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A court battle in Manipur, a violence-stricken state in northeastern India, has highlighted the issue of internet shutdowns by authorities. The Manipur high court recently ordered a partial lifting of the internet ban, which had been in place for over two months following clashes between tribal groups. Experts argue that these shutdowns actually contribute to […]
Europe’s biggest listing this year is off to a cautious start. Hidroelectrica, Romania’s top hydropower producer, priced on Wednesday its initial public offering (IPO) at 104 lei ($22.87 per share, the middle of a proposed range, raising 1.8 billion euros. That values the whole utility at 46.8 billion lei, or 9.4 billion euros. It also […]
Germany’s center-left coalition suffered defeats in recent regional elections in two pivotal conservative regions. Exit polls show conservative parties won. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) ranked second. In Bavaria, the second largest economy in the country, the coalition’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) didn’t reach the needed 5% to stay in Parliament. Here, the Christian […]