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Bloomberg says his reporters must ‘live with’ limits on coverage

Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg yesterday defended the policy implemented by his news agency to...

Facebook hit by ‘tsunami’ of bogus political news: NGO

A "tsunami" of political disinformation is pounding Facebook users with the US presidential election still...

Facebook ‘news tab’ seeks to reboot its role with media

Facebook yesterday began rolling out its dedicated "news tab" with professionally produced content -- the...

China blocks almost a quarter of accredited foreign news sites: watchdog

China's "Great Firewall" system of online censorship blocks domestic access to nearly a quarter of...

Meduza: news site based outside Russia to report freely

The arrest of Russian journalist Ivan Golunov on drugs charges that were dropped Tuesday following...

Macau Concealers officially registered in Information Broadcast System after appeal

Macau Concealers, a media platform associated with the New Macau Association, has gained access to...

Singapore seeks social media ‘corrections’ in proposed fake news law

Singapore submitted new fake news legislation in parliament on Monday requiring social media to carry...

Apple pivots to services with video, news offerings

Apple on Monday unveiled a star-packed original video service along with a subscription plan for...

Macau | Gov’t “open” to discuss press law that would recognise online-only news media

The Director of Gov't Information Broadcast System said today that the Macau SAR Gov't "was...

N. Korea may be preparing a missile or space launch: NPR

North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR...

China’s Xinhua presents news using robot news anchor

China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics...

Philippines arrests Duterte critic journalist Maria Ressa

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was...

Russian sailors held in Cape Verde on suspicion of smuggling 9 tonnes of cocaine

Cape Verde police have detained 11 Russian sailors for the suspected smuggling of more than...

Tonga emerges from cyber darkness as internet restored

Tonga's two-week spell of virtual cyber darkness has ended, with authorities announcing Sunday that full...

Russia says BBC guilty of ‘violations’: news agencies

Russia's state communications regulator said on Thursday that the BBC World News channel had committed...

Macron tells Sisi human rights go together with stability

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he told his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah...

Stock market recovery runs out of steam

Stock markets in Europe and the US slipped Friday after several days of gains as...

Nigeria arrests two reporters over Boko Haram coverage

Nigerian security forces on Sunday arrested two journalists over their coverage of the jihadist group...

MBtv: Africa Weekly – From Mali to Angola

This week on Africa Weekly, we travel to Mali where the government is trying to...

Powerful quake strikes off Russia’s far east: USGS

A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Russia's far east on Thursday,...

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