Simple Present

Present Time

Simple Present

The simple present refers to:

• summaries of events, Eg.: Officials praise Afghan voters who defied Taliban threats to turn out to vote in a key parliamentary election. (bbc.uk)

• historic present, (is the
  The present tense used in the narration of events set in the past.(...) When telling stories about past events, people often switch into present tense,) ( The Free Dictionary) Eg.: See Wikipedia

• facts, Eg.: Brazilians know how to throw a party on a mammoth scale and make other festivals look like trainspotting conventions. (bbc.com)

• habits, Eg.: Ary said “Rihanna eats when she gets hungry and has fruit and protein at every meal.” ( celebritydietdoctor.com)

• states, Eg.: I am obsessed with laser hair removal! (...) my entire body is hairless." (Kim Kardashian)

• declarations, Eg.:Lula said “Argentina and Brazil are not as adversaries or enemies anymore”

• headlines, eg.: US consumer prices rise in August
  

• instructions. Eg.: To seduce the man of your dreams you don't have to be anything more than you already are (e-how.com)