MANILA, Philippines (AP) Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic. International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN Corp. |
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An activist holds a slogan outside the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN corp. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. A Philippine government agency has ordered the country's leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for it's critical news.... |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic. International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN Corp. |
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International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN Corp., which President Rodrigo Duterte has targeted in the past for its critical coverage, as a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy. The National Telecommunications Commission ordered the media giant to stop operating.... |
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ATLANTA Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is launching a $4 million statewide ad campaign that seeks to rebut criticism of stock transactions she made amid the coronavirus pandemic, as she faces stiff competition in a November special election. |
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CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES. Canceled Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist concerts, through end of May; First Stage performances through the reminder of the 2019-'20 season; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, performances, events, and educational activities through the end of the 2019-'20 season;.... |
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Politics and pandemics don’t mix so well. Consider that this combination brings out authoritarian impulses in some elected officials. The editorial board of Issues & Insights is offering a telling short list of “Governors We’d Like To See Recalled For Their Pandemic Responses.” There are numerous possible candidates for the list. |
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Kevin Rusch was at home on a recent Sunday evening scrolling through Facebook when he saw a photo that shocked him: A man with an American flag bandanna wrapped around his head stood at a rally demanding Wisconsin lift orders that had shuttered schools and businesses. That man was David Murdock, a cardiologist from his hometown, Wausau. |
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Some radio stations in the Ashanti region and social media platforms are alleging that the MCE had diverted food items meant for distribution to the vulnerable in the municipality during the three week lockdown period. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi, Mr Owusu said the allegation, was.... |
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COVID-19 Court has released on bail the Revival Church Senior Pastor Augustine Yiga, accused of doing an act likely to spread infection of the disease, after spending over a month at Kitalya Prison. The Grade One Magistrate Timothy Lumunye released Yiga on a non-cash bail of sh3m, on grounds of ill health and having substantial sureties. |
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The Government on Tuesday launched the trial for a new phone app seeking to help health officials trace and keep track of people potentially infected with the coronavirus . Similar phone applications have already been used in countries in East Asia since the start of the pandemic, and Germany has.... |
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