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Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official
Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official
by  AFP

Twitter owner Elon Musk's freewheeling approach to the platform's handling of censorship has won support from an unlikely quarter -- Afghanistan's Taliban. Meta -- owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and now Threads -- is still actively shutting down accounts associated with the Taliban.

Foxconn pulls from $19.4 bn deal in India to make semiconductors
Foxconn pulls from $19.4 bn deal in India to make semiconductors
by  AFP

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn withdrew from a $19.4 billion deal with India's Vedanta to make semiconductors in the South Asian nation owing to "challenging gaps", it announced Tuesday. The deal would have seen Vedanta -- one of India's biggest mining companies -- take a 60 percent share in the joint venture, while Foxconn would have the minority stake.

UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy
UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy
by  AFP

Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills -- the nation's vital sectors are mired in chaos decades after their controversial privatisation. The nation's rail tracks were not privatised, while the state has periodically enforced temporary renationalisation of badly-run train operators.

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