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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
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How Imran Khan Supporters Found A Way Around Social Media Blackout
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts say.
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"Whenever We Speak In Parliament...": Rahul Gandhi Alleges Media Blackout
Congress's Rahul Gandhi took on the media again and raised the issue of freedom of speech at a nukkad sabha (neighbourhood gathering) in Rajasthan's Kota today.
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Europe Braces For Mobile Network Blackouts: Report
Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region.
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"Completely Useless": Lanka PM's Minister Son On Social Media Blackout
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan minister and the eldest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has urged the government to reconsider the curbs on social media, pointing out that such bans are "completely useless".
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Facebook Signs Content Supply Deal With News Corp in Australia, Signalling Truce After Blackout
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, the companies said, a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of pages in the country.
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Facebook Switches News Back on in Australia, Signs Content Deals With Three Local Publishers
Facebook ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
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Facebook Pledges $1 Billion to Support News Media Over Next Three Years, Defends Australia Blackout
Facebook pledged to invest at least $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,230 crore) to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organisations.
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Facebook Pledges $1 Billion For News, Defends Australia Blackout
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organizations.
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Facebook News Pages to Be Restored in Australia as Government Agrees to Amend Media Payment Law
Facebook said it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days," after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.
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Facebook To Restore Australia News Feed After Deal With Government On Law
Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation.
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Facebook News Blackout: Australia Won’t Advertise COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media Platform
Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.
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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
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How Imran Khan Supporters Found A Way Around Social Media Blackout
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts say.
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"Whenever We Speak In Parliament...": Rahul Gandhi Alleges Media Blackout
Congress's Rahul Gandhi took on the media again and raised the issue of freedom of speech at a nukkad sabha (neighbourhood gathering) in Rajasthan's Kota today.
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Europe Braces For Mobile Network Blackouts: Report
Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region.
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"Completely Useless": Lanka PM's Minister Son On Social Media Blackout
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan minister and the eldest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has urged the government to reconsider the curbs on social media, pointing out that such bans are "completely useless".
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Facebook Signs Content Supply Deal With News Corp in Australia, Signalling Truce After Blackout
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, the companies said, a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of pages in the country.
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Facebook Switches News Back on in Australia, Signs Content Deals With Three Local Publishers
Facebook ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
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Facebook Pledges $1 Billion to Support News Media Over Next Three Years, Defends Australia Blackout
Facebook pledged to invest at least $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,230 crore) to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organisations.
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Facebook Pledges $1 Billion For News, Defends Australia Blackout
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organizations.
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Facebook News Pages to Be Restored in Australia as Government Agrees to Amend Media Payment Law
Facebook said it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days," after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.
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Facebook To Restore Australia News Feed After Deal With Government On Law
Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation.
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Facebook News Blackout: Australia Won’t Advertise COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media Platform
Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.
