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Ukraine shuts down leading independent news site Strana as part of new crackdown on journalists, judges & opposition politicians

Strana.ua, one of the country’s best-known mainstream news sites, was unavailable on Friday after officials included both its parent company…

3 years ago

China’s crackdown on Didi following its Wall St IPO shows that billionaires don’t run the show in Beijing – unlike in Washington

When a video of Mark Zuckerberg went viral on the internet showing the Facebook tycoon riding an electric surfboard while…

3 years ago

Putin rejects Biden claim of crackdown on Kremlin opponents, says Black Lives Matter & Capitol violence show US has its own issues

Putin was asked by American reporters whether his government was engaging in a “crackdown” against domestic opposition, and whether Biden…

3 years ago

Global crackdown on Big Tech mounting as India plans to expedite Amazon & Walmart antitrust probe

The probe launched by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in January 2021 was initiated following a complaint alleging that…

3 years ago

Shots ring out despite Baltimore’s attempted crime crackdown after businesses threatened to stop paying taxes

Baltimore police told local media outlet WBAL Radio on Sunday that they're investigating an overnight “discharging,” not shooting, in Fells…

3 years ago

West molding Ukraine into ‘anti-Russia’ & West turns blind eye as crackdown on opposition makes Donbass peace impossible – Putin

Speaking on Friday, Putin also claimed that Ukraine’s crackdown on opposition politicians means that a peaceful resolution to the unrest…

3 years ago

Reports of ‘80 protesters killed’ in one day as post-coup military crackdown continues in Myanmar

The reported casualties were a result of clashes that occurred in Bago through Thursday night and Friday, according to the…

3 years ago

‘Captain Underpants’ spinoff yanked amid crackdown on supposed anti-Asian ‘passive racism’ in children’s books

Pilkey has begged forgiveness for “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future,” a book he wrote…

3 years ago

Calls for Met Police commissioner to step down as Home Office demands explanation for crackdown on Sarah Everard vigil

The event, held in defiance of a police order against large gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, ended in chaos after…

3 years ago

Bitcoin surges toward $50,000 amid China’s latest crypto crackdown

The Chinese northern region of Inner Mongolia, the global crypto mining hotspot, is banning cryptocurrency mining. Regional authorities are expected…

3 years ago