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High-flying tech hits potholes in India’s Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» BENGALURU, India - In India’s tech capital, the morning “rush hour” lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.
Democracy protesters rally despite Covid warnings
AFP, Published on 24/06/2021
» Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters rallied in Bangkok on Thursday to call for the government's resignation, defying warnings from authorities about the kingdom's soaring coronavirus cases.
Democracy movement vows fresh protests after PM snub
AFP, Published on 25/10/2020
» Prominent leaders of Thailand's pro-democracy movement vowed to return to the streets Sunday to protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, after their deadline for him to resign was ignored.
Regulators move to fine telecoms for selling location data
AFP, Published on 29/02/2020
» WASHINGTON - US regulators moved to impose fines Friday against the nation's four major wireless carriers for selling location data of customers without their consent.
Huawei moves to overturn 'unlawful' US subsidy ban
AFP, Published on 05/12/2019
» SHENZHEN: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said on Thursday it has petitioned a US court to overturn a ban that prevents carriers in rural America from buying the firm's equipment by tapping an $8.5-billion federal fund.
'Ka pai': New Zealand's Maori language back from brink
AFP, Published on 25/09/2018
» WELLINGTON - Beneath the carved timber roof of a traditional "marae" meeting house at Wellington High School, dozens of students watch entranced as a play performed entirely in the Maori language unfolds.
Top US regulator calls for 'transparency' from tech giants
AFP, Published on 05/09/2018
» WASHINGTON: The head of a key US regulatory agency called Tuesday for Silicon Valley firms to provide more transparency about how they operate, raising the possibility of tougher regulations for technology firms.
India's billon-dollar battle to build the world's biggest statue
AFP, Published on 03/09/2018
» SARDAR SAROVAR DAM (INDIA) - The world's biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honour an independence hero but it could quickly be outdone by a monument to a Hindu warrior king in the sea off Mumbai.