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US supreme court issues ruling upholding nationwide ban on TikTok
Date: 2025-01-17 16:44:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:11030844
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - The US supreme court has issued a ruling upholding a nationwide ban on TikTok unless it sells to an owner in the US, the Guardian reported. The nine justices voted unanimously in a decision on Friday that sides with ....
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Unknown disease in Congo caused by severe malaria: Health ministry
Date: 2025-01-17 09:14:34 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:17 - ID:11030241
KINSHASA, Jan 17 (MENA) - The mysterious disease plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is caused by severe malaria, Lenovo's official site quoted health authorities as saying. "The mystery has finally been solved. It is severe ....
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Investigators seek arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law bid
Date: 2025-01-17 09:03:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:11030233
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - Investigators on Friday sought a warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking ....
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Rescue efforts ongoing for victims reportedly missing after Jakarta shopping mall fire leaves 6 dead
Date: 2025-01-17 08:58:29 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:11030228
JAKARTA, Jan 17 (MENA) - Rescue operations are ongoing for victims of a massive fire at a Jakarta shopping mall, as the death toll rises to six, according to local media on Friday, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The fire broke out at one of ....
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in jail in corruption case
Date: 2025-01-17 08:55:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:11030224
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been given a 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case, Sky news quoted his defense lawyer as saying. The verdict in the case followed allegations of possible ....
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US, Norway sign technology safeguards agreement
Date: 2025-01-17 07:48:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:11030155
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) – The United States and Norway signed the Agreement on Technology Safeguards Associated with US Participation in Space Launches from Norway, or the US-Norway Technology Safeguards Agreement, the US State Department ....
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The New York Times: Biden, Trump defy their history of animosity to seal Gaza Ceasefire
Date: 2025-01-17 07:48:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:11030163
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (MENA) - The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between US President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put ....
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Japan marks 30th anniv. of Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake
Date: 2025-01-17 07:32:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:11030154
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - People in Japan are marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people, NHK reported Friday. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck before dawn on January 17th, ....
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Xi's special representative Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration
Date: 2025-01-17 07:27:19 GMT - China - World - SN:4 - ID:11030147
BEIJING, Jan 17 (MENA) - At the invitation of the US side, President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice President Han Zheng will attend the inauguration ceremony of US President Donald Trump on January 20 in Washington, Xinhua quoted a ....
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US Treasury nominee says Trump can usher in 'economic golden age'
Date: 2025-01-16 22:09:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:11030042
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury chief spoke Thursday of ushering in "a new economic golden age," as he faced grilling by lawmakers about the incoming US administration's agenda. Scott Bessent's confirmation ....
