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World Service,08 Feb 2024,26 mins

Pakistan vote hit by mobile shutdown

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Authorities in Pakistan suspended calls and mobile internet data during a controversial election. The United Nations says Mongolia is facing a humanitarian crisis due to extreme weather conditions that have become more common in the country. And the US Federal Communications Commission rules that robocalls made with AI-generated voices are illegal. What could this mean for the 2024 presidential election? (Picture: Polling staff members remove seals from ballot boxes after the end of the voting at a polling station during a general election, in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Picture credit: REUTERS)

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