Germany crashing out of the 2018 World Cup has thrown up the tournament's biggest shock to date. The defending champions didn't start the competition well, losing to Mexico, but to exit in the group stages seemed inconceivable. A last minute victory over Sweden restored Joachim Loew's hopes but there was to be one last twist. Viewers all over the world were left dumbfounded when South Korea brilliantly beat Germany 2-0, not only knocking them out of the World Cup but dumping them bottom of Group F. The result sent shockwaves acrosss the globe but, surprisingly, no one handled it better than Germany's official Twitter account. When they realised Sweden scored Thoughts and prayers The tension gets too much South Korea stun Germany with a goal The final nail in the coffin It's all over Laughter really is the best medicine. Here's how viewers greeted news of Germany heading home... … [Read more...] about How Germany’s Twitter account handled crashing out of World Cup
Trudeau Draws Twitter’s Ire After Being Accused of ‘Groping’ Woman 18 Years Ago
As the allegations suggesting that the then 28-year-old Trudeau “groped” a young reporter at a music festival in Creston in 2000 came to light, the prime minister’s secretary, Matt Pascuzzo, stated that Trudeau “doesn’t think he had any negative interactions” at the Kokanee Summit festival. READ MORE: Trudeau Faces Backlash for His $1.5Mln Trip to India The accusations come at odds with his zero-tolerance policy towards sexual misconduct: in 2014, the prime minister suspended two MPs, Scott Andrews and Massimo Pacetti, from the Liberal caucus over sexual harassment complaints. While Andrews ended up accepting the findings of the investigation, Pacetti insisted that he was innocent. More recently, former Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kent Hehr was also forced to resign from the cabinet following allegations that he had made suggestive … [Read more...] about Trudeau Draws Twitter’s Ire After Being Accused of ‘Groping’ Woman 18 Years Ago
Prince William’s crossing into the Occupied Palestine territories unsurprisingly divides Twitter
Having being told to bring a “message of peace from Israel” by Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Duke of Cambridge crossed into the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) today for a Royal Family first. Rolling into Ramallah, Prince William met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for the most political non-political meeting ever, followed by lunch. Later, he will speak at a reception at the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, attended by “a broad range of people from across the occupied Palestinian territories". The historic meeting with Abbas was beamed out on Twitter by Kensington Palace, the official account for the Prince, his brother, and their wives. Like with everything related to Israel and Palestine, reaction has been a mixed bag: There’s been praise for how the Prince has conducted himself throughout the trip, with others reminding us of where he got his manners from Despite a “message of peace” being delivered from Tel Aviv, … [Read more...] about Prince William’s crossing into the Occupied Palestine territories unsurprisingly divides Twitter
Meat Row: Twitter Ponders French Butchers’ Plea for Protection Against Vegans
French butchers have formally requested police protection against vegans, whom they blame for a series of attacks designed to "spread terror" in the meat-loving nation, according to a document seen by AFP and cited by The Local. Butchers claimed that animal rights groups and vegans in particular attack them "physically, verbally and morally"; they notably blame universal media exposure on the anti-meat cause for triggering bellicose sentiment against their occupation. READ MORE: Butchers Beware: China Launches ‘Meat Sniffer' to Check Flesh Freshness In an open letter to Gérard Collomb, the interior minister, President of the French Federation of Butchers and Caterers Jean-François Guihard stated: He went on to point to the fact that the 18,000 butchers of France were "worried" and "shocked" as just a minute part of society is trying to impose "its way … [Read more...] about Meat Row: Twitter Ponders French Butchers’ Plea for Protection Against Vegans
Here’s how you can win Twitter’s version of the Golden Boot with just one tweet
Here’s how you can win Twitter’s version of the Golden Boot with just one tweet BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Twitter is almost as much a part of the World Cup as the goals themselves these days, but if there was to be an award for the best tweet of the tournament, who would win? https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/viral/heres-how-you-can-win-twitters-version-of-the-golden-boot-with-just-one-tweet-37055926.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/viral/article37055919.ece/a0c5b/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_a20604b1-cc40-4c71-afd3-f9173bb118bb_1 Email Twitter is almost as much a part of the World Cup as the goals themselves these days, but if there was to be an award for the best tweet of the tournament, who would win? Well Twitter UK is going to find out with its first ever Golden Tweet awards, a set of gongs for the most retweeted posts within the UK during the tournament. There are five categories of Golden Tweet – fan, player, team, brand and pundit – and … [Read more...] about Here’s how you can win Twitter’s version of the Golden Boot with just one tweet