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Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack INTERNATIONAL

Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack

Major internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US internet provider came under a cyber attack.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter eases 140-character limit on tweets INTERNATIONAL

Twitter eases 140-character limit on tweets

Twitter announced on Monday it was easing its 140-character limit on tweets, implementing a policy announced in May to no longer factor certain add-ons including pictures into a message's length.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter users mock Indian politician carried through floods INTERNATIONAL

Twitter users mock Indian politician carried through floods

A senior Indian politician was widely mocked on Monday after photos showed policemen carrying him through ankle-deep muddy water while inspecting deadly floods in the country's centre.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter bans website editor after abuse of 'Ghostbusters' star INTERNATIONAL

Twitter bans website editor after abuse of 'Ghostbusters' star

Twitter has banned an editor at the conservative Breitbart website following a wave of targeted racial slurs that drove "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones to abandon the social media platform in disgust.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter allows users to share 140-second videos INTERNATIONAL

Twitter allows users to share 140-second videos

Twitter, known for its 140-character limit on tweets, is now allowing users to post longer videos - of up to 140 seconds.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter eases 140-character limit for tweets INTERNATIONAL

Twitter eases 140-character limit for tweets

Twitter announced on Tuesday it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short messages.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter to free room for links and photos INTERNATIONAL

Twitter to free room for links and photos

Twitter plans to let people fire off links or pictures without eating into the 140-character limit set for posts at the one-to-many messaging service...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stray lion injures man in Kenyan capital - wildlife service INTERNATIONAL

Stray lion injures man in Kenyan capital - wildlife service

A male lion that strayed into rush hour traffic in the Kenyan capital injured one man before being captured and taken back to a reserve that lies on the edge of the city, the Kenya Wildlife Service said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tycoon Mallya denies 'fleeing' India, Delhi left red-faced INTERNATIONAL

Tycoon Mallya denies 'fleeing' India, Delhi left red-faced

Tycoon Vijay Mallya, under pressure from banks to repay more than $1bn owed by his collapsed airline, refuted claims he had fled India as politicians traded recriminations over how he was able to fly to Britain unhindered.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swift Ashghal action to fix uncovered manhole ARABIA

Swift Ashghal action to fix uncovered manhole

An alert Public Works Authority (Ashghal) team cordoned off the area surrounding an uncovered manhole on Ahmed Bin Hanbal Street in Matar Qadeem.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter lets hot tweets rise to top of timelines INTERNATIONAL

Twitter lets hot tweets rise to top of timelines

Twitter revamped its timeline Wednesday, allowing the "best" tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of the messaging platform.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Charity launches its social network ARABIA

Qatar Charity launches its social network

Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its own social network in cooperation and partnership with different groups of the Qatari society and social media activists.

4:45 AM November 25 2016