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Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give US government 50% stake


Perplexity AI on January 26 revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok US, would now also allow for the US government to own up to 50% of the new c

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Lithuania champions two-tracked strategy for enhancing Middle Corridor with Azerbaijan – Ambassador (Exclusive interview)



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Atletico Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: Simeone’s side drop more points in title race


Villarreal held Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw in LaLiga on Saturday as Samuel Lino’s close-range effort in the second-half cancelled out Gerard Moreno’s opener, Azernews reports citing BeInSports.

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Colombia imposes retaliatory tariffs on US goods — president



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Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Syria


TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Local sources in Syria reported that the Israeli regime carried out new airstrikes on the Arab state’s Daraa province.

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South Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash to ICAO, U.S. and Thailand


Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s authorities investigating last month’s Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the U.N. aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States, France and Thailand, an official said on Monday.

The investigation into the deadliest air disaster on the country’s soil remains ongoing, the report made available on Monday said, focused on the role of “bird strike” and involving an analysis of the engines and the “localiser” landing guidance structure.

“These all-out investigation activities aim to determine the accurate cause of the accident,” it said.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the U.N. agency, requires accident investigators to produce a preliminary report within 30 days of the accident and encourages a final report to be made public within 12 months.

The Boeing BA.N 737-800 jet, from Bangkok and scheduled to arrive at Muan International Airport, overshot the runway as it made an emergency belly landing and crashed into the localiser structure, killing all but two of the 181 people and crew members on board on Dec. 29.

The localiser aids navigation of an aircraft making an approach to the runway, and the structure built of reinforced concrete and earth at Muan airport supporting the system’s antennae was likely a cause of the disaster, experts have said.

The report highlighted much of the initial findings by the South Korean investigators that was shared with the families of the victims on Saturday, including the pilots discussing a flock of birds they spotted on its final approach.

The exact time of a bird strike reported by the pilots remains unconfirmed, the accident report said, but the aircraft “made an emergency declaration (Mayday x 3) for a bird strike

during a go-around.”

“Both engines were examined, and feathers and bird blood stains were found on each,” it said.

“After the crash into the embankment, fire and a partial explosion occurred. Both engines were buried in the embankment’s soil mound, and the fore fuselage scattered up to 30-200 meters from the embankment,” it said.

The report does not say what may have led to the two data recorders to stop recording simultaneously just before the pilots declared mayday. The aircraft was at an altitude of 152 meters flying at 298 kmh at the moment the blackboxes stopped recording, it said.


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Who is Ruben Vardanyan? – Unveiling enigmatic oligarch’s intriguing saga


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Baku-Tbilisi-Kars route to aid smooth travel between closest allies – New strategic corridor on the horizon


Dynamic growth of passenger traffic in the Greater Baku agglomeration, as well as the need for railway communication with the regions of the country, contributed…

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Glimpse into Melania Trump’s daily nutrition choices


Health Digest describes in its article that Melania Trump’s daily diet is a reflection of her commitment to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  Melania Trump…

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Corruption in the blooming “garden” – The unpleasant side of the EU


On January 6, a trial began in France against the former president of the country, Nicolas Sarkozy. The prosecution alleges that while he was serving as the Minister…