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Outgoing US President Joe Biden has officially blocked a Japanese company from buying the United States Steel Corporation, warning that foreign ownership would pose a danger to national security.
Nippon Steel, the fourth-largest steelmaker in the world, had bid close to $15 billion to purchase the once-iconic American industrial powerhouse.
But that takeover is now on the brink of collapse, as Benji Hyer reports.
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The number of people in hospital with flu in England has more than quadrupled since last month.
New National Health Service figures show the number of admissions for flu is also up sharply compared to this week last year.
Roughly five thousand people with the virus are being treated in hospital at the moment, with some senior doctors warning that services are being pushed to breaking point.
Former NHS trust chairman, Roy Lilley, says the numbers are likely to increase…
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The World Bank has released a 1.5 billion dollar loan to Nigeria.
It comes after it was approved by the global body in June last year.
Tesem Akende reports.
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Investigators in South Korea are facing off against supporters as they attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after his failed bid to impose martial law last month.
Yoon has been impeached by the country's parliament and has allegedly ignored summons from investigators to appear for questioning.
Ishan Garg tells us more.
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Investigators said they now believe the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating New Year's in New Orleans acted alone.
The FBI had previously said it was looking into whether Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar might have had accomplices who helped him plant explosives in the city's French Quarter.
US Correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The FBI confirmed that Jabbar posted several videos to his facebook page as he drove from his home in Texas to Louisiana.
Here's Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia
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Investigators said they now believe the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating New Year's in New Orleans acted alone.
The FBI had previously said it was looking into whether Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar might have had accomplices who helped him plant explosives in the city's French Quarter.
US Correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The FBI confirmed that Jabbar posted several videos to his facebook page as he drove from his home in Texas to Louisiana.
Here’s Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia
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The UK Government has announced new laws aimed at tackling suspected people smugglers.
It comes after figures showed a 25 per cent increase in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2024.
The measures form part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill and look to curb the activity of smuggling gangs responsible for channel crossings.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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