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Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine

YoopyaApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

by YoopyaApril 25, 2024April 25, 20240444

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on April 23, 2024, following months of political infighting...

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TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

YoopyaApril 21, 2024April 23, 2024

by YoopyaApril 21, 2024April 23, 20240419

The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending...

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US will not take part in retaliatory action against Iran, White House says

YoopyaApril 14, 2024April 14, 2024

by YoopyaApril 14, 2024April 14, 20240562

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if...

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Biden cancels $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers

YoopyaApril 12, 2024April 12, 2024

by YoopyaApril 12, 2024April 12, 20240507

April 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration will cancel $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers, the White House said on Friday, the latest...

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New York appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s third request to delay Monday’s hush money trial

YoopyaApril 11, 2024April 12, 2024

by YoopyaApril 11, 2024April 12, 20240519

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming...

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Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says

YoopyaApril 1, 2024April 1, 2024

by YoopyaApril 1, 2024April 1, 20240408

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission...

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Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

YoopyaMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024

by YoopyaMarch 26, 2024March 26, 20240408

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who was released...

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Senegal’s government sets March 24 as the new date for the delayed presidential election

YoopyaMarch 7, 2024March 7, 2024

by YoopyaMarch 7, 2024March 7, 20240335

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, its spokesperson said Wednesday...

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Senegal’s Sall says his mandate as president will end April 2

YoopyaFebruary 23, 2024February 23, 2024

by YoopyaFebruary 23, 2024February 23, 20240450

DAKAR, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday that April 2 will be the end of his mandate as president of...

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Alexei Navalny, Russia’s opposition leader, is dead, authorities say

YoopyaFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 2024

by YoopyaFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 20240574

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, died on Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north...