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Defense bill bars Pentagon from paying for adult entertainment
A defense appropriations bill that cleared a House-Senate conference this week will ban Pentagon military and civilian officials from…
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U.S. bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor…
Culture
US bars approvals of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones
DJI, the world’s largest dronemaker, sells more than half of US commercial drones The Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it…
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How Nicolas Sarkozy Survived Twenty Days Behind Bars
Sarkozy is assigned prisoner number 320535. “Four days earlier, I had been Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of the Republic, being…
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Trump bars South Africa from 2026 G20 in Miami
President Trump said South Africa will not be receiving an invitation to the 2026 Group of 20 Summit held in Miami because of its…
Business
Singapore’s gold buying spree fuels 47% sales jump in gold bars, coins as global demand hits record
Local demand for gold bars and coins rises 47%, but jewellery consumption slumps 8% Strong investor appetite in Singapore, which resulted…
Business
Sarkozy enters jail over campaign financing - France's first ex-president behind bars
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor and Hugh Schofieldin Paris Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he…
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Kenyan Catholic Church drops Mass wine after it becomes common in bars
The Kenyan Catholic Church has introduced a new brand of altar wine for Holy Mass after the previous one became widely available in local…
Business
Dubai chocolate bars are more than a trend. They’ve disrupted the confectionery market
Some flavor crazes flirt with us and fade. Others stay and make themselves at home. It’s too soon to tell for sure, but the Dubai…
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U.S. judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border…
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Taser trial for prison staff to tackle violence behind bars
Alex Bish South East Investigations Team Jonathan Fagg BBC England data unit Specialist staff will be issued with tasers following a rise…
Fashion
Opec bars five leading news organisations from oil conference
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has excluded five of the world’s leading news organisations from covering its…
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Reality TV’s Chrisley Family Lands New Lifetime Docuseries, Even With Parents Todd and Julie Still Behind Bars (TV News Roundup)
The Chrisley family will soon be back, even with its patriarch and matriarch still locked up. Lifetime has given the official green light…
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Nvidia CEO visits Beijing after US bars chip sales to China
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday (Apr 17), shortly after the Trump administration barred the…
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Singapore investors lead Asean peers with 22% surge in purchase of gold bars, coins in 2024
SINGAPORE investors did not shy away from physical gold despite its soaring prices in 2024, leading the demand growth in Asean region with…