TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch US deal: Sources

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[caption id="attachment_8552" align="alignnone" width="964"] FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27,...

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Commentary: China plays the Iran card against the US

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

The US wants to shift away from the Middle East to focus on China but that move will not be so easy to achieve, say...

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NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather permitting

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Dragon are due to return on Sunday (Aug 2) after...

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UAE starts up first Arab nuclear plant

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8489" align="alignnone" width="953"] The UAE has substantial oil and gas reserves but has made huge investments in developing alternatives, including solar energy and now...

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UAE’s nuclear power plant: Energy and politics

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8492" align="alignnone" width="989"] The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates is being built at a cost of $22.4 billion [/caption] DUBAI:...

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Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8495" align="alignnone" width="953"] A Kuwait Airways plane is seen at Kuwait International Airport on Dec 9, 2016. [/caption] DUBAI: Kuwait has banned until further...

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Trump says will ban TikTok in the US

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8486" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters, flanked by a line of local law enforcement, as...

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Hurricane Isaias lashes the Bahamas as it bears down on Florida

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8498" align="alignnone" width="960"] Residents fill and collect sand bags before the expected arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Doral, Florida, US Jul 31, 2020. [/caption]...

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Russia preparing mass vaccination against COVID-19 for October

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8483" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: A scientist prepares samples during the research and development of a vaccine against COVID-19 at a laboratory of BIOCAD...

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US says unlikely to use China, Russia COVID-19 vaccine as race heats up

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8480" align="alignnone" width="966"] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe. [/caption] WASHINGTON: America's...