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Iran in new internet crackdown to thwart protesters
Iran in new internet crackdown to thwart protesters
by  AFP

Iranian authorities have imposed tough and targeted restrictions on the use of the internet in a bid to impede protesters gathering and prevent images of crackdowns on their demonstrations reaching the outside world, observers say. Observers have also noted a regional targeting of the internet cuts, especially in the Kurdistan region where some of the fiercest clashes have taken place.

Fear grips undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
Fear grips undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
by  AFP

Zimbabwean domestic migrant worker Precious clocked in late for work, launched into her duties for a white South African family as if nothing happened, yet hours earlier she had been arrested for being in the country without papers. Domestic worker Precious recalls giving birth to her now 11-year-old son at a public hospital in Zimbabwe.

One dead, 21 missing as boat capsizes off Cambodia
One dead, 21 missing as boat capsizes off Cambodia
by  AFP

One person died and more than 20 are missing at sea after a boat carrying Chinese nationals sank off the coast of Cambodia, an official said Friday. He said a fishing boat picked up the two Cambodians and left, abandoning them and their boat in the sea.

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