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How tech, social media spur misinformation — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The adage “The first casualty when war comes is truth” remains as relevant today as it did when the U.S. Sen. Hiram Johnson first said it more than a century ago. The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas serves as a reminder of how truth can be overshadowed by falsehoods and propaganda during times…
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Former ITN newsman Glen Oglaza, 68, wins legal battle to free his beloved labradoodle Cookie and sheepadoodle Shadow after they were thrown in the pound for TEN MONTHS when their dog walker was mauled to death
[ad_1] A retired news presenter has won a legal battle to free his beloved dogs after they were detained for ten months by police over the fatal mauling of a professional dog walker. Glen Oglaza, a former newsman for ITV and Sky News, has not seen six-year-old Cookie and one-year-old Shadow since they were thrown…
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Vietnam releases 4 independent Protestants after 5 days’ detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Police in Vietnam have released four independent Protestants who were detained for five days after inviting President Vo Van Thuong to observe one of their religious services. Y Nuer Buon Dap, Y Thinh Nie, Y Cung Nie and his son Y Salemon Eban returned home on Saturday. The first three were arrested on Oct.…
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Japan PM vows defense cooperation with Philippines in historic speech — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Japanese leader to address both chambers of the Philippine Congress on Saturday, underscoring a new phase in relations between the two Asian countries marked by territorial disputes with China. Calling the Philippines an “irreplaceable partner,” the Japanese prime minister said defense cooperation between the two nations, as…
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Supreme Court to hear NRA appeal in free speech lawsuit against former New York official
[ad_1] The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments made by a former New York state official who urged insurance companies and banks to discontinue their association with gun-promoting groups after the mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. The high court will hear arguments…
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Unofficial Vietnamese church members languish in detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Four members of an unofficial church in southern Vietnam’s Dak Lak province who invited the country’s newly appointed president to attend their services remained in custody Thursday, in violation of a law that requires detainees be released within three days, said a religious watchdog group. Protestant Christians Y Phuc Nie, Y Nuer Buon Dap,…
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Sanctioned Hong Kong leader John Lee did get an ‘invitation’ to Apec meeting in San Francisco but will his staying away help free city from cross hairs of US-China tensions?
[ad_1] But Ip said it would be “premature to draw an optimistic conclusion” that it was a sign Hong Kong would be less caught up in the whirl of US-China dynamics and be a distraction to bigger problems to be resolved by both sides. ‘Scheduling issues’ to keep Hong Kong leader John Lee from Apec…
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Vietnamese police arrest dozens of construction site protesters — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Hundreds of police officers broke up a construction site protest in northern Vietnam Tuesday by beating several demonstrators with batons and arresting about a dozen of them, the protesters told Radio Free Asia. The US$30 million 15-hectare (37-acre) Long Son Container Port Project would build a 250-meter (820-foot) dock to be operational by 2025…
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Priyanka Gandhi promises Rs 500 subsidy per gas cylinder, free electricity if Congress retains power
[ad_1] Slamming the BJP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked the audience, “Will you vote for those who mislead you in the name of religion and only bring problems in your lives, or vote for the party that works to ensure your development and welfare”. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday promised a slew of measures,…
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Fiji withdraws from UN Xinjiang statement — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Fiji has withdrawn from an international statement that called on China to end its persecution of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, underlining the superpower’s leverage over Pacific island countries. A total of 51 nations had backed the statement that was issued in mid-October at a U.N. committee on human rights violations in…
