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TikTok Fined $16 Mln by UK Watchdog for 'Misusing Children's Data'

Britain's data watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined TikTok 12.7 million pounds ($15.88 million) for multiple breaches of data protection law, including using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent. The Chinese-owned video app has not done enough to check who is using the platform…

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EU Lashes Out at China for Support of Russia in Ukraine War

The European Union's foreign policy chief on Tuesday lashed out at China for its support of Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine and called it "a blatant violation" of Beijing's United Nations commitments. "There cannot be siding with the aggressor," Josep Borrell said.

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Taiwan Rejects China Pressure Ahead of House Speaker Meeting

Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahead of an expected meeting between President Tsai-Ing-wen and the US House speaker Wednesday that will underscore her government's claim to sovereignty. Tsai has been visiting the island's remaining diplomatic allies in Latin America, Belize and Guatemala. The most politically sensitive…

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Russia to Use Dubai Benchmark in Indian Oil Deal

Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft and India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp agreed to use the Dubai oil price benchmark in their latest deal to deliver Russian oil to India, three sources familiar with the matter said. The decision by the two state-controlled companies to abandon the Europe-dominated Brent benchmark…

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IRGC Retracts Statements Confirming Death of Leader Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retracted its confirmation of the killing of the military attaché, Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut 41 years ago. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said they still have no reliable information regarding the condition and fate of Motevaselian and his companions, who were kidnapped in northern…

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Egypt Highlights ‘Social Protection’ Measures

The Egyptian government issued a lengthy report detailing the social protection measures it has taken in recent months to limit the consequences of high prices and the global economic crisis on citizens, especially the most disadvantaged groups. The cabinet reviewed all the measures and steps, including expanding the scope of…

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Saudi Arabia to Lead Middle East Countries in Sustainable Space Sector Development

As the Saudi space strategy approaches its launch, expectations for investment in the space sector are growing, with an industry expert predicting that the anticipated budget may be comparable to major space economies. Moreover, Riyadh is expected to lead the way in creating a competitive and regulatory environment with an…

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Svitolina Criticizes ‘Useless’ WTA amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian players do not get enough support from women's tennis governing body WTA amid Russia's invasion of their country, Elina Svitolina said on Tuesday. Svitolina, back on the tour at the Charleston Open after a maternity break, spoke to support fellow Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko, who said she withdrew from…

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Hamas Sentences 2 Palestinians to Death for ‘Collaborating’ with Israel

A Hamas-linked military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced on Monday two people to death and four others to life in prison for “collaborating” with Israel. In a statement, the court said the death sentences would be carried out one by firing squad and the other by hanging. The four…

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Baghdad, Erbil Set to Restart Northern Oil Exports Tuesday

Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have reached a final deal to restart northern oil exports to be announced Tuesday, official sources told Reuters. A formal request has been sent to Türkiye to restart oil exports through an Iraq-Türkiye pipeline and "in the next few hours pumping…

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Russian Children’s Commissioner Rejects ICC War Crime Allegations as False

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who was accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) alongside President Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine, said on Tuesday that the ICC's allegations were false and unclear. The Hague-based ICC on March 17 issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian…

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Saudi Arabia Achieves Record Growth in Promising Sectors

Saudi Arabia has achieved record growth in indicators of economic activities in promising sectors during the first quarter of this year, one of the opportunities launched by Vision 2030 for the local and foreign business sectors. According to a recent report by the Ministry of Commerce, a copy of which…

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Voluntary Oil Production Cut: Decision to Balance Demand, Production Levels

Oil and economic experts confirmed that the voluntary oil production cuts taken by oil-exporting countries within OPEC+, starting May and continuing until the end of 2023, aim to achieve market balance. Mubarak Alhajeri, a faculty member at Kuwait's College of Technological Studies, explained that the cut had shocked global markets…

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Qatari Envoy Visits Lebanon to Discuss Presidential Elections

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi met on Monday in Beirut with Lebanese officials and a number of party leaders to discuss the means to find a solution to the presidential vacuum in the country. While information noted that the Qatari envoy carried an initiative…

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Azerbaijan Arrests 4 Over Attempted Assassination of Anti-Iran Lawmaker

Azerbaijan arrested four people in connection with the attempted assassination of an anti-Iran lawmaker, who was shot and wounded last week, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Representative Fazil Mustafa, who has been highly critical of Iran, was receiving treatment in a hospital after being shot in the attack. Mustafa's assistant,…

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Disney Developing Live-action ‘Moana’ with Dwayne Johnson

“Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced a live-action “Moana” remake is in development Monday in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages — no…

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KSrelief Distributes Over 11 Tons of Food Baskets in Nigeria

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued distributing food baskets to the neediest families as part of the 2023 Food Basket Project in the Republic of Nigeria. On Tuesday, the KSrelief distributed eleven tons and 780 kilograms of food baskets in the Nigerian city of Kano,…

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‘Indiana Jones’ to Premiere at Cannes with Tribute to Ford

Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth film in the Harrison Ford adventure series, will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, festival organizers announced Monday. Cannes will also pay a tribute to Ford for…

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UN Alert: Yemen’s Highlands Brace for Deadlier Floods Next Week

Much of Yemen’s Highlands should brace for deadlier downpours and floods in the coming week, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a agrometeorological early warning bulletin it released Monday. FAO also said the return of the Saif rainy season was with a rough start as storms flooded…

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L’Oreal Buys Luxury Brand Aesop from Brazil’s Natura for $2.5 Bln

French cosmetics group L'Oreal struck a deal with Brazil's Natura & Co to buy Aesop, its Australian luxury brand, at an enterprise value of $2.53 billion, both firms said on Monday. The deal expands L'Oreal's presence in the luxury cosmetics market, while marking a financial relief for the Brazilian firm,…

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A Duo Once More, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Come Up for ‘Air’

While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,” they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing. “I remember my wife said to me one day: ‘I haven’t heard you laugh…

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Russia’s Lavrov: West Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Moscow, Beijing

The West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and China by talking about their unequal relations and Moscow's dependence on Beijing, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov, speaking to the Argumenty i Fakty news website, also said the European Union's hostile…

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Washington Planning ‘Interim Agreement’ with Tehran

The Biden administration discussed with its European and Israeli partners in recent weeks a proposal for an interim agreement with Iran that would include some sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran freezing parts of its nuclear program, according to Israeli officials, Western diplomats, and US experts with knowledge of the…

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Why Leonardo DiCaprio Testified at Trial of Fugees Rapper

Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is accused of conspiring to funnel money from a Malaysian state fund to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

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One Killed in Train Accident Near The Hague, 30 Injured

At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting a construction crane, officials said. Rescue teams were seen ferrying away the injured in pre-dawn darkness at the scene of the accident…

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