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US election week anxieties in the world’s most powerful democracy
As 2020 draws to a close, FRANCE 24’s François Picard digs into his reporter’s notebook to recount the prime-time jitters…
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Chinese court jails 10 Hong Kong ‘speedboat fugitives’ for up to three years
Issued on: 30/12/2020 – 05:46 A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three…
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Breaking the echo chamber: Divisions, culture wars and how to end them
Issued on: 24/12/2020 – 10:09 In France, 28 percent of people get their news from social networks and almost half of under…
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Ousting of councillor prompts concern over silencing sexual assault victims in Japan
A rural Japanese town voted its sole female councillor out of her seat after she accused its mayor of sexual…
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US democracy ‘resilient, true and strong’
After electors across the United States cast votes affirming his victory in last month’s election, President-elect Joe Biden addressed to…
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Biden Rebukes Trump’s ‘Unconscionable’ Attempts To Upend Democracy
Shortly after he officially secured enough Electoral College votes to become the next president of the United States, Joe Biden…
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‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden tries to close the door on a tumultuous election
Throughout Trump’s election challenges, Biden has maintained a steady demeanor, repeatedly expressing faith in American institutions to withstand the president’s…
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Chris Hayes Shreds Donald Trump, GOP For Holding ‘Loaded Gun To American Democracy’
But the host of MSNBC’s “All In” warned of the chilling consequences had the lawsuit succeeded, saying “it would have…
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Issued on: 12/12/2020 – 07:01 Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city’s…
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail as Beijing pursues crackdown
Issued on: 03/12/2020 – 17:41Modified: 03/12/2020 – 19:57 The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been refused bail on…
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