Solidarity for the victims in Nice, as  #Catholique is trending online. Also, following the attacks, the former Malaysian Prime Minister published a series of controversial tweets.  Many left wondering: ‘What happened to censorship, Twitter?”

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The online community mourns the victims of the #NiceAttack

Lockdown flashbacks: The online community reacts to "Confinement Season Two." In other news, Charlie Hebdo strikes again with a new President Erdogan cartoon.  

Macron imposes new national lockdown in France

After a newborn baby was found abandoned at the Doha International Airport, 13 Australian women had to undergo a "genital examination" before boarding their flight from Doha to Sydney. The newborn is still unidentified, according to the Hamad International Airport. In other news, Lebanon has its own version of "Lady Liberty": a new statue has been unveiled, made of glass, metals and debris from the Beirut port explosion. Finally, Kazakhstan capitalizes on Borat's sequel and creates a "Very nice!" tourism ad from the character's catchphrase.

Australia-Qatar row after Australian women strip-searched on Qatar Airways flight

A statue of General Baquedano in Chile, which was painted and repainted red during demonstrations, has become a symbol of sometimes violent protests in the country. But first: the beheaded teacher in France was the "victim of an angry social media campaign", according to Reuters. In other news, a cat geoglyph that dates back to 200-100 BC has been found in Peru's Nazca hills. The geoglyph emerged during maintenance work at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Chile's national monument at the epicentre of protests

The minks will be culled due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak in nearly 60 mink fur farms in North Jutland. In response, The Dutch government has ordered that all mink fur farms must permanently close by March 2021. In other news, Disney strengthens its content advisory for racism in many of their classic films, including Peter Pan and Dumbo. In Berlin, a coronavirus ad gone wrong.

The killing of more than 1 million minks has started in Denmark

#BoycottNBC is trending, as the network faces a backlash for scheduling the Trump event at the same time as Biden’s ABC town hall. In other news, a French museum has had to cancel an exhibit on Genghis Khan after an interference by the Chinese government. Chinese authorities asked the museum to remove the words “Genghis Khan”, “Mongol”, and “empire” from the exhibit. The museum’s director accuses the Chinese government of “censorship” and “attempts to rewrite history”.

NBC under fire for Trump town hall scheduling

Argentina has recorded 485 deaths in a single day, their highest tally since the beginning of the pandemic. In France, a new legislation will be introduced to protect child stars on platforms such as Youtube, Tiktok and Facebook. It is the first country to do so. In other news: Happy 80th birthday, John Lennon!  

Argentina: Despite 200+ days of confinement measures, the country registers record deaths

As the spread of Covid 19 continues to worsen in France, some of the worst affected areas have been placed on maximum alert. But are the new measures enough, or should there be another lockdown? Plus, the fly who stole the show at the Vice Presidential debate.  

Covid 19: France puts more cities on maximum alert

The vice-presidential debate ‘actually matters this time,’ according to the Washington Post and other media. Also, the environmental headlines today: last month was the hottest September ever on record, the amazon rainforest could become a savannah and California has its first ‘gigafire’ in modern history. In other news, tributes pouring on social media following the news of Eddie Van Halen’s, 65, death.

The most important VP debate ever?

In Chile, protests restart where they left off before the pandemic; a video of a 16-year-old boy being thrown off a bridge by police has gone viral and sparked outrage in the country. Here in France, restaurants in the capital now have to register contact details for customers, a measure that already exists in neighbouring countries such as Portugal, Italy and Germany. But many find the measure controversial.

Chile protests: Outrage over video that shows boy being thrown off bridge by police

In a positive twist, the LGBTQ community seize the Proud Boys hashtag and post images of love, not hate. Meanwhile, the hasthag #Rihannaiscancelled trending. The pop star faces backlash for using a song containing Islamic Hadith during her Savage X Fenty show; many are accusing her of cultural appropriation. Finally, the many ways Trump is being accused of ‘staging’ his appearances over the weekend.  

The LGBTQ community take over the Proud Boys hashtag

We take at the look at some of the flood of reaction on the internet to Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19. Plus, as tensions rise with Armenia, Azerbaijan's military has released a bizarre music video. And has new Netflix show Emily in Paris hit the mark? Not if you ask the French…

Donald Trump has COVID-19: the internet reacts

The leaks were published by different news sources detailing how Downing Street plans to crackdown on the migration crisis. Proposals range from sending migrants to offshore asylum centers to having asylum seekers processed on disused floating ferries.  Critics and opposition consider the plans to be ‘inhumane.’ Meanwhile in France, #FreeUyghurs  trending in light of the Chinese National Day.

UK government proposals for asylum seekers leaked

We take a look at some of the many hashtags surrounding US President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Following the New York Times's bombshell findings, Twitter is alight with anger, disgust and humour. #750dollars #FakeBillionaire and #VoteHimOut are just some of the many trending terms. The 45th POTUS says the reports are all "Fake News". We also look at how the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is playing out online. The social media discussion is a polarised one, with official accounts from both Armenia and Azerbaijan pointing the finger of blame at each other.  

Investigation into Trump's taxes goes viral, spawns flurry of creative hashtags

Friday's attack seems symbolic to many, taking place as it did outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices, and as alleged accomplices in the 2015 terrorist attack stand trial. We take a look at online reaction to the stabbing in Paris that left two journalists badly injured. 

Yet another attack on freedom of the press in France? Paris reels from stabbing

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