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Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia

SocialmediaplatformSnapchathasblockedaccesstoAlJazeeracontentinSaudiArabia.SnapchatsaiditwasaskedbytheSaudiauthoritiestoremovetheQatari-backedbroadcaster'sDisco

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How posting on Facebook could send you to jail

IsyourlastpostonFacebookgoingtolandyouinjail?Itmightdoifitruinsacriminaltrial.Andthegovernmentisnowlookingforevidenceofwhethernewlawsareneededtostopithappening.

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Indonesia takes sterner measures against hate speech perpetrators

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Sept.12(APD)–Indonesianauthoritieshaverecentlymadeseriesofarrestsagainstthoseidentifiedofspreadinghatesthroughthesocialmediaovertheco

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One injured in 'electrical explosion' in central London

An"electricalexplosion"inabusythoroughfareincentralLondonduringrushhouronThursdaycausedpanicamongpassersbyandleftonemanslightlyinjured.TheblastinOxfordStreet,at

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Social media not the right platform for politics

Today,socialmediahasbecomeasoapboxforpeopletostatetheirviewsonsociety,politicsandreligion.Recently,theCharlottesvilleprotesthascausedahugestironFacebook.Ican'te

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Grace Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe after South Africa assault allegation

GraceMugabereturnedtoZimbabweearlyonSunday,statemediareported,aftera20-year-oldmodelaccusedthefirstladyofassaultingherinanupmarketJohannesburghotelroom.SouthAfr

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Storm rips through Austrian beer tent, killing two

AnintensestormrippedthroughabeertentinnorthwesternAustria,killingtwopeopleandinjuringatleast40more,AustrianmediareportedlateonFriday.About700peoplewereinthetent

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China-Africa relations : Unique role in building strong bond

Editor'snote:TheChina-AfricaMediaForumhostedbytheInformationOfficeoftheStateCouncilandco-organizedbyXinhuaNewsAgencyandIndependentMediaGroupofSouthAfricawasheld

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France's Macron accuses photographer of harassment while on holiday<br>

PresidentEmmanuelMacronhasfiledalegalcomplaintagainstaphotographerallegingharassmentandinvasionofprivacywhileonvacationinthesouthernFrenchcityofMarseille,asourc

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China aims to improve the way it tells its stories to the world

Chinaiscontinuingitseffortstoimprovethewayitsmediacommunicateswiththeoutsideworld.AseminaroninternationalcommunicationopenedonThursdayintheeasterncityofYantaiin

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After Saudi skirt woman's brief arrest, many lament double standard

AfterSaudipolicebrieflyarrestedawomanwhoappearedinanonlinevideowearingan"indecent"skirtandcroptop,manySaudissprangtoherdefenceonsocialmediaonWednesday.ManyTwitt

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Wuhan media conference looks at how to tell the world China's story

The17thconferenceonOverseasChinesePioneeringandDevelopinginChinaconcludedonSundayinWuhan,capitalofcentralChina'sHubeiProvince.Theconferenceaimstolinkupmoremedia

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Triple bombings kill 4, wound 16 in Syria's Damascus

ThreecarbombsexplodedinDamascusonSunday,killingandwoundinganumberofpeople,statemediareported.OneofthesuicidebombersblewhimselfupinasquareincentralDamascusafterb

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Trump praises veterans, hits media at Kennedy Center event

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphonoredmilitaryveteransinWashingtononSaturdayataKennedyCentereventthatresembledbothapoliticalrallyandanevangelicalChristianreligiousserv

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No more longer video uploads on Weibo

China’sTwitter-likeSinaWeibowillshutdowntheuploadingaccessofvideoclipsthatareover15minutesinlengthaspartofreformonitsonlineaudio-visualservice,accordingtoanoffi

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Why U.S. mainstream media reports Chinese companies so controversial

AfamousChineseentrepreneur'shigh-profilerebuttalofarecentreportbyTheNewYorkTimeshasdrawnalotofattentionacrossthePacificinthepastfewdays,revivingalong-lingeringq

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Facebook’s Role in European Elections under scrutiny

Lawrence Dodd lives in one of Britain’s most fiercely fought voting districts, and he has been peppered almost daily with ads from the country’s major political parties on Facebook. About a month ago, he tried to find out why.