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The quake hit just after midday (0400 GMT) about 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the coast of Hualien County at a shallow depth of six kilometres. The US Geological Survey reported a lower 5.9-magnitude reading and a depth of 12 kilometres. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/PzMEU3d

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The US Senate late on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to bar federal employees from using Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices. The bill must still be approved by the US House of Representatives before going to President Joe Biden for approval. The House of Representatives would need to pass the Senate bill before the current congressional session ends, which is expected next week. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/KGmxw8c

Peru announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, granting police special powers and limiting freedoms including the right to assembly, after a week of fiery protests that have left at least eight dead. The protests were sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo on December 7 in an impeachment vote. Castillo, a leftist elected in 2021, was arrested after illegally trying to dissolve the Andean nation's Congress, the latest in a series of political crises the world's second-largest copper producer has faced in recent years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Z68SoOy

Russia and Ukraine are not currently engaged in talks to end the fighting, which is raging in the east and south and reached Kyiv again on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, millions more displaced and cities reduced to rubble since Russia invaded its neighbour on February 24. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/KzeL8RZ

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