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Facebook Covid 'misinformation' ban sparks freedom of speech fears

Facebook Covid ‘misinformation’ crackdown sparks freedom of speech fears: Claims such as ‘coronavirus is man-made’ are banned despite fact outbreak’s source is still unknown Facebook said it has banned misinformation about all vaccines, not just Covid-19 One specific claim it cited was that Covid-19 was man-made or manufactured Another was that vaccines can cause autism or have other harmful effects  Such […]

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Myanmar police crack down on crowds defying protest ban

Yangon: Police cracked down on demonstrators opposing Myanmar’s military coup, firing warning shots and shooting water cannons to disperse crowds that took to the streets again on Tuesday in defiance of rules making protests illegal. Water cannons were used in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-biggest city, where witnesses said at least two warning shots were fired to try to break up the […]

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Biden and Modi agree on greater need for ‘Quad’ strength

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China’s growing assertiveness in the region. India, United States, Japan and Australia are members of the Quad, an informal group that Washington has […]

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