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Internet shutdowns aren’t just Africa’s problem. They’re happening worldwide
Hong Kong (CNN)When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos of mostly student demonstrators being gassed helped fuel the
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Ford to make all-electric version of its F-150 truck
(CNN)America's most popular vehicle is going electric. Ford will make an all-electric plugin version of the F-150 pickup truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-series — battery electric and hybrid," Jim Farley, Ford's
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Ahead of Davos, CEOs need a grip on reality
Less than a week from now, the world's elite will convene in Davos. As they sit high atop the Alps, they will muse about a new architecture for globalization — this year's theme. Meanwhile,
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4 things we learned about Huawei’s founder
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Huawei's founder and president Ren Zhengfei remained silent in public while his company suffered a terrible 2018, including bans and warnings against its products in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia
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Indian woman becomes first to climb male-only mountain
Delhi, India (CNN)A woman in southern India has become the first to climb a sacred mountain after a court lifted a local custom that prohibited females from scaling the peak.The feat comes amid a
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Facebook takes down anti-NATO pages linked to Russian news agency Sputnik
New York (CNN Business)Facebook removed hundreds of pages on Thursday it said posed as independent news sites in eastern Europe and elsewhere but were actually run by employees at Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik.
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Head of South Korean dog charity ‘secretly euthanized hundreds of animals’
Seoul (CNN)One of South Korea's most prominent animal shelters has been rocked by a euthanasia scandal, amid accusations it secretly put hundreds of dogs to death despite its "no kill" ethos.This week, a dozen
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The Duke of Edinburgh was in a car accident but he wasn’t hurt
(CNN)Great Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was involved in a traffic accident Thursday, but he was not injured, Buckingham Palace told CNN.Buckingham Palace said the 97-year-old was driving a Range Rover
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Suicide blast may be a taste of what’s to come as US forces leave Syria
Sha'fa, Syria (CNN)The drive down to the frontlines with ISIS is long and dangerous. Our escorts from the Kurdish-led forces insisted on taking us in armored vehicles from their base in the al-Omar oilfield.
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Tick tock … Aussie Open tennis match ends at 3:12 a.m.
(CNN)"I'll go get some breakfast now," quipped Garbine Muguruza after she'd won her Australian Open encounter against Johanna Konta -- at the ungodly hour of 3:12 a.m."I seriously can't believe people are still watching,"


