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Court scales back order on Biden admin contact with social media platforms

Even the appeals court's softened order doesn't take effect immediately. The administration has 10 days to seek a Supreme Court review

Trump lawyers move insurrection lawsuit aiming to bar him from ballot

Trump's attorneys on Thursday moved the case to federal court

SpaceX can't launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made: FAA

During the initial test flight, the rocketship had to be destroyed after it tumbled out of control shortly after liftoff from Boca Chica Beach

Finland's govt survives no-confidence vote over 2 right-wing ministers

The issue has crippled the government, which took office less than three months ago after Orpo's conservative National Coalition Party won the most seats in April's general election

'If you like me, you don't have to hate Messi': Cristiano Ronaldo

We changed the history of soccer, says Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Portugal's match in 2024 Euro Cup qualifier

Proximity of Russia aattacks on Ukraine's Danube stirs fear in Romania

Moscow aims to disrupt Ukraine's ability to export grain to world markets with a sustained campaign of attacks targeting Ukrainian Danube ports

Hong Kong closes schools as torrential rain floods streets, subway station

Heavy rains poured down on the city from Thursday night, with the government warning that the weather would last till noon Friday

Olympics 2024: 'There can't be a Russian flag in Paris' - France president

Russia has not been allowed to fly its flag at the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

'Achieving gender equality goal impossible because of biases against women'

"The world is failing women and girls," UN Women, the agency promoting gender equality, and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in "The Gender Snapshot 2023" report

Launched a new nuclear attack submarine to counter US naval power: N Korea

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel named "Hero Kim Kun Ok" is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles

Trump WH official Navarro convicted of contempt for defying Jan. 6 subpoena

The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White House trade adviser under President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican's baseless claims of mass voter fraud

Biden admin cancels remaining oil, gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge

His actions meet the urgency of the climate crisis and will protect our lands and waters for generations to come," Biden said

Asean summit: Indonesia's leader calls for resolving global conflicts

Myanmar's bloody civil strife and the South China Sea territorial disputes, which have dragged on without any solution in sight, figured high on the agenda

AI used to alter political ads will require prominent disclosure on Google

Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have being synthetically altered

Online gig work growing rapidly, but lack job protections: World Bank

The report estimates the number of global online gig workers at as many as 435 million people and says demand for gig work increased 41 per cent between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023

US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months with labor market seemingly resistent to the higher interest rates

China will send delegation to North Korea to celebrate founding anniversary

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the visit by Liu's delegation comes at the invitation of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party

Unified strategy, funding urgently needed to end Myanmar crisis: UN chief

Guterres made the case for an international response in a news conference Thursday before joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders' summit meetings

Australia, China open high-level dialogue in 3 yrs in sign of slight thaw

The dialogue being held in Beijing will focus on trade, people-to-people links, and security

China exports decline slower than expected in Aug as economy under pressure

Exports for August slumped 8.8 per cent from the same time last year, totalling USD 284.87 billion, and were slower than the 14.5 per cent last month, according to customs data on Thursday