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21 Aug, 2026
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TikTok reaches US$400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children's privacy
AP – TikTok has reached a US$400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children's privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday…
21 Aug, 2026
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Cuba sanctions tighten, returning Americans face detentions
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening…
21 Aug, 2026
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Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment
ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…
21 Aug, 2026
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Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
21 Aug, 2026
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First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS program
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The United States deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status…
21 Aug, 2026
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US government declares drought disaster for US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United States government has declared a drought disaster in the US Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist. St Thomas, St John and St Croix are all experiencing an…
21 Aug, 2026
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Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open economy to private investment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to…
21 Aug, 2026
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Pastor in Belize gets 10 years in prison for sexually abusing woman
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Former National Evangelical Association of Belize president, Pastor Victor Wagner Hernandez, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of repeatedly…
21 Aug, 2026
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Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts
Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review to…