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Microsoft said on Thursday it would pull the plug on Xbox 360’s online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles and subscription service Game Pass. Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace will be shut on July…
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As early as 252 million years ago, some plants may have curled up their leaves at night for a cozy “sleep.” Fossilized leaves of two now-extinct Gigantonoclea species bear signs of nyctinasty, or circadian rhythmic folding at night,…
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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. has shut its crude oil refining and ethylene units to evaluate safety risks after a fire on Saturday hit a chemical facility, a company spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not specify the duration…
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witter on Thursday said it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, including China and Russia. The vast majority of the accounts were part of a network that “amplified Chinese…
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Azerbaijan has closed a mosque linked to Iran’s supreme leader, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday, days after Tehran launched war games near their shared border in a move denounced by Baku. “The mosque and representative office…
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Security officials briefly detained three journalists in South Sudan and shut down their radio station Friday in connection with a demonstration planned by activists next week, a rights group and a media union said. A coalition of civil…
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Tunisian police on Monday closed the office of Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera television in the capital Tunis, its bureau chief said, amid political turmoil in the North African country. “Around 15 policemen, some in uniform others in…
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A private Turkish TV station that aired pro-Kurdish opposition views has shut down less than a month after launch, underscoring press freedom concerns in a country often chastised by rights groups. Olay TV, owned by…
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