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  2. Zvezda (TV channel) - Wikipedia

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    Zvezda [a] (Russian: Звезда, IPA: [zvʲɪˈzda] ⓘ, lit. ' [The] Star') is a Russian state-owned nationwide TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defence. As of January 2008, Zvezda's CEO was Grigory Krichevsky, previously known for his work on Vladimir Gusinsky 's NTV channel in the late 1990s.

  3. Russia-K - Wikipedia

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    Russia-K ( Russian: Россия Культура, romanized : Rossiya Kul'tura "Russia - Culture") is a Russian nationwide not-for-profit television channel that broadcasts shows regarding arts and culture. It belongs to the state-controlled VGTRK group.

  4. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    As of December 2022, Facebook claimed 3 billion monthly active users. [7] As of October 2023, Facebook ranked as the 3rd most visited website in the world, with 22.56% of its traffic coming from the United States. [8] [9] It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.

  5. Guardian Media Group - Wikipedia

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    Guardian Media Group plc ( GMG) is a British-based mass media company owning various media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. The group is wholly owned by the Scott Trust Limited, which exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity. The Group's annual report (for the year ending 2 April ...

  6. Bait-and-switch - Wikipedia

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    Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts. First, customers are "baited" by merchants' advertising products or services at a low price, but then, when they visit the store, those customers discover that the advertised goods are not available and are pressured by salespeople to purchase similar but higher-priced ones ("switching").

  7. Linux - Wikipedia

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    Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open-source software collaboration. The source code may be used, modified, and distributed commercially or non-commercially by anyone under the terms of its respective licenses, such as the GNU General Public License (GPL).

  8. Vyapam scam - Wikipedia

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    The Vyapam scam involved collusion among exam candidates, government officials and middlemen: undeserving candidates were offered high marks in the exams, in exchange for kickbacks. The following tricks were used by those involved in the scam: [14] Impersonation.

  9. Viasat Sport East - Wikipedia

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    Viasat Sport East. Viju+ Sport (Viju, from Russian вижу: seeing) is a television channel available in Russia and the CIS countries. The channel launched in Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan and the Baltic states in November 2006 in cooperation with ESPN America. It was the eighth channel launched by Viasat in Eastern Europe. [1]