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The current ambassador of China to the United States will be the new foreign minister.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met for the first time since the latter’s 2015 visit to the US. The two leaders also held talks on bilateral trade and economic issues. In 2015, Xi made his first-ever visit to the US during his first state visit as China’s leader.
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Andrew Tate was arrested by police investigating human traffickers.
An American citizen was forcibly held at the home of UK’s Tristan Tate in Romania for questioning by the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). This is the second time investigators have come to the location, after a complaint to the US embassy in April claiming an American citizen was being…
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Is it still happening?
Twitter has introduced ‘Twitter Blue’ service which will cost users $8 per month to keep their verification badges. Earlier this month, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the service will be rolled out “in the next few days”. “The idea is to make people pay for it in order to keep their verification badges,” Musk said…
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The law should not force me to hurt my patients.
Proponents of the Ohio abortion law said they are worried that a lawyer who is “not versed in a complicated case will not understand a patient who needs an abortion”. “I worry that a lawyer who is not versed in a complicated case will not understand a patient who needs an abortion,” they added. “It’s…
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border restrictions were set to end by the US Supreme Court.
The White House has said that US President Joe Biden has asked the Congress to approve additional funding for border security. “Today’s order gives Republicans…time to move past political finger-pointing and join their Democratic colleagues in solving the challenge at our border by passing comprehensive reform measures and delivering the additional funds for border security…
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GeorgeSantos is a congressman under scrutiny for his resume discrepancies.
US Representative-elect George Santos has denied claims that he claimed to be ” Jewish” during his time working for The New York Times. He added that he was a Marga Republican who never claimed to be Jewish. Santos was working as a congressional aide from 2015 to 2017 when the Pulse nightclub in Florida was…
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The case of the Supreme Court is talking all the time.
The US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was asked to appear in front of the court for the first time this week, said on Twitter, “We have a lot of questions to answer.” She added, “But it’s up to you, the people, to make that choice.” Sotomayor’s comments came after she was asked to…
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The Queen was a shining example of female leadership, according to the duke.
Talking about the loss of her husband Prince Philip, Duchess of Cornwall Meghan Markle said that it was a “complicated time”. “In big moments in life, you get a lot of perspective. It makes you wonder what you want to focus your energy on,” she added. The Duchess further said that she hoped people would…
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Live updates on BitterCold Christmas Eve will Dawn across the eastern United States.
A video of a sports reporter in US’ Iowa criticising his bosses for cancelling his show amid a snowstorm has gone viral. “I usually do sports…what better time to ask the sports guy to come in about five hours early than he would normally wake up,” Mark Woodley said in the video. “I’m pretty sure…
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I was persuaded to buy an Apple Watch Series 7 after a month of wearing an Apple Watch Ultra.
Apple’s new Watch Ultra costs $399 (31,000) and is equipped with a new low-power mode to save up to 60 hours of battery life. The watch’s display shows the distance covered by the screen, time, heart rate, distance covered by GPS and other vitals such as steps taken. It also features a depth gauge that…
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A woman is found guilty of wounding Megan Thee Stallion.
Singer Megan Lanez has said that Kelsey Peterson, who is accused of shooting her at a party in Los Angeles in October 2020, watched her on Instagram and once called her “bitch”. Megan further said that after exiting the vehicle for a second time, Peterson shouted at her, “Dance, bitch”. She added that Kelsey fired…
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A federal investigation is underway over Musk’s deal with the social networking service, according to Twitter.
The FBI didn’t investigate Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ex-employee Hunter Biden’s laptop after it was linked to a Russian intelligence operation, former FBI Deputy Director Janice Chan said. She added that she was not authorised to address the question since the FBI had not publicly confirmed its Hunter Biden investigation at the time. Earlier, Roth…
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Everything he said in court was paid for by Musk.
During Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s court hearing, a lawyer asked him, “So, if you stayed in Tesla for several years…and achieved a particular level of production for one of the car models, you’d be granted options to purchase 8% of the company?” Musk replied, “I’m just saying it’s probably 2% of my time. But The…
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The US has very dangerous cold and snowy weather in the Christmas season.
The National Weather Service has warned that a “long duration event” with snowfall, ice and rain through Friday night is expected in the US and Canada. “Whiteout conditions are expected during that time with travel becoming very difficult or impossible,” said the weather service. The storm is expected to hit the US and Canada on…
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The Jan. 6 committee decided to end their investigation by abandoning their efforts to subpoena phone records.
The US House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has given ex-President Donald Trump more time to turn over documents it subpoenaed. However, it did not explain why the extension was granted. Trump’s legal team has also sued the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack for…
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Argentina won the World Cup after beating France in the final.
Argentina defeated Croatia 3-2 in extra time in their semi-final match to reach the World Cup final for the fourth time. Messi scored two goals in the match and added the third goal on penalties to help Argentina defeat France. This is Messi’s fourth World Cup final appearance but his first since 1986. France won…
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How can we help children who have been through war?
Norway-based Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has received Hilton Prize, which was awarded five million years ago, for helping people in need. It helped people hit by the conflict in Ukraine, the earthquake in Afghanistan, and the ongoing famine in Somalia this year alone. The council was awarded theHilton Prize for helping people in need at…
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The Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina beat France to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi scored the last goal of the 2018 World Cup final against France in the 109thminute to give Argentina a 2-1 lead, but Kylian Mbappé’s second goal in the 80th minute helped France force a penalty shootout. With this, Argentina’s record four-time World Cup champion Messi became the first player to score in every…
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Messi has a chance to win after the World Cup shock.
Argentina defeated Croatia 4-2 on penalties in the 2018 World Cup final. The match was a rematch of the 2018 final, which France won 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time. Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986, while Croatia won their first ever World Cup title.
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Lionel Messi’s last dance dream remains alive, as Argentina beat Croatia to reach the World Cup final.
Argentina have won the first of their three World Cup Qualifiers against Chile 1-0, to enter the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 1986. They will face the Netherlands on Tuesday in the other semi-final match. Earlier in the day, Argentina beat Spain 3-0 in the Round of 16 to enter the…
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With the votes counted, Netanyahu appears to be the new Israel’s leader.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power as PM and his alliance with far-right parties appears likely. The new government hopes to save Mr Netanyahu from prosecution and potential prison time, since right-wing parties have an absolute majority in the Knesset. Netanyahu has ruled Israel for the past 15 years, making him…
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I’m done with the social networking site.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said he has lifted the suspensions of some high-profile journalists from the platform, including BBC’s Nick Paton Walsh, who were suspended last week. However, he didn’t reveal the journalists’ real-time location. Earlier, a poll asked if Musk should “Unsuspend accounts who doxxed my exact location in real-time”. Over 58.7%…
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Musk has sold 22 million of his Tesla shares for billions of dollars.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is buying Twitter in a deal valued at about $4 billion, will reportedly keep Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco. Musk and Twitter had first announced their plans to sell the platform in June, with Musk saying that he wanted to buy Twitter for the second time in his career. Twitter was…
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The group was badly hurt in the assassination attempt.
A Russian citizen who is closely linked to the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has been injured in an assassination attempt in the Central African Republic, according to Prigozhin and Russian officials. It contained a note saying that next time he would receive his son’s head if ‘the Russians don’t get out of the…
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A student at UCLA was sentenced for his part in the Capitol riot.
UCLA student Christian Secor, who participated in the US Capitol riots along with hundreds of protesters in January 2021, has been sentenced to over three years in prison. Secor pleaded guilty to rioting and trespassing and had asked for a two-year probation sentence with no prison time. US Capitol Police Inspector Tom Lloyd, who gave…