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Ukraine's Western backers will meet for arms talks as doubts over US intentions grow
The main international forum for drumming up weapons and ammunition for Ukraine will for the first time meet under the auspices of a country other than the U.S. as uncertainty surrounds the future of Washington’s support for arming the war-torn country. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a consortium of about 50 partner nations, was brought together by former U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to coordinate weapons support in the months after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. President Donald Trump has expressed skepticism for backing Ukraine, criticizing its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and saying last month that his administration had already held “ very serious” discussions with Russia about ending the conflict.
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January jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 4%, wages rise more than forecast as US labor market remains resilient to start 2025
The January jobs report comes as investors are closely watching for any clues about whether or not the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in 2025.
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Forget saving the planet. Clean energy interests sharpen a different message: Money and jobs
Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building. Messaging from the U.S. renewable energy industry and the United Nations on climate change has typically focused on the urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions for the sake of environmental and human health.
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Do Trump tariffs make retail stocks totally untouchable?
The newly-introduced trade tariffs on goods won't impact companies like Nike as much as a lack of inspiration, according to BMO Capital Markets analyst Simeon Siegel.
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US service member, 3 contractors killed when surveillance plane crashes in Philippines
A U.S. military service member and three contractors have died following a plane crash in the Philippines, officials say.
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Iran's supreme leader rejects negotiations with Trump as 'not rational, intelligent or honorable'
Iran’s Supreme Leader rejected holding talks with Donald Trump, saying that experience shows it is “not rational, intelligent, or honorable” to do so.
AFP
Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes
The International Criminal Court slammed sanctions Friday slapped by US President Donald Trump over its probes targeting America and Israel and pledged to press on with its aim to fight for "justice and hope" around the world."The Court stands firmly by its personnel and pledges to continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world," it said.
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New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. “When I woke up in the recovery room, I was a new man,” Andrews told The Associated Press. The first four pig organ transplants — two hearts and two kidneys — were short-lived.
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Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches
Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says his motto right now is “to prepare for the worst and pray for the best.” De La Rosa, who oversees Church of God of Prophecy congregations in nine southeastern states, says he has had to respond quickly to the Trump administration's new orders, which have thrown out policies that restricted immigration enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools and houses of worship. This move has imperiled 32 of the Latino evangelical denomination's 70 pastors who are here without legal status and serve in some of the region's most vulnerable communities, De La Rosa said.
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Here's how much U.S. car prices could rise if Trump tariffs kick in
Proposed 25% U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico could lead to a sharp increase in vehicle prices, auto industry executives and analysts say.
Reuters
Republican tax, spending package to be unveiled this weekend, US House speaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional Republicans’ tax and spending package will be announced this weekend, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday. “Probably not today,” Johnson said of an announcement. Johnson and other Republicans met with President Donald Trump for five hours on Thursday, but did not emerge with an agreement on how to extend his sweeping tax cuts.
Reuters
Accenture scraps diversity and inclusion goals, memo says
The company will start "sunsetting" the diversity goals it set in 2017, along with career development programs for "people of specific demographic groups", said the memo from CEO Julie Sweet. Big Tech companies Meta, Alphabet and Amazon are among a series of firms that had scrapped their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals leading up to and after Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency. Sweet said Accenture's policy change followed an "evaluation of our internal policies and practices and the evolving landscape in the United States, including recent executive orders with which we must comply".
CBS News
Search on for plane with 10 on board that went missing off Alaska
Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board while over Norton Sound off Nome.
AFP
UN warns of worse to come if east DRC violence spreads
The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region."The risk of violence escalating throughout the sub-region has never been higher."
Associated Press
UK announces plans to demolish shell of Grenfell Tower almost eight years after fire that killed 72
The U.K. government on Friday announced plans to dismantle the remains of London’s Grenfell Tower, almost eight years after the deadliest fire in Britain since World War II swept through the high-rise apartment building, killing 72 people.
AFP
Putin hails Russia's strong 2024 economic growth
Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine outweighed the impact of Western sanctions.Before sending troops into Ukraine, Russia had faced almost a decade of sluggish growth and falling living standards -- suffering under sanctions and restrained domestic spending after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. bur/lth
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Santorini restricts traffic and imposes more precautionary measures against earthquakes
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited earthquake-struck Santorini on Friday, as the Aegean island imposed more precautionary measures amid intense seismic activity. During his visit, Mitsotakis inspected emergency preparedness facilities and announced a 3 million euro ($3.1 million) funding package for constructing an emergency evacuation route in the southern part of the island.
Reuters
Trump administration to keep 611 USAID essential staff, notice says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration will keep 611 essential workers on board at USAID, according to a notice sent to workers at the U.S. foreign aid agency late Thursday night and shared with Reuters by an administration official on Friday. The administration had earlier planned to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency's worldwide total of more than 10,000, Reuters previously reported, citing four sources familiar with the plan. Washington's primary humanitarian aid agency has been a top target of a government reduction program spearheaded by billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk since the Republican president took office on Jan. 20.
CNN
How to spot when someone is having a stroke
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Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat
A Cyprus court sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded migrant boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water. Ioannides said some 755 Syrians have already returned to their homeland.

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