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South Korean lawmakers have submitted bills to implement that commitment, but they're still under review.

A spokesperson for the ruling Democratic Party there says the trade deal will be approved by the end of February.

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Another country is considering a ban.

France's National Assembly votes 130 to 21 to approve a bill banning social media for kids under 15 and banning the use of mobile phones in high schools.

It'll go up for debate next in the French Senate.

President Emmanuel Macron has asked for the legislation to be fast-tracked to get it into effect by the start of the next school year in September.

There's already a ban in France on mobile phones in primary and middle schools.

A social media ban for kids under 16 went into effect in Australia last month, and similar bills are under discussion in other countries.

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The freeze was ordered in five states, all led by Democrats.

California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.

The Health and Human Services Department says it has reason to believe they're granting benefits to people in the country illegally.

A federal judge in New York is extending for two more weeks his ruling that the money has to keep flowing until he decides whether the freeze can take effect while the case goes through the courts.

The states will be cut off from around $10 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Care Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grants.

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accusing it of mismanaging the COVID-19 pandemic and being too susceptible to political influence.

That withdrawal has now been finalized, with U.S.

funding and staffing ceased, although WHO says the U.S.

still owes it more than $130 million.