Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok said Friday that it felt disappointed with the decision announced by the the U.S. Commerce Department blocking the download and update of the company’s popular application starting Sunday. “We disagree with the decision from the Commerce Department, and are …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | An unprecedented number of voters are expected to cast their vote through mail due to the still spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s strong oppositions to mail-in voting, several U.S. observers said he will probably benefit from the measure pushed by Democrats. According …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | Israel signed on Tuesday normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, but Palestine claimed they will not achieve peace in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahraini …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | This election year could well see the largest number of mail-in ballots in recent memory, and many fear that could cause chaos on election night. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many Americans fret over going to the polls in person, fearing that close contact with …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok said Monday it had submitted a proposal to the U.S. administration to resolve its “security concerns,” in order to continue the company’s operation in the future. Oracle, a U.S. multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in California, also confirmed in a statement …
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Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | A senior Palestinian official said on Sunday that the U.S.-brokered normalization between Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalized their ties with Israel to support …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq would soon be reduced to about 4,000 and 2,000 respectively. “A lot of progress has been made in Afghanistan, but we will be down to 4,000 soldiers in a very short period of …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | A U.S. federal court on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s order which excludes undocumented immigrants from census when calculating the apportionment of congressional seats in each state. The decision prohibits the Trump administration from reporting any information regarding undocumented immigrants in its census count that could …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Commander of U.S. Central Command Kenneth McKenzie confirmed on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by November, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. The Politico reported that McKenzie, during a ceremony for Operation Inherent Resolve with the Iraqi …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s net worth has dropped an estimated 600 million U.S. dollars since last September to 2.5 billion dollars, Forbes reported on Tuesday. On the magazine’s new list of the 400 richest Americans, the president now is placed at No. 339, down 64 spots …
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