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Spain's Basque Country has been run for decades by the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) but polls suggest this election could be won by the left-wing separatist Bildu coalition

Left-wing Separatist Bildu Eyes Historic Win In Basque Vote

Spain's northern Basque Country votes Sunday in a regional election that polls suggest will be won by the left-wing separatist Bildu, seen as the heir of the political wing of the defunct armed separatist group ETA. The outcome could leave Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's ruling Socialist Worker's party in the difficult position of having to decide between two key parliamentary allies.
TikTok says a ban on the app would violate freedom of expression

Bill To Ban TikTok In US Moves Ahead In Congress

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.
A host of Chinese swimmers failed doping tests before the Tokyo Olympics, according to The New York Times

Chinese Swimmers Failed Doping Tests Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed Saturday, defending the decision to let them compete based on China's findings they had ingested it unknowingly.
A woman uses her phone outside a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong

'Halving' Arrives For Bitcoin Miners

The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money.
The proposed ban on TikTok in the United States has been tied to aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which could ease its passage by both chambers of the US Congress

X Owner Musk Says Opposed To US Ban Of Competitor TikTok

Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as the initiative sees fresh bipartisan momentum in Congress.

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