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US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok. Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app – which is used by over 100 …

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North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis. Kim gave instructions to revamp irrigation systems, build modern farming machines and create more arable land as he wrapped …

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National Assembly to appoint president in extraordinary meeting Thursday

Vietnam’s National Assembly Standing Committee will hold an extraordinary meeting Thursday morning to elect the country’s president for the 2021-2026 term. The new president’s swearing-in ceremony is expected to be aired live from the National Assembly Building in Hanoi from 10-11 a.m. Thursday. The 13th Communist Party’s Central Committee on …

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