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Russia says US restrictions on its role in Venezuela’s oil business are discrimination
MOSCOW, Feb 11 – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and the Kremlin said it would clarify the matter …
The economic arithmetic behind Bangladesh’s US trade deal
Trade agreements are instruments of leverage rather than moral documents and the proposed US–Bangladesh reciprocal trade agreement reflects that reality. Its clauses on agriculture, labour, digital trade and national security are demanding.…
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Hegseth: Pentagon to end Harvard partnership over ‘woke’ ideology
Feb. 7 (UPI) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would end its academic partnership with Harvard University over what he called a “woke” institution that is not welcoming to the U.S.…
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As AI ‘very quickly’ blurs truth and fiction, experts warn of U.S. threat
Less than two years ago, a federal government report warned Canada should prepare for a future where, thanks to artificial intelligence, it is “almost impossible to know what is fake or real.”…
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School assembly news headlines January 28: Top national, international, sports, and business updates
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Maharashtra’s ITIs will implement PM SETU for skill development, while Himachal Pradesh braces for heavy snowfall. A Supreme Court plea challenges UGC’s caste discrimination definition. Internationally, India and the EU finalized a…
Australia Day Honours 2026: Full list of recipients
Olympic legend Cathy Freeman has been given the nation’s highest award for service and is among hundreds recognised in the 2026 Australia Day honours list.
Freeman, a proud Kuku Yalanji woman, has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Austra…
Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House last January, the biggest names in tech have mostly fallen in line with the new regime, attending dinners with officials, heaping praise upon the administration, presenting the president with lavish gifts,…
‘Not about condoms’: Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
BEIJING — China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.…
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Everything we know about Minnesota’s massive fraud schemes
As 2025 draws to a close there is one story that has captured the nation’s attention. It’s not the striking of boats off the coast of Venezuela allegedly transporting drugs, or China’s announcement of military maneuvers around Taiwan….
‘Atrocious’ to reject a minister because they are Chinese, says PM
PUTRAJAYA: It is unacceptable to reject the appointment of Hannah Yeoh and Lo Su Fui as the respective Minister and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) just because they are Chinese, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.&#…