Judge blocks Trump's order on TikTok ban

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TikTok say it is "illogical" to ban the app while it is discussing a deal with American firms

A federal judge in the USA has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to ban downloads of popular Chinese app TikTok from Apple and Google's app stores. In a brief order issued la...

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