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Baidu revenue up 2% amid cost-cutting drive
Baidu revenue up 2% amid cost-cutting drive
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Chinese internet giant Baidu reported on Tuesday third-quarter revenues of 32.5 billion yuan ($4.6 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of 2 percent. Beijing-based Baidu reported a third-quarter loss of 16.6 billion yuan last year, despite revenues rising 63 percent year-on-year to 31.9 billion yuan at the time.

Tanzania frees Maasai after police murder charges dropped
Tanzania frees Maasai after police murder charges dropped
Africa
by  AFP

A Tanzanian court on Tuesday ordered the release of two dozen Maasai protesters after the prosecution dropped murder charges over the death of a policeman at a demonstration against a planned conservation area, their lawyer said. Twenty-five Maasai protesters were charged with murder after a policeman died in the clashes.