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Feb 03, 2025

Germany’s election in polls, parties and policy debates

Analysts say polls can shift quickly, as voters are less loyal to parties than they once were.

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Euro bond yields fall as traders mull tariffs, more ECB easing

Kenneth Broux says, “On tariffs, the market is reading this as disinflationary, it sees this as a hit to economic growth in Canada and Europe.”

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face US action

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says China could use the Panama ports to shut down the canal which is a vital route for US shipping.

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Taiwan bans government departments from using DeepSeek AI

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said DeepSeek was banned from use in all government agencies “to ensure the country’s information security.”

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Samsung chief Jay Y Lee found not guilty in merger case

The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court’s ruling dismissing all the charges from a case involving a 2015 merger designed to cement Lee’s control of the tech giant.

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work

Opening the agency’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also defended the agency’s work

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AFP
Feb 03, 2025

Love for LA and political quips: top moments at the Grammys

The Grammys also included not-so-subtle swipes at the new administration of US President Donald Trump.

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Dollar surges on Trump’s tariffs, sending peers to multi-year lows

The US dollar’s gains were broad, with the euro also touching a more than two-year low and the Swiss franc sliding to the weakest since May.

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Reuters
Feb 03, 2025

Musk says USAID to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive

“It’s beyond repair,” Musk said, adding that President Trump agrees USAID should be shut down.

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AFP
Feb 03, 2025

Car bomb kills 15 in Northern Syria

Citing White Helmet rescuers, SANA news agency said there had been a “massacre” on a local road, with “the explosion of a car bomb near a vehicle transporting agricultural workers” killing 14 women and one man.