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Japan's looming election heightens chance of sales tax cut
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the…
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British leader tells Trump that tariffs on Europe over Greenland are 'wrong'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told President Trump on Sunday that it is "wrong" to impose tariffs on European nations that refuse to…
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Sovereign wealth funds join clamour for private credit in EMs
A record wave of private credit deals across emerging markets (EMs) looks set to extend this year, with a host of institutional and…
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Indonesia finds wreckage of missing surveillance plane carrying 10, one body
Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi…
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IDF deploys soldiers, tank, attack helicopter to remove threat from Israel-Lebanon border
According to the military, activity in the area is currently ongoing and it is in contact with with the relevant authorities to provide…
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More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter…
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Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures
The government told Israel’s High Court of Justice it has no authority to compel a state commission of inquiry into the October 7…
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Three new F-35 jets arrive in Israel, air force fleet grows to 48 aircraft
These three aircraft are part of a long-standing deal spread over a period of years to raise Israel's fleet from 25 to 50 F-35s. The IDF…
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Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly
According to police, Muhammad sat on a bus beside a reservist officer in uniform, played loud music, and after she moved seats, he…
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Iran projects calm amid blackout, labels protesters as 'armed aggressors'
NetBlocks reported that at hour 238 of the digital blackout, there was a “significant return to some online services, including Google,…
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Police appeal district court ruling lifting restrictions on Netanyahu adviser in Bild leak case
Police argued that the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court erred when it canceled restrictions, including restrictions on Urich’s employment…
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‘No reasons to own’: Software stocks sink on fear of new AI tool
Sell-off has exacerbated an already yawning gap between the performance of software companies and other areas of the tech sector THE new…
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It’s Way Past Time to Retire the International Space Station
With sky-high costs for minimal returns, the ISS has failed on both the geopolitical and scientific research fronts. Source link
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The NEA Doubles Down on Failing ‘Restorative Discipline’
America’s largest teachers’ union acknowledges a school violence crisis but refuses to try to improve it. Source link
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Helen, Help Me: On the Phenomenology of Cheeseburgers
A New Yorker food critic answers questions about burger toppings, beef tallow, and the subjectivity of memory. Source link
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The Residents of Minneapolis Are Fighting for All of Us
For as long as Donald Trump has deployed his ICE brownshirts in the “Democrat” cities he so despises, Americans have been out in the…
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'Abolish ICE' messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?
WASHINGTON — “Abolish ICE.” Democratic lawmakers and candidates for office around the country increasingly are returning to the phrase,…
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Amanda Seyfried’s Epiphanies
The star of “The Testament of Ann Lee” and “The Housemaid” discusses letting go of judgment, working without hierarchies, and committing…
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Acts of Self-Destruction
Friedkin’s film sucked much of the humor and twisted romance from the play, I realized, treating it as straight horror. Although I have…
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Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartels
MEXICO CITY — Adrián Ramírez hadn’t been to his hometown in western Mexico for more than two decades. When he finally returned there early…
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Video: Inside Trump’s Deportation Machine
Data obtained by The New York Times illustrates the differences between President Trump’s and President Biden’s approaches to…
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Micron to buy Taiwan chip fabrication site for US$1.8 billion
The investment is part of Micron’s global expansion as it seeks to meet continued demand for memory chips Micron Technology has signed a…
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AFCON 2025 Final: Morocco vs Senegal sparks major security operation in the French capital
No celebrations on the Champs-Élysées AFCON 2025 Final: Morocco vs Senegal sparks major security operation in the French capital Paris…
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An Indigenous Community’s Spiritual Haunting
In “Jaidë,” or “House of Spirits,” the Colombian photographer Santiago Mesa documents a remote people facing a rash of youth suicides.…