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Jun 2023
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Meta's plan to create a Twitter rival

Bbc World Service
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Facebook's owner shows staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter. We hear more about this BBC exclusive. Pakistan has announced its latest budget amid pressure to meet International Monetary Fund's guidelines and receive the next allotment of the bailout granted by the institution. We find out more. And Jack Daniels has w ... Show More
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