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US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill -- again
US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill -- again
by  AFP

The US House of Representatives will again vote Saturday on a bill that would force TikTok to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban. "It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill," a company spokesman said.

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' set to drop
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' set to drop
by  AFP

Taylor Swift is primed to release her highly anticipated record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday -- the 11th studio album from the megastar who is already having a blockbuster year. The working theory is that "The Tortured Poets Department" centers on her ex, British actor Joe Alwyn, who Swift dated starting in 2016 until they broke up about a year ago.

Norway's wealth fund posts $107 bln first quarter gain
Norway's wealth fund posts $107 bln first quarter gain
by  AFP

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a gain of more than $100 billion in the first quarter amid the global stock market recovery, it said Thursday. Shares, which accounted for 72.1 percent of the fund's portfolio, saw a 9.1 percent return in the first quarter, buoyed by a stock market rally amid the prospect of falling interest rates.

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