Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: TikTok
After Inhaling Deodorant Spray in TikTok...
After her participation in the so-called “deodorant challenge,” which has been making the rounds on TikTok, an eight-year-old girl in Brazil died on April 13.Police said, Sarah Raíssa Pereira de Castro was hospitalized in the Federal District on April 10,when she inhaled the gas from a spray deodorant while participating in the challenge.
Tiktok:Popular in Kenya But Facing Backlash...
TikTok, one of the most popular applications in the world, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what some critics see as hate speech and explicit and obscene content. Even though millions of young Kenyans use the Chinese app for entertainment, social connections, or even to make money, an activist has petitioned parliament to ban the app.
Facebook Accounts in Line With Beijing’s...
In an investigation into inauthentic activity on Facebook, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) found that fake accounts are posting content in English and Chinese “that support[s] the political objectives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”
Is Microsoft Buying TikTok?
Microsoft confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire its popular social app TikTok in the United States. Microsoft said it will work with the U.S. government on a deal that they hope to wrap by September 15
Talk of Banning TikTok Sparks Calls...
U.S. President Donald Trump will take action “in the coming days” against TikTok, as it poses a national security risk, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Aug. 3, accusing the platform of “feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Now Crimes Being Related to TikTok...
After a temporary ban on the app last year by Madras High Court, the app is back in India after a fried hiatus. And if user numbers of 2019 is anything to go by, TikTok is set to become more popular
Mix & Match
The social media application TikTok is booming in popularity especially with kids who use it to share short, usually funny videos. But TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is owned by China, and this is raising concerns by U.S. lawmakers worried about the security of the app’s American users….Studies show when people pet an animal, their blood pressure goes down along with stress and anxiety. That’s why therapy dogs are increasingly found in schools, counseling centers and even in hospitals
Fueled by Teenagers, TikTok, the Short...
The video app TikTok has become the world’s most downloaded app. Teenagers are fueling the craze by posting videos as short as 15 seconds of themselves dancing, lip-syncing, being silly and generally showing off