Sat 22 February 2025: Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance has lost 2 percentage points just days before Sunday’s snap elections, while the far-right AfD has made slight gains. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz and his CDU/CSU bloc have fallen to 28% – their worst polling performance this year – according to the latest survey by public broadcaster […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: A poll released Wednesday shows that 55% of Americans believe tech billionaire Elon Musk-a key ally of US President Donald Trump, and head of an unofficial team tasked with cutting the US federal government budget-has too much power in influencing decisions that affect the nation. The Quinnipiac University survey, done on Feb. 3-17 with 1,039 […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: A US jury has found Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022, guilty of attempted murder following an eight-day trial, according to US media. During the trial, Rushdie testified that he initially thought he was being punched but soon realized he was bleeding heavily, NBC News reported. […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Apple on Friday announced it will remove its highest level of data security, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), for users in the UK following government demands for access to encrypted user data. The decision, described by Apple as “gravely disappointing,” means that UK customers will no longer be able to activate the […]
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Thu 20 February 2025: The digital revolution has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, and shopping is no exception. Online shopping, once a novelty, has become a dominant force in retail, offering unparalleled convenience and a vast selection of goods at our fingertips. From the comfort of our homes, we can browse countless products, […]
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Fri 21 February 2025: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening urged Europeans to increase defense investments to ensure their own security. “We should spend more and spend better on European defense, making swift decisions at both national and European levels to enhance our autonomy and strength, because our security is at stake,” Macron said […]
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Fri 21 February 2025: US President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to absorb Canada into the US as its 51st state while stating his determination to take back the Panama Canal. “I think Canada, you know, they’re gonna have to pay tariffs on automobiles, lumber and oil and gas, etcetera, and they get 95% of […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: The Pentagon is expected to begin layoffs this week as part of a broader cost-saving initiative, according to a report Tuesday. The Washington Post, citing five people familiar with the matter, said the Trump administration has instructed defense agencies to submit a list of their probationary employees by the end of […]
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Fri 21 February 2025: Russia will not accept European peacekeepers nor British troops on Ukrainian soil, the Russian ambassador to the UK said Thursday. “It is premature to talk about concessions as part of a peace deal,” Andrey Vladimirovich Kelin told the BBC. “I find that the British establishment is now in a state of […]
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Fri 21 February 2025: Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it . The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No residential areas have been threatened by lava. Kīlauea is known for its frequent eruptions, which […]
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