Mon 20 January 2025: US President-elect Donald Trump pledged to act quickly after his swearing-in ceremony on Monday to fix problems from the outgoing Biden administration. “That’s what we’re going to do, take back our country tomorrow at noon. The curtain closes on four long years of American decline and we begin a brand new […]
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Mon 20 January 2025: The global economic outlook is pressured by uncertainties, fragmentation, and debt, according to the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook survey report released on Thursday. The report is based on a survey of the world’s leading private sector chief economists. Some 56% of the respondents expect weaker economic growth this year, […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: A mass funeral has been held for the victims of Saturday’s gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger, local authorities said on Sunday, while confirming that the death toll has risen from 80 to 86. A total of 80 bodies were buried in a mass grave in the Gurara […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: TikTok informed users in the US that they cannot use the video-sharing app “for now” following the enactment of a ban. “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” read a message from the […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: Thousands of Gaza security forces deployed in several areas across the enclave on Sunday as a ceasefire deal with Israel took effect, local authorities said. Gaza’s government media office said the deployment comes under a plan to maintain security and order across the territory. “Municipalities began reopening and rehabilitating streets, shortly […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: The death toll likely to go up in the latest tanker explosion in Africa’s largest economy amid rising fuel cost. At least 70 people were killed and more injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the […]
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Sun 19 January 2025: The healthcare industry is at a “critical juncture,” as for the third year in a row, medical expenses are expected to rise by double digits globally, with estimates of an average increase of 10.4%, according to a report the World Economic Forum (WEF) released on Tuesday. There are numerous reasons for […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: The Iranian judiciary termed the fatal assault on two high-ranking judges on Saturday morning a “terrorist attack,” saying that an investigation to identify and arrest individuals linked to it is underway. Two senior Iranian judges were killed after an armed assailant opened fire on them at the Supreme Court in central […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: The EU on Friday demanded X hand over more details about its algorithms and any future changes as part of its wide-ranging probe into the platform, as Elon Musk’s outbursts on European politics ramp up pressure for the bloc to act. Musk, who will be a part of Donald Trump’s incoming […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: TikTok announced Friday that it would disable access to its popular video app for more than 170 million Americans beginning Sunday unless the Biden administration takes action to ensure the company will not face penalties for violating the ban. That was after the US Supreme Court upheld the controversial ban of […]
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