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US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban
Published On: March 14, 2024 12:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 14: The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration.
Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child
Published On: March 14, 2024 08:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DALLAS, March 14: Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook.
An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person and injures 22
Published On: March 13, 2024 10:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 13: Rescuers were responding to a suspected gas leak explosion Wednesday in a building in northern China that has killed one person and injured 22, authorities said.
India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims has them worried. Here’s what it says
Published On: March 12, 2024 02:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government.
China’s congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness
Published On: March 11, 2024 01:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China’s national congress was concluding its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s vision for the nation.
Sri Lanka ex-leader claims ousted over China investments
Published On: March 9, 2024 07:36 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
COLOMBO, March 9: Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ended a long silence over his ouster Thursday by releasing a book claiming "geopolitical rivalry" between China and other countries was responsible for his downfall.
China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories
Published On: March 7, 2024 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it’s a challenge.
Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
Published On: March 6, 2024 12:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. Her face was swollen and bruised. Sitting beside her husband, she began recounting her ordeal.
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
Published On: March 6, 2024 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, March 6: A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.
Planes collide mid-air killing two in Kenya
Published On: March 6, 2024 09:13 AM NPT By: Republica
NAIROBI, March 6: A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police said.
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