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Who holds the power today? Governments or corporations?

Headline via Al Jazeera · first report 4 Nov, 16:10 IST, latest 5 Nov, 00:44 IST

The US Capitol, Washington
Representational image · The US Capitol, Washington · Martin Falbisoner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Al Jazeera at 4 Nov, 16:10 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 5 Nov, 00:44 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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