PRESS DIGEST- Wall Street Journal - Jan 18

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Apple lost its effort to delay the implementation of a U.S. import ban of its smartwatches while the company appeals a federal trade ruling.

- Sheryl Sandberg said she plans to leave Meta Platforms' board of directors, less than two years after stepping down as the company's chief operating officer.

- A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to impose its regulations on Coinbase would give the agency sway over markets it does not have authority to supervise.

- A Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug that blew out during a harrowing Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month was manufactured in Malaysia, according to the chair of National Transportation Safety Board.

- Guatemala's former president Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. for accepting bribes, just days after the Central American nation inaugurated a new president.

- Iraq's prime minister Mohammed al-Sudani said the U.S.-led military coalition that has been helping his country fight Islamic State militants is no longer needed.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)