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Nov. 29 (UPI) -- As tensions between the two countries further strain, Australia on Monday demanded China apologize for posting a "repugnant" and "offensive" doctored image on Twitter of an Australian soldier threatening the life of an Afghan child. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a strongly worded televised address that they have asked China's foreign affairs ministry to apologize for the post published a few hours earlier to the account of its deputy director and spokesman, Zhao Lijian. "The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post," Morrison said in the address. "It diminishes them in the world's eyes." The doctored image of the smiling solider holding a bloody knife to the throat of a small Afghan child with a lamb his arms was published two weeks after the Australian government announced findings of a report that said Australian soldiers unlawfully killed 39 Afghans between 2005 and 2016 during war in the Middle Eastern country. "Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian soldiers," Zhao said in the tweet that accompanied the image. "We strongly condemn such acts & call for holding them accountable." Morrison called the post "truly repugnant" and that they have asked…

Australia demands removal of fake photo of soldier posted by official government spokesman, as ties further deteriorate.Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has condemned a fake image of an Australian soldier posted on the Twitter account of a Chinese government spokesman as “truly repugnant” and demanded the post be removed. The image, depicting a grinning Australian soldier holding a blood-stained knife to the throat of an Afghan child, was posted on Monday on the verified account of China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. Morrison said the Australian government was demanding an apology from China and had asked Twitter to remove the tweet, which was pinned at the top of Zhao’s feed. “It is utterly outrageous and cannot be justified on any basis,” Morrison said. “The Chinese government should be utterly ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world’s eyes.” Relations between Australia and China have deteriorated sharply in recent months. China has introduced a string of economic sanctions on Australian goods and state-controlled news outlets have repeatedly attacked Australia over a range of issues. The bad will appears to have been prompted by Canberra’s decision to push back on Beijing’s growing power in the region and call for an…

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Do you miss the racists rants of David Duke? The white nationalist blather of the Proud Boys?Are you dying to hear the alt-right wit and wisdom of Steve Bannon?Have I got a social media website for you!Parler is fast becoming the online equivalent of a Trump rally, minus the COVID-19. It has become a home to the digitally homeless — those who have been kicked off Twitter for violating its rules against hate speech.The site, whose user base exploded after President Trump lost to Joe Biden, says it now has more than 10 million accounts. That’s peanuts compared with social media giants Twitter and Facebook, of course, but significant, particularly since right-wing heavyweights are promoting it as a censorship-free alternative to the others.“People from all walks of life, fed up with opaque, biased content curation, inconsistent agenda-driven fact checking, and manipulative algorithms built on data mining, are joining Parler to speak free,” wrote its founder John Matze in a letter to users this month.How nice for Trump and his wackiest supporters to now have their own cesspool to muck about in. They can’t trust Fox News anymore, with its annoying tendency to call elections fairly. Without fear of having warning…

Fans take to Twitter to weigh in on Wisconsin Badgers' victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Here's what fans were saying after the Badgers improved to 2-0 on the season: Hungry for more The exhibition season is over. Bring on the meat of the schedule! — Rob Hernandez (@RobHernandezGLF) November 28, 2020 Ready for a reboot Doesn't this remind you of 2014-15 when starters plus 2 was the norm? Beyond top 7 there was not a lot of playing time for others, (other than the injury to Jackson that caused some changes). Very similar squad here. #MakeEmBelieve — JM_Wisconsin (@Jeff85257) November 28, 2020 Nothing comes easy I know this was an easy match up but saw good things, especially from Potter. Excitement for this season continues to grow. Stay healthy, gents. — BethAnn Meier (@BAMeier) November 28, 2020 Seems a bit high Arkansas-Pine Bluff is one of about 50 teams that has absolutely no business being in Division 1. In reality, they are about the 400th best team in college basketball. — Simon R. Gillham (@Busdude671) November 28, 2020 Bring on the big dogs! Looked good but hard to asses realistically until they play a better opponent. Last 10 min…

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid EmailTwitter has confirmed it is relaunching its verification process early next year, and has asked for user feedback on how to shape policy on which accounts receive the blue tick icon. The company said some verified accounts could lose their blue tick status as part of the revamp, which could remove the badge from inactive or incomplete accounts. Under proposed new rules, Twitter said it would look to verify six main types of account: those aligned with government; companies, brands and non-profit organisations; news; entertainment; sports; and activists, organisers and other "influential individuals". It said these parameters could be broadened over time, but acknowledged it wanted to cut the number of verified accounts. "We recognise that there are many verified accounts on Twitter who should not be," a Twitter blog post said. Twitter (Image: Getty) "We plan to start by automatically removing badges from accounts that are inactive or have incomplete profiles to help streamline…

Nov 1, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy during the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy isn’t winning any popularity contests among fans, and his failed fourth down decisions on Thanksgiving Day against NFC East rival Washington set Twitter ablaze with harsh criticism. Social media is already a cold place in arctic reality for anyone under the microscope as a public figure, and McCarthy wasn’t spared when he and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore decided to dial up a pass play in which Andy Dalton threw incomplete to CeeDee Lamb in the second quarter. A simple run with Ezekiel Elliott probably would’ve done the job. Spoiler alert: the fourth-down McCarthyisms got worse later on as the Cowboys wound up routed by a score of 41-16 to fall to 3-8, one game behind Washington (4-7) for the NFC East lead. Twitter reacts to 1st Mike McCarthy blunder Worse yet, the first turnover on downs came at Dallas’ own 34 yard-line, and tight end Dalton Schultz exacerbated the situation by drawing a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. Predictably, this sequence of unfortunate events led…

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Fans take to Twitter to weigh in on Wisconsin Badgers' season-opening victory over Eastern Illinois Panthers Here's what fans were saying after the Badgers picked up right where they left off last season with a double-digit victory: Freshmen impress Very impressed. Especially from the Freshmen. Final score doesn’t really indicate much since he played the bench and Gard wanted to get a feel for different lineups because we’ll get to conference play real quick. Nice job overall 🔥 — Robert Soltero (@RobSoltero) November 26, 2020 An oldie but a goodie Didn't realize how much I missed this bit until just now. — Zach Rastall (@zrastall17) November 26, 2020 Need to bring their 'A' game Great recruits, multiple freshmen scored, #Badgers showed they can run floor when necessary, good passing for cuts to basket, annnndddd, #BigTen looks very very tough this year. Will need depth and ability to score against tougher defenses. — K. Rudolph (@scientwest) November 26, 2020 Tale of two halves Good first half, really bad second half — Tyler Spietz (@SpietzT) November 26, 2020 Living in the moment Happy to be back for another season of knee-jerk postgame takes. I see some fans are in mid-season form. A…

Prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death penalty for a man dubbed Japan's "Twitter killer" after he was indicted over the 2017 serial murder of nine people who had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, a high-profile case that shocked the nation. In a lay judge trial at the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court, prosecutors sought the death penalty for Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, who pleaded guilty to murdering, dismembering and storing the bodies of the nine in his apartment near Tokyo. Flowers and drinks are seen on Nov. 20, 2017 on a street near the apartment complex in Zama, near Tokyo, where nine dismembered bodies were found in late October at the home of suspect Takahiro Shiraishi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo "Nine young lives were taken in such a short period of two months," a prosecutor said, adding that his crimes "deserve death." Prosecutors also pointed out that there was no way the victims consented to being killed based on Shiraishi's testimony that they resisted when being strangled. Throughout the trial, Shiraishi maintained "there was no consent" given by his victims, but his defense lawyers argued that he had their tacit approval as they met after sending direct messages to the…