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North Korea confirms ballistic missile launch

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North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail line he hopes will eventually connect the divided Korean peninsula.

North Korea fired another suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before a groundbreaking ceremony in the South for a rail line hoped to one day connect the two countries. (January 5).

The ceremony was attended South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, acknowledging the launch here:

“North Korea test-fired an unidentified projectile this morning, and there are concerns that this could create tension and further deepen the stagnation in inter-Korean relations. But we should not give up the hope for dialogue in order to fundamentally overcome this situation.”

Reconnecting the North and South Korea by train was a central issue in past negotiations in 2018, but eventually failed.

Meanwhile, North Korea has tested a variety of new, short-range ballistic missiles.

The most recent one was launched from a submarine in October. The U.S. government has said the North is trying to design weapons that can evade ballistic missile defense systems in the region.

Leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster the military in his New Year speech to counter an unstable international situation amid stalled talks with South Korea and the United States.

Earlier this week, State Department spokesperson Ned Price reiterated the U.S. desire for dialog with North Korea, saying Washington had no hostile intent and was prepared to meet without preconditions.

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President Biden signs TikTok bill – what’s next?

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TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.

Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.

Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.

TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.

David Zhang from China Insider. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss

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Threading the needle: Meta’s new platform finally dethrones X

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Threads, the social media platform owned by Meta, is gaining traction with a surge in daily active users, outpacing X in the U.S.

 

With Threads averaging 28 million daily active users compared to X’s 22 million, Meta’s ambitions to reach a billion users seem within reach despite a slowdown in growth. While X still boasts 550 million monthly active users globally, Threads’ focus on user experience and avoidance of real-time and political content could position it as a formidable competitor moving forward.

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Zendaya is serving in saucy sports drama “Challengers”

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This weekend’s entertainment lineup has something for everyone.

Apple TV+ brings “Sugar,” a drama set in New York City, while “Civil War” offers historical intensity.

“Challengers” with Zendaya brings a saucy sport drama to life, and superhero buffs can catch the trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” for action-packed fun.

With options spanning drama, history, reality, and superheroes, there’s excitement in store for all this weekend.

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