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‘I don’t know how he survived’, says freed Israeli hostage’s niece
Alice Cuddy International Reporter Efrat Machikawa Efrat embraces her uncle, released hostage Gadi Moses, in the hospital on Friday While held hostage by Hamas for 15 months in Gaza, 80-year-old Gadi Moses ate mainly a piece of bread and an olive twice a day, his niece Efrat Machikawa says. “I have no idea how he…
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Punxsutawney Phil makes weather prediction
People have gathered for the annual Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, shared his prediction with the only man who can understand him – the president of Punxsutawney Groundhog club. The rules are simple: If Phil, the groundhog, sees his shadow while perched on top of…
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Shelling at busy Sudanese market ‘fills morgue with bodies’
Shelling at a busy market near Sudan’s capital has filled a mortuary with bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. MSF and the Sudanese authorities said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were responsible for Saturday’s attack in the city of Omdurman, which killed and injured more than 100 people – a claim the…
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Santorini to shut schools as tremors rattle Greek island
Schools on the Greek island of Santorini have been told to close on Monday following an increase in seismic activity in recent days. Authorities have also advised against “large gatherings in enclosed spaces” across the island – a popular tourist destination known for its whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches. Tremors measuring up to 4.6…
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Woman dies in Australian flood as thousands flee homes
A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall has caused flooding in northern Queensland. Authorities are warning that flood waters could rise up to second-storey level in a situation they described as dangerous and life-threatening. More than 700mm (26in) of rain has fallen on parts…
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Four dead in Russian strike on Kursk school, Ukraine says
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Moscow has bombed a boarding school in Ukrainian-occupied Russia where civilians were sheltering and preparing to evacuate. The Ukrainian army said four people were killed and dozens – many of them elderly – were injured in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region, which has been under Ukrainian control for…
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How LA fires devastation will change the Grammys this year
Samantha Granville, Emma Vardy & Christal Hayes BBC News Reporting fromLos Angeles, California Getty Images The week leading up to the Grammy Awards is typically a star-studded seven days. It is filled with exclusive parties that draw some of music’s top talents from across the globe – producers, singers, agents and musicians – all to…
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Trump tariffs bring more questions and fears for businesses
Doug Price Donald Trump’s talk of applying new tariffs to goods from America’s biggest trade partners has sparked months of uncertainty for business owners. On Saturday, the president made good on his threats, ordering a new 25% tax on shipments from Mexico and Canada and raising existing tariffs on goods from China by 10%. But…
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How countries respond to Trump’s tariffs is what matters next
It was not a bluff, the tariffs are here – and this is just the opening salvo from the Oval Office. The world trading system has not been here before. A slide towards a wider trade conflict is very much on the cards, as President Trump prepares similar tariffs firstly against Europe, and then at…
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Donald Trump hits China, Mexico and Canada with sweeping tariffs
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China. Canadian energy faces a lower 10% tariff. He had threatened to impose the import taxes…
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