Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)
U.S. wants Japanese shipyards to help keep warships ready to fight in Asia (www.reuters.com)
The United States and Japan are looking to make a deal for Japanese shipyards to regularly overhaul and maintain U.S. Navy warships so they can stay in Asian waters ready for any potential conflict, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said on Friday....
Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds (www.reuters.com)
About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)
Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension (www.reuters.com)
Iran's desire for 'a seat at the table' felt in Davos (www.reuters.com)
The Iranians want a seat at the table," a senior source with direct knowledge of Tehran’s thinking told Reuters, explaining its actions were meant to give Iran a voice and not allow the U.S. and Israel to dictate the outcome.(…)...
Brazil's Bolsonaro's vaccination records are false, authorities say (www.reuters.com)
Fire truck boom highlights divide in US manufacturing (www.reuters.com)
Anyone looking around Oshkosh’s cavernous fire truck factory in Appleton, Wisconsin, for evidence of the longest U.S. manufacturing slump in two decades could be forgiven for coming away scratching their heads....
Switzerland says Israeli president subject of criminal complaints at Davos (www.reuters.com)
EU Council and Parliament agree on 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucks (www.reuters.com)
Pakistan launches strikes inside Iran against militant targets (www.reuters.com)
NATO to kick off biggest drills in decades with some 90,000 troops (www.reuters.com)
Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)
China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11127623...
NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops (www.reuters.com)
NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the alliance’s eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up with a “near-peer” adversary....
China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega port (www.reuters.com)
Putin says Ukraine's statehood at risk if pattern of war continues (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s statehood could suffer an “irreparable blow” if the pattern of the war continued, and Russia would never be forced to abandon the gains it had made. Putin made his televised comments a day after Switzerland agreed to host a global summit at the request of...
Some wealthier Chinese say they can't afford marriage as economy slows (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11100201...
US attacks Houthi anti-ship missiles, vessel hit in Red Sea (www.reuters.com)
NATO to kick off biggest drills in decades with some 90,000 troops (www.reuters.com)
Suspected Jordan strikes on southern Syria kill 10 - monitors, local media (www.reuters.com)
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged (www.reuters.com)
Apple seeks $73.4 mln in fees from Epic Games antitrust fight (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI CEO Altman: future AI depends on energy breakthrough (www.reuters.com)
Speaking at a Bloomberg event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Altman said the silver lining is that more climate-friendly sources of energy, particularly nuclear fusion or cheaper solar power and storage, are the way forward for AI....
One officer class offers glimpse into Russia’s military in Ukraine war (www.reuters.com)
An examination of publicly-reported deaths shows that at least 207 Ryazan ex-cadets have been killed since Russia launched its invasion, a figure that represents around 4.5 percent of graduates over the past decade. Not all deaths are publicly reported
