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  "path": "/news/hard-numbers/hard-numbers-gabon-suspends-social-media-bulgaria-to-hold-yet-another-election-japan-puts-some-money-on-the-table-philippine-vice-president-declares-presidential-run",
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    "Bulgaria",
    "Election",
    "Gabon",
    "Japan",
    "Philippine",
    "Social media",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n**2.5 million:** The population of Gabon who can _no longer get onto_ certain social media platforms, like YouTube and TikTok, after the government suspended access on Tuesday. The government said that the platforms were spreading “ _hateful and abusive_” content online, but it comes as the oil-producing African state faces growing protests over high costs of living.\n\n**8:** The _number_ of parliamentary elections Bulgaria will have held in almost five years once an election takes place on April 19, which the president called for on Wednesday. None of Bulgaria’s elections over the past decade have led to a stable governing alliance, and political infighting has rocked fragile coalitions.\n\n* * *\n\n**$36 billion:** The amount of capital that Japan _will provide_ for a trio of US projects. As part of its trade deal with Washington last year, Tokyo pledged to invest $550 billion in the United States, and this announcement marks the first stage of that agreement. The projects include a natural gas plant in Ohio, a crude oil export facility along the Gulf Coast, and a synthetic diamond manufacturing site in Georgia.\n\n**56%:** The _approval rating_of Philippine Vice President **Sara Duterte** , who announced that she will run for president in 2028. Duterte, who is the daughter of the former president, is currently in a bitter showdown with the current president**Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.** , whose approval rating is just 34%.",
  "title": "Hard Numbers: Gabon suspends social media, Bulgaria to hold yet another election, Japan puts some money on the table, Philippine vice president declares presidential run"
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