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TikTok sues Donald Trump administration over US ban

NewsColony24 August 2020

by NewsColony24 August 2020024

TikTok has sued President Donald Trump’s administration for banning transactions with parent company ByteDance. “The [Trump] administration ignored our extensive efforts to address its concerns,...

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Twitter, TikTok consider merger

NewsColony9 August 2020

by NewsColony9 August 2020033

Twitter is in preliminary discussions for a possible combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, after US President Donald Trump said he would...

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Donald Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to seal TikTok deal

NewsColony3 August 2020

by NewsColony3 August 2020042

President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45...

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Mike Pompeo: Donald Trump days away from moving against TikTok

NewsColony2 August 2020

by NewsColony2 August 2020026

President Donald Trump is days away from announcing strong action against the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok to protect US national security, Secretary of...

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TikTok sale uncertain as Donald Trump ban looms – reports

NewsColony2 August 2020

by NewsColony2 August 2020029

Negotiations for Microsoft to buy the US operations of Chinese-owned TikTok are on hold after President Donald Trump threatened to bar the social media app...

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ByteDance, Microsoft offer White House a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S.

NewsColony1 August 2020

by NewsColony1 August 2020034

China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President...

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Egypt female social media influencers get two-year jail terms

NewsColony27 July 2020

by NewsColony27 July 2020033

An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail each on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source...

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Somalia parliament impeaches premier in no-confidence vote

NewsColony25 July 2020

by NewsColony25 July 2020030

Somalia’s Parliament has ousted Prime Minister Hassan Khaire, throwing into confusion the country’s electoral plan. After a motion of no-confidence was Saturday tabled in the...

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Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention

NewsColony21 July 2020

by NewsColony21 July 2020047

Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight...

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UK bans Huawei 5G gear, orders all network equipment torn out by 2027

NewsColony14 July 2020

by NewsColony14 July 2020031

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that...