London, Oct 14, 2024 (AFP) - BBC boss says Russia, China taking 'advantage' of World Service cuts

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The head of the BBC warned Monday that Russia and China were exploiting funding cuts that have forced Britain's public broadcaster to scale back its much-lauded World Service network. Tim Davie said in a speech that financial constraints affecting the BBC World Service were allowing Moscow, Beijing and other actors to "fill the gaps", including with "unchallenged propaganda". "We can now see clear evidence of the fact that when the World Service......

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