Three African countries have started Tafouk TV, a Russia-partnered broadcast channel, after throwing out Western journalists and cracking down on local media.
At a news conference in Bamako, Mali, in May. Military juntas have taken over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years, cracking down on journalists and struggling to stop extremist groups like Al Qaeda.
Mike Smith in 2014. A sexual assault charge against Mr. Smith, who plays Bubbles in the Canadian mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys,” was dismissed on Thursday. He had pleaded not guilty.
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