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Mobile services in Russia suffer outages as police disperse anti-Kremlin protesters - monitoring site
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mobile phone and internet services in Russia suffered outages on Saturday as police cracked down on anti-Kremlin protesters, the monitoring site downdetector.ru showed.
Russia rounds up allies of Kremlin foe Navalny in protest warning
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Moscow on Thursday detained several allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, including his spokeswoman, for making calls online to join unauthorised street protests to demand his release.
Jack Ma’s video chat prompts a US$58bil sigh of relief
For investors who’d been waiting months to catch a glimpse of Jack Ma, the entrepreneur’s participation in a livestreamed video conference on Wednesday was enough to trigger a US$58bil (RM233.76bil) sigh of relief. That’s how much Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s market value soared after a clip of Ma speaking to a group of teachers began circulating online – his first public comments since disappearing from view late last year.
Violent US domestic extremism may be around for a while
On alternative social media, self-styled militia and patriot websites and hate-group platforms like that of the Proud Boys, the message is the same: There are no plans to fade away after Joe Biden’s Jan 20 inauguration.
Mobile Internet: Cuba’s new revolution
Mobile internet has revolutionised life in Cuba, helping people find food, fuel and medicine, even helping them organise protests.
Pokemon No: Japan man held for forging competition popsicle sticks
A 43-year-old Pokemon fan was detained by police for trying to "catch 'em all" by allegedly forging ice cream sticks in a competition to win cards featuring the game's characters.
Rumours swirl over whereabouts of China’s Jack Ma
Several Western media outlets have reported the disappearance of Jack Ma, China’s most prominent businessman, and co-founder of e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba. Some reports claim Ma hasn’t been seen in public for some two months.
Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for nine murders
A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court Tuesday for murdering and dismembering nine people he met online.
The Economic Times: Apple probing if Wistron facility in India flouted supplier rules
Apple Inc is probing if its Taiwanese contractor Wistron Corp flouted supplier guidelines at a violence-hit iPhone manufacturing facility near the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, The Economic Times said.
Latin American crime cartels turn to cryptocurrencies for money laundering
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him to a prostitution racket extending across Latin America.
