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Venezuela grants ‘freedom’ to Ceballos, 38 others

Bloomberg Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro granted conditional freedom to at least 39 political prisoners, including former opposition Mayor Daniel Ceballos, imprisoned since 2014 for allegedly encouraging violent protests in his home state. The political prisoners slated for release include some arrested during anti-government rallies over the past three years amid pitched confrontations with state security forces and Maduro’s militant supporters. ...

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Landlocked Ethiopia plans to build navy: PM

Bloomberg Landlocked Ethiopia is planning to build a navy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said during a briefing of the heads of the country’s National Defense Force. “Following the efforts made to build capacity of our national defense, we built one of the stronger ground and air forces in Africa,” the ruling party-funded Fana Broadcasting Corp. reported. “We should build our ...

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Nintendo harnesses power of Pokemon, smartphones, Switch

Bloomberg Nintendo Co. is bringing together the magnetic appeal of Pokemon, smartphones and the Switch console into an interlinked gaming experience. Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee were unveiled by the Kyoto-based video-game maker. They’re designed to capitalise on the blockbuster success of the Pokemon Go smartphone game and a solid year of sales for the Switch ...

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