FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a mobile phone user turns on the Twitter application on his smartphone in Moscow, Russia. A court in Moscow on Friday April 2, 2021, fined Twitter for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies, the latest in a series of moves against the social media giant that has been used to amplify dissent in Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Twitter slowdown in Russia until mid-May; no block for now By Associated Press AP
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MOSCOW (AP) Russian authorities said Monday they would continue to slow down Twitter until mid-May, but wouldn t block the social media platform for now because it has started to remove banned content faster.
Media figure Jimmy Lai, democracy veteran Martin Lee among 7 activists convicted over 2019 protests in Hong Kong By Associated Press AP
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HONG KONG (AP) Media figure Jimmy Lai, democracy veteran Martin Lee among 7 activists convicted over 2019 protests in Hong Kong.
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Japan designates Osaka, 2 other prefectures for new virus control steps as infections rise 4 months before Olympics By Associated Press Tokyo
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TOKYO (AP) Japan designates Osaka, 2 other prefectures for new virus control steps as infections rise 4 months before Olympics.
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