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A frozen house is seen on a track of the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race in Destne v Orlickych horach on Jan. 26, 2012. Each year, racers from all over Europe arrive to the village of Destne in Orlicke mountains in Czech Republic to take part in this race series. (Reuters)
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.
PARIS: British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary award next month from organizers of the French equivalent of the Academy Awards.