China says air pollution dropped in 2018
China's air quality improved substantially last year, the environment ministry said Monday, following a government crackdown on pollution and a weakening economy.
China's air quality improved substantially last year, the environment ministry said Monday, following a government crackdown on pollution and a weakening economy.
Environment
Mar 11, 2019
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Smaller escort websites are vying for the lucrative online sex-for-hire market Backpage.com dominated before U.S. authorities shut it down earlier this year, a move that fractured the industry and forced law enforcement to ...
Internet
Nov 28, 2018
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Ghana has long been known for its bountiful gold reserves and was called "the Gold Coast" during its colonial era.
Environment
Aug 11, 2017
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Already the world's largest, China's online population grew last year but drifted away from Twitter-like microblogs, with the number of microblog users falling by 32 million.
Internet
Feb 3, 2015
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The founder of a web marketing company has pleaded guilty to helping delete Internet posts and spreading false information to make money and gain followers, Chinese media reported Friday, using the case to praise a government ...
Internet
Aug 15, 2014
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While Internet giants like Twitter and Google champion free speech, the US listing document for Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is littered with 56 pages of warnings on the risks of operating in a country which seeks ...
Business
Mar 19, 2014
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Chinese Internet giant Tencent has shut several accounts on its popular instant messaging platform WeChat, users said Friday, in what appeared to be part of a broader government crackdown on political content.
Internet
Mar 14, 2014
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China's largest online marketplace, Alibaba Group's Taobao, said Wednesday that it would ban the trading of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies from January 14, after a government crackdown on the units.
Internet
Jan 8, 2014
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Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government.
Internet
May 23, 2012
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Two Chinese political websites said Friday they had been ordered by authorities to shut for a month for criticising state leaders, the latest move in a broad government crackdown on the Internet.
Internet
Apr 6, 2012
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