TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company’s US operations to Elon Musk “pure fiction.” The firm’s comments came in response to a report by Bloomberg that Chinese officials are weighing an option that could see its business in America being sold to the world’s richest person if the US Supreme …
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Lebanon’s fractured Parliament named Nawaf Salam as prime minister on Monday, handing the country’s political reins to the prominent diplomat and international jurist as Lebanon emerges from a devastating war and attempts to recover from a dire economic meltdown. Mr. Salam was endorsed by a majority of lawmakers in the country’s 128-seat Parliament on Monday, after which Lebanon’s newly elected …
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The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published IT sector-specific goals (IT SSGs) to protect against cyber threats, including 11 software development process goals and seven product design goals. Published January 7, the Information Technology (IT) Sector-Specific Goals were based on CISA operational data and research on the current threat landscape. The IT SSGs are additional voluntary practices with …
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Carrie Underwood will perform America The Beautiful at the inauguration of Donald Trump. The country music star, who launched her career on American Idol and now serves as a judge on the talent show, will take to the stage shortly before the president-elect takes the oath of office at the US Capitol on January 20th. Underwood will perform the song …
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Steve Bannon went after white South Africans in general as he criticised Elon Musk and other expats influential in Donald Trump’s administration.
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It is not a story about political correctness or right-wing opportunism. It is a story about justice denied By Nadezhda Romanenko, political analyst For years, Britain’s grooming gangs scandal has been an open wound on the nation’s conscience. It is a tragedy that saw vulnerable young girls, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, subjected to systematic sexual abuse and trafficking by organized gangs. …
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Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, January 13, 2025 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Jan 13 (IPS) – Thank God, we have survived another year of genocide, war, destruction and climate crisis. The passing year of 2024 has been a mixture of hope and despair. It began with some hope as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favour of South …
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The network, which largely operates on Telegram, has been linked to a series of violent attacks, officials say. United States officials have imposed sanctions on an online network known as the Terrorgram Collective, designating it a “terrorist group” over its promotion of violent white supremacy around the world. The Department of State said in a statement on Monday that it …
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AFP US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened that “all hell” will break loose if the hostages are not released before he takes office The outline of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal currently being discussed by Israel and Hamas at indirect talks in Doha has been on the table since May. So why is there fresh anticipation that it …
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High-level cease-fire talks appeared to be gaining momentum on Monday as Arab and American mediators pressed for an agreement to halt the fighting in Gaza and release hostages held by Hamas before President-elect Donald J. Trump assumes office on Jan. 20. It was still unclear whether the parties had reached any resolution on central disputes that have proved insurmountable in …
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