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Stock market today: Asian shares climb as Trump postpones Mexico and Canada tariffs for a month
Asian shares climbed Tuesday after President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be delayed for a month. The White House also said Trump would speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping, sparking hopes that a deal could be reached that could avert a broader trade war. Trump last week imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese goods that is expected to go into effect Tuesday.
Reuters
Trump sued in attempt to block his anti-diversity orders
The city of Maryland and three other groups sued U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration on Monday, asking a federal court to halt and declare unconstitutional a pair of executive orders that seek to end diversity programs. Trump has attempted to remove any U.S. government support for diversity, equity and inclusion practices within the federal government, issuing executive orders on his first two days in office that threaten economic sanctions and dismissals. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the district of Maryland alleges the orders exceeded the president's authority under the U.S. Constitution and asks the court for preliminary and permanent injunctions to block the orders, in addition to finding them unlawful and unconstitutional.
AFP
Paris, the village of light in Kyrgyzstan's rugged mountains
To reach Paris's Eiffel Tower, Nurzhigit Abrahman had to zig-zag through treacherous mountain passes and avoid an avalanche before getting a foggy glimpse of the 15-metre (50-foot) monument in a mountain hamlet in Kyrgyzstan."We started feeding and warming drivers between the mountain passes.
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Trump moves to develop sovereign wealth fund to 'create value for American citizens'
President Donald Trump said Monday he would create a sovereign wealth fund, a pool of assets like those that exist in other countries that can help pay out regular funds to ordinary citizens.
AFP
How China could respond to Trump's new tariffs
From retaliatory tariffs on US goods like car parts and soy beans to controls on raw minerals essential for American manufacturing -- analysts say China has plenty of options if it wants to reply to fresh US levies.And should a new trade war escalate, "measures could include tariffs, export controls on critical minerals essential for US manufacturing, restricted market access to US firms operating in China, or the depreciation of the yuan", Harry Murphy Cruise, head of China and Australia econom
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Names of FBI agents who investigated Capitol riots to be handed over to Trump DOJ officials
FBI executives decided they must turn over the names of agents who investigated the Jan. 6 cases to Trump DOJ officials, current and former officials said
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Modi's ruling party looks to topple corruption crusader in Delhi poll with graft allegations
The resurgent Hindu nationalist party of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing a state legislature election in Delhi where it is looking to unseat the governing movement which has led the Indian capital for over a decade but has recently been embroiled in graft allegations. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which failed to secure a majority of its own in last year's national election but formed the government with coalition partners, has gained some lost ground by winning two state elections in northern Haryana and western Maharashtra states. It is up against the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, that runs Delhi and has built a huge support base on the back of its popular welfare policies.
AFP
'Art for everyone': Mucha's masterpiece to find home in Prague, 100 years on
A new Prague museum dedicated to the Czech Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha will offer "art for everyone" when it opens this month, ultimately housing his giant Slav Epic masterpiece after decades in storage, his great-grandson told AFP. A painter, graphic artist and designer, Mucha (1860-1939) gained fame for his floral posters, especially of French actress Sarah Bernhardt, which he made while living in Paris -- and his work later helped inspire the hit Disney film "Frozen", according to his de
AFP
Trump to host Netanyahu for crucial Gaza ceasefire talks
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump will discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister becomes the first foreign leader to visit the White House since the US president's return to power.Netanyahu hailed the fact that he would be the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his January 20 inauguration as "testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance."
AFP
Trump halts Canada and Mexico tariffs, China still targeted
US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on neighbors Mexico and Canada for a month Monday -- but China remained in the firing line for levies that are putting the global economy on edge.Global stock markets had slumped as Trump's threat of sweeping 25 percent levies on exports from Canada and Mexico to the United States sparked fears of a global trade war.
AFP
El Salvador offers to jail Americans, Rubio says
El Salvador's iron-fisted leader has made the extraordinary offer to jail Americans sent by their own country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday."He has offered to house in his jails dangerous American criminals in custody in our country, including those with US citizenship and legal residency," Rubio told reporters in San Salvador.
AFP
Apple blasts porn app for iPhones in Europe
Apple on Monday called a pornography app available for iPhones in the European Union a danger to children, saying landmark digital rules there allowed it to get on to its handsets via an alternative to its App Store.Apple has long argued that allowing "sideloading" of apps onto iPhones or iPads from places other that the App Store brings with it the risk of deceptive, dangerous and dubious digital content. gc/st
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OpenAI, Kakao to jointly develop AI products for South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -ChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao said on Tuesday they plan to form a strategic partnership to develop AI products for the Korean market. Kakao also said it will use OpenAI technology for its products. The announcement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Kakao CEO Chung Shina during a press conference in Seoul.
AFP
Stocks and peso boosted by Trump's Mexico, Canada tariff delay
Asian equities bounced Tuesday, while the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar rallied after Donald Trump said he would delay the imposition of stiff tariffs on imports from the US neighbours, soothing trade war worries for now.News of the deals saw the Mexican peso surge more than three percent -- having tumbled to a three-year low on Monday -- while the Canadian dollar rallied more than one percent.
CNN
Founder of pro-Russian paramilitary group dies in explosion in Moscow
The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.
CBS News
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers buried in Camden's historic Butler Cemetery
At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black Civil War soldiers buried in Butler Cemetery.
CBS News
Philly playground's interactive exhibit helps kids learn Black history
An interactive exhibit at Smith Memorial Playground in Philadelphia teaches kids about people who are making Black history today.
CBS News
Bronx students kick-off Black History Month with an HBCU experience
Students at PS 28X in Tremont enjoyed a visit from the Lincoln University Marching Band on Monday.
CNN
Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role
Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Department, multiple sources familiar with the move told CNN.
AFP
France pitches AI summit as 'wake-up call' for Europe
France hosts top tech players next week at an artificial intelligence summit meant as a "wake-up call" for Europe as it struggles with AI challenges from the United States and China."The summit comes at exactly the right time for this wake-up call for France and Europe, and to show we are in position" to take advantage of the technology, an official in Macron's office told reporters.

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