Under the plan, the number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people will be increased to 26, and gigabit optical fiber networks will be extended to most urban and rural areas of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Tuesday. Digital infrastructure has been defined as …
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In an interview with Kiev’s 1+1 channel on Friday, Deputy Energy Minister Maxim Nemchinov announced that “today, we are in reality locked in a state of war with Russia.” According to him, the neighboring nation is “blocking imports from Kazakhstan, preventing railroad cars laden with coal from traveling to Ukraine, …
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The US will begin enforcing mandatory coronavirus vaccination for private-sector workers starting January 4, the White House announced on Wednesday. Those not vaccinated will have to be tested weekly. “It is important to understand that there are still so many workers who are not protected and remain at risk from …
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Mired in numerous antitrust probes, battling investigations in multiple countries, and desperately trying to defuse the revelations from an explosive series of internal document leaks, Facebook hinted earlier this month that it would be taking on a new direction based on an immersive “metaverse” experience. “We are a company that …
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The former commander in chief announced the platform alongside an entirely new media venture – the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) – on Wednesday, saying his TRUTH Social app will be ready for prime-time by early next year and will serve as a “rival to the liberal media consortium” …
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On Wednesday, the Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) released details of 52 civilian deaths which took place during police operations linked with Duterte’s five-year campaign on drugs. The released details suggest the police may have been at fault for some of the deaths. In several cases probed by the DOJ, …
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The social media giant plans to remind users in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington how to find their local polling place and other voting-related details the day before Election Day, it revealed in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Touting its …
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“I’m excited to announce that we’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Musk announced to enthusiastic applause on Thursday, at the annual shareholder meeting. It was streamed live online from the assembly plant currently under construction outside Austin. “It’s tough for people to afford houses, and people have to come …
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“We can’t have people’s lives unfairly disrupted by those who are blocking motorways, gluing themselves to the tarmac,” Johnson said in a video statement published on Twitter, referring to the latest series of protests staged by Insulate Britain, a splinter group of Extinction Rebellion. “We’re taking action on illegitimate protestors …
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Duterte, who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to seek another term in the next year’s presidential vote. His ruling PDP-Laban party instead nominated the 76-year-old for the position of vice-president. But Duterte announced on Saturday that he won’t be running for VP, saying that he had made this …
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