BuzzFeed shuts down local news operations in UK and Australia to focus on 'news that hits big' in the US

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• BuzzFeed News announced on Wednesday that it would be closing its United Kingdom and Australian news operations in order to focus on "news that hits big" in the US.
• "For economic and strategic reasons, we are going to focus on news that hits big in the United States during this difficult period," the company said in a statement.
• According to The Guardian, the company has furloughed its 10 news staff in the UK, as well as four in its Australian outpost.
• BuzzFeed launched its local news operations in the UK and Australia in 2014.
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BuzzFeed announced on Wednesday that it would be closing its United Kingdom and Australian news operations.

In a statement, the company said it would focus more on news that "hits big in the United States" as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. 

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