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Illustrative image (Source:The Inquisitr) Hanoi (VNA) – In the context that websites and social media are flooded with unverified information, members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) shared experience in regaining trust in mainstream news on the occasion of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting hosted by the Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi from April 18-20. To verify information circulating on the Internet and make it useful for its news coverage, Kyodo News of Japan created the “D-Watch team” in 2012, which is in charge of monitoring various websites and social media, like Facebook and Twitter, every day from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and regularly reports to its News Department’s nerve centre, called the News Centre, about newsworthy information. If the News Centre judges that it is better to cover something, based on information from the D-Watch team, the centre will instruct news sections to send reporters to the spot where the news is … [Read more...] about OANA news agencies share experience to regain trust in mainstream news

* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by the damage and terrible loss of life and injuries caused by the earthquake in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, said his spokesman on September 28. The United Nations stands ready to support the government-led rescue and relief efforts. * Trami, the 24th typhoon of the year, had forced over 2,000 residents of eastern China's Fujian Province to be evacuated as of September 29, local authorities said. * The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on September 29 demanded the United States take steps to secure Pyongyang's trust before its denuclearization. * Speaking to the UN General Assembly on September 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that several Western countries are using coercive methods to "slow down the irreversible" emerging multipolar world order and their acts are "illicit." * The Philippines' outstanding debt hit record high of US$131.498 billion in the first eight months of 2018 on the … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: September 30

* Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, over a deadly terrorist attack and reaffirmed readiness to intensify counterterror cooperation, the Kremlin said Saturday. * China and Germany held a second round of a bilateral high-level security dialogue in Berlin on September 21. Both sides agreed that the high-level security dialogue is an important measure toward implementing the joint statement issued by Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on building a comprehensive strategic partnership between their two countries. * The death toll from the ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, has risen to 218 and may further grow, state media said late on September 22. * The Islamic Hamas movement said late Saturday that its politburo chief Ismail Haneya discussed with senior Egyptian mediators a truce with Israel and reconciliation to end 12 years of internal Palestinian division. * Chinese police have … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: September 23

* The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s President Moon Jae-in will send his special delegation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on September 5, Moon's office said Friday. * Six villagers were killed when unidentified gunmen abducted a Filipino business couple in a southern Philippine town, police said on September 1. * Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on August 31 that Russia is "resolved" to support the Syrian army in its counter-terrorism efforts during the "final quarter of an hour" of the more than seven-year-long Syrian crisis, state news agency SANA reported. * EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on August 31 that Tehran complies with all its nuclear related commitments is a "good news", when EU is still working on preserving the Iranian nuclear deal. * The White House said on August 31 that US President Donald Trump will travel to France, Ireland, Argentina and Columbia in November for bilateral and multilateral issues. *The US State … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: September 1