TikTok goes dark for US users ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The ban follows months of legal battles and heightened scrutiny over the popular app's Chinese ownership.
IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after ceasefire delay – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after ceasefire delay The Jerusalem Post
- ‘My children, my children’: The Gaza family killed minutes before ceasefire Al Jazeera English
- Middle East live updates: Ceasefire delay sees deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza ABC News
- Gaza reports 19 people killed in airstrike during ceasefire delay MSNBC
- IDF says fighter jets carrying out wave of airstrikes in Gaza Strip The Times of Israel
Islam Makhachev retains lightweight belt against Renato Moicano at UFC 311
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From GDP to trade, how well equipped is China’s economy for Trump 2.0? | Amy Hawkins
Beijing has prepared for increased tariffs but its actions will not be enough to offset falling demand from the US
When Donald Trump enters the White House for the second time on 20 January, the view from the Oval Office will look very different to the one he encountered in 2017. A pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a trade war with China have caused ripples through the global economy that are still being felt midway through the decade.
Beijing will be watching closely. Trump has promised to impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese imports, partly in retaliation for the flow of fentanyl from China to the US.
Continue reading...Israel delays Gaza ceasefire due to captive names not provided
Israeli PM says the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Hamas releases the names of the first phase captives.
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Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire won’t start until Hamas gives captives’ list
Israeli PM orders army not to begin truce until names are released. Hamas says delay due to 'technical field reasons'.
TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in
A message appearing for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now".
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TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban
App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban
TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect.
The app was no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store. The US Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a total shutdown. It chose the latter.
Continue reading...Impeached South Korean President Yoon arrested as his supporters riot – NBC News
- Impeached South Korean President Yoon arrested as his supporters riot NBC News
- Protesters storm South Korean court after it extends President Yoon’s detention CNN
- South Korea: Impeached president Yoon has detention extended BBC.com
- South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection The Washington Post
- Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail The New York Times
Baby dead and five injured in horrific house fire in Tasmania
Firefighters pulled a child and adult from the Rokeby home on Sunday morning but were unable to reach the infant in time
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A infant has been killed and four children and an adult injured in a horrific house fire in Tasmania on Sunday morning.
Police and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at Rokeby shortly before 9am.
Continue reading...Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting woman on fire at home south of Brisbane
Premier says alleged Kingston domestic violence incident has ‘rocked’ Queensland as woman, 34, remains in hospital
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A Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a woman in a horrific act of domestic violence in a home south of Brisbane.
After being treated by paramedics at the scene in the Logan suburb of Kingston on Saturday morning, the 34-year-old woman was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital in a serious condition. Police say she sustained serious burns.
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Continue reading...‘Net zero hero’ myth unfairly shifts burden of solving climate crisis on to individuals, study finds
Shifting responsibility to consumers minimises the role of energy industry and policymakers, University of Sydney research suggests
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It’s not unusual to see individuals championed as heroes of climate action, with their efforts to install rooftop solar and buy electric cars promoted as pivotal in the fight to save the planet.
Hero figures can motivate others to follow suit, but a University of Sydney study suggests the way the energy sector shapes this narrative sets individuals up to fail.
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Continue reading...Thousands protest in Washington against Trump as he prepares for inauguration
The march took place ahead of Trump's arrival to the nation's capital as he prepares to be sworn in on Monday.
Thousands protest in Washington against Trump as he prepares for inauguration
The march took place ahead of Trump's arrival to the nation's capital as he prepares to be sworn in on Monday.
Benjamin Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire – BBC.com
- Benjamin Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire BBC.com
- Live updates: Latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal CNN
- An unlikely team of U.S. negotiators wrestled Israel and Hamas to a ceasefire The Washington Post
- The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce The New York Times
- Israel Defense Forces will receive hostages Sunday with equipped camper trailers and comforting supplies Fox News
Statue of Spanish conquistador reinstalled in central Lima
The controversial sculpture was unveiled at a ceremony marking 490 years since Peru's capital was founded.
Medics under siege: ‘We took this photo, fearing it would be our last’
The last functioning hospital in Sudan's Darfur region has come under constant bombardment.
Wild NSW weather expected to ease as WA’s Pilbara region braces for cyclone
Cleanup continues in parts of NSW as tropical low threatens heavy rain between Port Hedland and Ningaloo
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The skies above New South Wales are expected to clear this week, bringing relief to thousands who have been left sitting in the dark as massive storms swept the state and knocked power offline.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast for the NSW capital and parts of the state suggests calmer skies in the week ahead, with light winds and a chance of a thunderstorm over Sydney on Tuesday.
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