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Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
December 15, 2017
Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
Disney is buying a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox in a deal that promises to reshape the media industry…
Death toll rises to 6 after school bus, train collide in France
December 15, 2017
Death toll rises to 6 after school bus, train collide in France
The death toll from a collision which saw a train rip a school bus in half rose to six on…
EU leaders clash over refugees
December 15, 2017
EU leaders clash over refugees
Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up…
Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
December 15, 2017
Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
Russia’s media regulators are demanding Twitter and YouTube delete the accounts of “undesired” NGOs. If they don’t, authorities say both…
Zimbabwe’s new leader begins journey to key 2018 election
December 14, 2017
Zimbabwe’s new leader begins journey to key 2018 election
Zimbabwe’s new president is showing signs of charting a path different from that of his ousted mentor, Robert Mugabe, as…
Donald Trump Jr. wants ‘leak’ probe, as Congress’ Russia probes press on
December 14, 2017
Donald Trump Jr. wants ‘leak’ probe, as Congress’ Russia probes press on
President Donald Trump’s eldest son asked a House of Representatives committee on Tuesday to investigate possible leaks of information about…
Hayek says rebuffing Weinstein led to nightmare on ‘Frida’
December 14, 2017
Hayek says rebuffing Weinstein led to nightmare on ‘Frida’
In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuse and harassment, Salma Hayek says the disgraced…
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
December 14, 2017
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
The US has continued to torture detainees held at the controversial detention center in Cuba, said the UN’s expert on…
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
December 14, 2017
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine…
UN chief says arrest of Reuters journalists shows erosion of press freedom in Myanmar
December 14, 2017
UN chief says arrest of Reuters journalists shows erosion of press freedom in Myanmar
The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar…