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Twitter Marketing: Effective or Not?

Twitter is a wonderful platform for micro -blogging. It has revolutionized the way we interact with each other. Since it is a micro -blogging platform, it can be used very well on mobile phones.

Mawlid cancelled in Tigray

In tonight's programme, the United States on Monday called for beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan. Also, Muslims celebrate Mawlid across Africa but festivities were cancelled in Tigray because of recent drone attacks. And finally in the Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area. [...]

Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after its integration into army

Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military, said Abdi, and represented a major victory for Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. [...]

Beloved US country music icon Dolly Parton dies at 80

US singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80, her family said in a statement. The prolific songwriter released 49 studio albums, more than 100 compilation and collorabative albums, won 10 Grammys and 13 Academy of Country Music awards, and racked up 26 number one country hits during her six decades in the American music scene. [...]

Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies to conduct a rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week. Local authorities were still trying to verify the number of missing people, but local residents said roughly 600 women, children and elderly people had been abducted. [...]

Japan: 1,800 people pull 360-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep by hand

About 1,800 people came together in northern Japan to pull a 360-tonne castle keep by hand. The Hirosaki Castle keep was moved in 2015 so its earthquake-damaged stone wall could undergo repairs. Now, using hikiya, a technique that places buildings on rollers so they can be moved without dismantling them, the keep is being brought closer to its original position. Those taking part were selected through a lottery system. Moving efforts will continue until the end of August. [...]