Japanese minister Nishimura receives threatening letter containing razor blade

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  Maduro writes to 'peoples of the world', denouncing US sanctions

  9 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has addressed a letter "to the peoples of the world" on his government's response to Washington's unilateral measures against his country. 2 and published on the Twitter account of Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday, the president discussed measures ap

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  Taiwan blasted for threatening 2 performers

  Taiwan cellist and actress Ouyang Nana (left) and Taiwan singer Angela Chang (right). (Photo: Sina Weibo)DPP authorities warn stars could be fined for taking part in National Day gala on TVA Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday condemned Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan for threatening two of the islands stars for performing at a gala celebrating National Day that was broadcast on China Central Television on Wednesday night.Promotional footage for the gala aired by CCTV on Saturday showed that Taiwan cellist and actress Ouyang Nana would perform My Motherland－a patriotic song－together with singers from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, and Angela Chang, a singer from Taiwan, would join mainland singers to perform a song celebrating peoples efforts in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak.In the footage, Ouyang said she was excited to participate in the show, and Chang said she wanted to convey positive energy by singing the song about the novel coronavirus outbreak.However, island authorities responded over the weekend that the mainland arrangement for the Taiwan artists to attend the National Day celebration is to promote the "one country, two systems" political formula for Taiwan.If an investigation confirms these behaviors violate regulations, the stars could face punishment, including fines, they said.Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a news conference on Wednesday morning that DPP authorities often threaten or intimidate Taiwan residents who engage in cross-Straits activities."I can only say if you are out to condemn someone, you can always come up with trumped up charges," he added.Ma said that during major Chinese festivals, compatriots from Taiwan, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and overseas Chinese people join the celebrations.Taiwan artists participate in film and television activities on the mainland and perform with mainland singers ...

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  Social media must contain the 'infodemic'

  The Gravesend neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., October 4, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)The White House is now the center of a major coronavirus outbreak, which can undeniably be tied to a total lack of regard for basic hygienic guidelines. Cases tied to the administration and within the Republican Party continue to mount – even as they had access to the worlds most elite medical experts. Choose as they might to endanger themselves, the White House outbreak is a perfect example of the consequences that come with the exact behaviors modeled by U.S. President Donald Trump.It turns out that the president is responsible for a lot of the spin tied to information regarding the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent study by researchers at Cornell University. Analyzing 38 million articles in English-language media around the world, Trump made up nearly 38 percent of the overall "misinformation conversation," which makes the White House not only a major center of the pandemic, but the actual epicenter of the "infodemic."According to Sarah Evanega, the director of the Cornell Alliance for Science and the studys lead author, the president is "the single largest driver of misinformation" regarding the virus. To anyone following the presidents Twitter, this is not a surprise – he has amplified, retweeted, or even just made subtle mentions of conspiracy theories that have little or no connection to reality.The most talked-about misinformation topic was "miracle cures," and many of these were tied to Trump, such as his promotion of anti-malarial drugs, ultraviolet light and disinfectants to treat COVID-19."I see the disinfectant that knocks it (the coronavirus) out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning?" Trump said in April during a press conference, the famous "bleach injection" moment.As comical as some of the...