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Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on X, election dissent

Aug 12, 2024

Caracas [Venezuela], August 12: It's more than just a power struggle between two prominent men. The social media standoff between billionaire Elon Musk and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has highlighted how Caracas has cracked down on freedom of expression since the contested presidential vote on July 28.

Guinea-Bissau escalates crackdown on press freedom

Aug 12, 2024

Australia spy chief: Foreign meddling common, by friends too

Aug 12, 2024

Kamala Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin ahead of US Presidential elections: Polls

Aug 12, 2024

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Paramount to cut 15 pct of U.S. workforce

Aug 11, 2024

Los Angeles [US], August 11: Media conglomerate Paramount Global announced on Thursday that it will cut 15 percent of its U.S.-based workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, as part of a...

Cambodia records over 3 mln air passengers in H1, up 22 pct: report

Aug 11, 2024

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 11: Cambodia registered 3.03 million air travelers during the first half of 2024, up 22 percent from 2.48 million over the same period last year, said...

Sri Lanka to conduct countrywide wild elephant census

Aug 11, 2024

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11: Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation will conduct a countrywide census on wild elephants on August 17, 18 and 19, state media reported on Saturday...