Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted early Saturday that the accounts of journalists that were suspended late Thursday will be reinstated. While some of the accounts were reactivated shortly after Musk’s tweet, however, not all have been restored. The Twitter account of VOA’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman showed his restored timeline, except for three tweets […]
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has begun erupting for the first time since the 1980s, prompting authorities to put emergency crews on alert. The volcano began spewing lava and ash late Sunday. The U.S. Geological Service (USGS) said Monday the lava is contained within the summit and does not currently threaten residents […]
An earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java Monday, killing at more than 50 people and injuring hundreds. The head of the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the earthquake damaged dozens of buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the magnitude 5.6 quake was in Cianjur. Shaking was felt in the capital, […]
Elon Musk has restored former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Musk, Twitter’s controversial new owner, reinstated Trump’s account after 51% of those responding to a Twitter poll voted in favor of his return. More than 15 million Twitter users voted. Twitter banned Trump’s account after a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. […]