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A Tea Party member reaches for a pamphlet titled “The Impact of Obamacare”, at a “Food for Free Minds Tea Party Rally” in Littleton, New Hampshire in this October 27, 2012 file photo. The Obama administration said on July 2, 2013 it would not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015, delaying a key provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law by a year, to beyond the next election. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi//Files (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) – RTX11B1B

WHO Urges Trump to Further Develop Obamacare

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 9, 2016 | World

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to expand Obamacare and ensure all Americans have access to healthcare. The real estate magnate takes office next month after promising to repeal outgoing President Barack...

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Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S7 is displayed at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, November 21, 2016. Picture taken November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Samsung Will be Deactivating Note 7 Phones in The U.S. Via Software Update

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 9, 2016 | Technology

Mobile manufacture giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd officially announced on Friday that a software update for Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be released mid-December in the United States preventing them from charging and functioning as mobile phones, rendering them...

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Russian Security Services Arrest 12 People For Promoting Extremism

by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 9, 2016 | World

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced that it had arrested 12 citizens who are suspected of recruiting for the ranks of terrorist groups. According to a statement that it issued on Wednesday, the Russian security services said that “Russian...

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Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman News Corp and Chairman and CEO 21st Century Fox speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files

Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Puts up a Bid for UK’s Sky

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 9, 2016 | Media

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has officially made a $14.1 billion offering for the remaining shares of European pay-TV group Sky Plc that the U.S. company does not already own, the British broadcaster said on Friday. Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox is...

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WTO Director general Roberto Azevedo (R) exchanges documents with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev during the accession ceremony at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, July 27, 2015. Kazakhstan is the 162nd member of the organization. REUTERS/Sandro Campardo/Pool – RTX1M0BF

Kazakhstan Opens its Doors to Saudi Investors

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 9, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Kazakhstan is launching new initiatives to attract foreign investments in agriculture and food production, as well as major opportunities in vital sectors, such as energy and industry. Kazakhstan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bakyt Batyrshayev said he expected...