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Tanzania targets internet giants with new tax

Tanzania targets internet giants with new tax

Tanzania will introduce a digital tax this year, the country's finance minister said, in a move targeting global internet giants offering services in the East African nation.

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Calls in UK to ditch European rights pact after Rwanda plan blocked

Calls in UK to ditch European rights pact after Rwanda plan blocked

Furious Conservatives called on Britain's government Wednesday to abandon a European human rights pact after a judge dramatically blocked its plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

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France claims capture of senior IS figure in Mali

France claims capture of senior IS figure in Mali

French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group, the French military said Wednesday.

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K-pop legends and kings of 'soft power': South Korea's BTS

K-pop legends and kings of 'soft power': South Korea's BTS

Popstars, diplomats, activists: South Korean megastars BTS are like modern day Renaissance men, dominating the charts even as they represent their country and campaign for causes close to their heart, analysts say.

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England shocker heaps pressure on Southgate before World Cup

England shocker heaps pressure on Southgate before World Cup

Gareth Southgate was a national hero less than a year ago as he led England to a first major tournament final for 55 years but is now in the firing line after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Hungary.

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Ukrainian mothers abroad stuck between guilt and uncertainty

Ukrainian mothers abroad stuck between guilt and uncertainty

For more than three months Oleksandra Osadcha, who fled Ukraine with her two children at dawn on February 24, drove from one country to another trying to find a place that "feels like home".

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No way around BTS break as military service looms: analysts

No way around BTS break as military service looms: analysts

Why would K-pop titans BTS decide to step back from their supergroup and focus on solo careers while at the pinnacle of their success? South Korea's mandatory military service, analysts say.

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China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest

China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest

Authorities in central China allegedly used the country's powerful Covid tracking system to stop an anticipated protest, state media reported, sparking furious condemnation online on Wednesday.

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ECB calls surprise meeting as borrowing costs rise

ECB calls surprise meeting as borrowing costs rise

European Central Bank policymakers called an emergency meeting on Wednesday, as more indebted eurozone states have come under pressure from rising borrowing costs.

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Indigenous team scours remote Amazon for missing Phillips and Pereira

Indigenous team scours remote Amazon for missing Phillips and Pereira

Wooden canoes slice soundlessly through the flooded jungles of Javari Valley in Brazil's Amazon region, steered by a team of Indigenous people scouring for clues to the whereabouts of British journalist Dom Phillips and his colleague Bruno Pereira.

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