news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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Vedernikov had also been accused of committing fraud, the RIA state news agency reported.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency confirmed that the top prosecutor at the notorious Evin prison had been killed in an Israeli strike on Monday.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Citing the German news agency dpa, the Associated Press reported Monday, June 23, that Christian Brueckner, who is currently behind bars for a separate crime while under investigation for the British toddler’s 2007 death, could be released in mid-September instead of January 2026.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 June 2025
Praia Grande is a common destination for hot-air ballooning, a popular activity in some parts of Brazil’s south during June festivities that celebrate Catholic saints such as Saint John, the Associated Press news agency reports.
—Duarte Mendonca, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency confirmed that the top prosecutor at the notorious Evin prison had been killed in an Israeli strike on Monday.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Citing the German news agency dpa, the Associated Press reported Monday, June 23, that Christian Brueckner, who is currently behind bars for a separate crime while under investigation for the British toddler’s 2007 death, could be released in mid-September instead of January 2026.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 June 2025
Praia Grande is a common destination for hot-air ballooning, a popular activity in some parts of Brazil’s south during June festivities that celebrate Catholic saints such as Saint John, the Associated Press news agency reports.
—Duarte Mendonca, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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