier dies, 'he has completed his journey home,' says family

The family of an American college student who died days after being released from North Korea in a coma says the 22-year-old "has completed his journey home."

Research suggests smartphone usage makes people restless and hyperactive

The pervasive use of a smartphone could be the reason behind getting bored easily, or having difficulty doing quiet tasks, new research suggests.

North Korea sentences American tourist to 15 years in jail for trying to steal propaganda banner

The highest court in North Korea has sentenced an American tourist who allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel to 15 years of hard labour in prison.

Rolling Stone magazine apologises, retracts discredited rape story

Rolling Stone magazine has apologized and officially retracted its discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia