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Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of…
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‘Good luck, Gus’: Emperor penguin found in Australia is released back into the wild
The first emperor penguin found in Australia has been released after spending 20 days in the care of a wildlife expert, the Australian…
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How Kenya's evangelical president has fallen out with churches
William Ruto, who became Kenya’s president two years ago riding on the crest of the Christian vote, has been visibly shaken to find that…
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Japan government to approve $140bn stimulus
Japan already has one of the world's biggest ratios of national debt to output (Richard A. Brooks) Japan's minority government was…
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Trudeau plays Santa with seasonal tax break
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing Father Christmas with a seasonally-timed tax break amid growing frustrations about…
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Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal…
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Debate flares in Italy over Meloni party's 'fascist flame'
A minister in the government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed removing the green, white and red flame in her party's…
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Zoo says Ukraine lionesses getting 'second chance'
Two lionesses rescued from a Ukrainian war zone have arrived at Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian. Luna and Plusza - both aged four -…
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The Putin-Kim bromance grows with a lion, yaks, bears, cockatoos, pheasants, and 40 ducks
Russia announced on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is gifting Kim Jong Un about 70 animals for his zoo. Russia's environmental ministry…
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Mali junta chief fires prime minister in row over return to civilian rule
Mali's military leader has sacked the Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, and his government. It follows rare criticism by Maïga of the…
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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet…
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Italy imposes harsher penalties for dangerous driving
Italy is toughening traffic fines and penalties to reduce the high number of road deaths, which exceeded 3,000 last year. The Senate…
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False alarm over DR Congo hero's golden tooth
The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his…
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Mexico's president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday that the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack of her…
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Ukraine estimates environmental damage of 1,000 days of war at $71 bn
The war in Ukraine has left tens of thousands of people dead, destroyed homes and created millions of refugees, but it has also caused…
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Old clip shows Pakistani politician welcomed by supporters, not 'heckled at airport' amid record smog
The chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province Maryam Nawaz Sharif was criticised for flying abroad while the province grappled with…
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Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage
A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their…
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Netanyahu offers millions for release of hostages in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered a reward of $5 million for each hostage that is released from Gaza. He also…
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Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Tuesday.…
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Germany's Scholz urges Xi to use power to curb Ukraine war escalation
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping for support in curbing an escalation in the war in Ukraine, during…
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Russia's nuclear rhetoric won't dent UK support for Ukraine - PM
Sir Keir Starmer has promised Russia's "irresponsible rhetoric" on nuclear weapons will not affect UK support for Ukraine. Ukraine has…
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Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential…
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Thailand’s new equal marriage law predicted to boost tourism industry by $2bn
Thailand is predicted to experience a $2bn (£1.58bn) boost to its tourism industry after the country passed a marriage equality bill that…