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Syria Authorities Say Torched 1 Million Captagon Pills

A man displays a box of what security officials said were captagon tablets in Damascus on Wednesday
Syria's new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP, including one million pills of captagon, whose industrial-scale production flourished under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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The State Department's Global Engagement Center has faced scrutiny and criticism from Republican lawmakers and Elon Musk.

US Agency Focused On Foreign Disinformation Shuts Down

A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism.
Finland routinely rates highly on media literacy

How Finnish Youth Learn To Spot Disinformation

Finland is consistently ranked as Europe's most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns.
Protesters burn tyres during an anti-government demonstration in Maputo

Mozambique On Edge As Judges Rule On Disputed Election

Tension was mounting in Mozambique Monday with judges about to rule on its disputed election, with the opposition leader vowing "chaos" if the ruling party is confirmed as the winner in a standoff that has already claimed at least 130 lives.
Honda and Nissan were expected to announce the start of tie-up talks Monday

Honda And Nissan To Launch Merger Talks

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Monday agreed to launch talks on a merger seen as a bid to catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles.

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