Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said Sunday, as the authorities try to quell massive student protests that have spiralled into violence.
Internet
Aug 5, 2018
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Iran's presidency has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported Wednesday, after economic protests organized through such apps shook the country ...
Internet
Apr 18, 2018
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Support for NFL players' protests during the national anthem divided sharply along racial lines in a new survey of college students by UT Dallas researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2017
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Hawaii's land board on Thursday granted a construction permit for a giant telescope on a mountain that Native Hawaiians consider sacred, a project that has divided the state.
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2017
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Protests planned at Google offices around the country over the firing of an employee who questioned company diversity efforts have been postponed.
Business
Aug 16, 2017
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Conspiracy theories are all the rage these days. Barely a day goes by without someone accusing someone else of engaging in fake news, post-truths, witch hunts and organised political skulduggery.
Internet
Jun 29, 2017
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Ethiopia re-activated cellphone data services and unexpectedly allowed access to social media sites that had been blocked since a wave of anti-government protests last year, a government spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
Internet
Jun 8, 2017
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Americans are split in their support of recent science marches and whether these events will make a difference, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Some 44% of U.S. adults think the protests, marches, and demonstrations ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2017
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In the weeks since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration, grassroots movements of the social and political variety have cropped up en masse across the country. But American history is dotted with protests, boycotts, and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2017
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Hundreds of Mongolians braved frigid weather Monday to stage a protest in the country's capital demanding that the government do more to address worsening air pollution that they fear is sickening their children and shortening ...
Environment
Dec 26, 2016
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