news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Vietnamese photographers working for North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, and local news agencies often operated with fewer resources, under stricter political controls, and in conditions where the war was also their home.
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Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
The two men typically only left their room for an hour or so each day and largely kept to themselves, night desk manager Angelica Ytang, 20, told the AFP news agency.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
More than 17 million people in China reported owning exotic pets in 2024, with the majority of these owners being Gen Z, according to data obtained by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Reuters — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
The two men typically only left their room for an hour or so each day and largely kept to themselves, night desk manager Angelica Ytang, 20, told the AFP news agency.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
More than 17 million people in China reported owning exotic pets in 2024, with the majority of these owners being Gen Z, according to data obtained by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Reuters — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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