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World Service,09 Jun 2023,26 mins

Meta's plan to create a Twitter rival

World Business Report

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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 won a peculiar case against a firm that sold dog toys shaped like its emblematic bottle of whisky. We look into the arguments considered by the judge. (Picture: The logo of Meta Platforms. Picture credit: Reuters)

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