news agency
noun
: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters
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The charges were punishable with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Ushakov told Russian state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti that separate teams of Russian and U.S. negotiators will begin contact on Ukraine in due time, according to comments translated by NBC News.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of those gathered at the train station were traveling to the Hindu Pilgrimage Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj city, AP and NBC News reported, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
No Russian representatives at Munich conference says spokesperson Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says there will be no representatives of the ministry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, according to Russian news agency TASS.
—Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , Reporting From Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Ushakov told Russian state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti that separate teams of Russian and U.S. negotiators will begin contact on Ukraine in due time, according to comments translated by NBC News.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of those gathered at the train station were traveling to the Hindu Pilgrimage Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj city, AP and NBC News reported, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
No Russian representatives at Munich conference says spokesperson Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says there will be no representatives of the ministry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, according to Russian news agency TASS.
—Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , Reporting From Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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“News agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20agency. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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