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Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report
Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report
Business and Economy
by  AFP

TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people, according to a report published Wednesday by the Britain-based Reuters Institute. The figures were based on interviews with some 94,000 people across 46 countries, conducted for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, part of Britain's University of Oxford.

US backs concerns as lawmakers seek to punish S.Africa over Russia
US backs concerns as lawmakers seek to punish S.Africa over Russia
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The White House said Tuesday it shared concerns over South Africa's relationship with Russia after lawmakers called for the longtime US partner's expulsion from a major trade pact. "We share Congress's concern about South Africa's potential security partnership with Russia," Judd Devermont, the top White House official on sub-Saharan Africa, told reporters when asked about the lawmakers' letter.