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Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · 11d

In the cool of a Portugal night, it’s time to pick the grapes

Portuguese vineyards are harvesting grapes at night to combat rising temperatures. This practice, rooted in tradition, helps preserve the freshness of grapes by avoiding daytime heat.

Instagram's 'deliberate design choices' make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17d

Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Meta's wildly popular app, has failed to protect children with its "woefully ineffective" safety measures, according to a new report.

Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children with its “woefully ineffective” safety measures, according to a new report from former employee a

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Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists

Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.

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Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 25

In this family handout photo, a person shows the blood-stained camera that freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, was carrying when she was killed in a double Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Family Handout via AP)

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Jacqueline Larma @jacquelinelarma.bsky.social · Aug 25

AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...

Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 25

Mariam, who reported this story, was killed today.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital.

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 25

Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 25

Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 23

Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of 13-year-old Karim Qdeih, who was killed along with others in overnight Israeli strikes, during his funeral outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)

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Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 22

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The top photos of the week by AP's photojournalists

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 16

another week, another good gallery. @anitabaca.bsky.social

Aug. 8-14, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The top photos of the week by AP's photojournalists

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 12

great gallery! @anitabaca.bsky.social

Aug. 1-7, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Aug 11

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif as toll worsens on Gaza journalists

Israel’s military has targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike, killing him, another of its journalists and at least six other people sheltering outside a Gaza City hospital.

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Jacqueline Larma @jacquelinelarma.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · Aug 11

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.

Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.

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New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

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Armando Franca @armandofranca.bsky.social · Jul 28

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A photographer covers a story that felt very close to home in the Gaza Strip

A photographer covers a story that felt very close to home in the Gaza Strip.