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It’s no secret that local journalism is in deep trouble. More than two newspapers are disappearing each week, on average, and more than a fifth of Americans live in “news deserts” — communities that have lost, or are in the process of losing, their local news providers. As a result,…

Democracy activist and founder of Apple Daily tabloid newspaper potentially faces life in prison over charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces

In a time of falling trust in the news media, it is vital journalists do not engage in news-gathering methods that further harm their credibility. Thanks to the rise of social media, misinformation and disinformation are rampant. Trust in news matters, so we can tell fact from fiction. Without it,…

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - Leaders of the EU Parliament accused foreign powers on Monday of trying to corrupt European democracy, as a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar widened.

A BEHAVIOURAL science expert has said that Elon Musk’s tweet about the US’s top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci marks a step towards a…

For Tunisia's President Kais Saied, Saturday's parliamentary election caps the new political structure he built after seizing broad powers last year, but the opposition calls it undemocratic and the main parties will boycott the vote.

When an abuse victim decides to break away, the abuser often turns to violence. That's where we are right now

Imagine receiving a letter informing you that your job is relocating to another province. Your employment is contingent upon you moving and your employer refuses to discuss it with you.

Peru's new leader Dina Boluarte unveiled her cabinet Saturday as protesters blocked highways and pelted police with rocks in the wake of Pedro Castillo's ouster as president.