US must pay more of Native American tribes' healthcare costs, Supreme Court rules (www.reuters.com)
Shein's pre-IPO charm offensive hits roadblocks in Europe (www.reuters.com)
As online fast-fashion retailer Shein ramps up its pre-IPO charm offensive in Britain, pushback is growing too from Europe’s retail industry and lawmakers....
Saudi Arabia joins BIS- and China-led central bank digital currency project (www.reuters.com)
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Hamas fighting force reduced by half - US officials...
Sea urchin pandemic spreads beyond Red Sea, endangering coral reefs (www.reuters.com)
NAACP asks Biden to halt weapons to Israel as he seeks to shore up Black voter support (www.reuters.com)
Argentina year-end inflation estimate drops to 146% in cenbank poll (www.reuters.com)
NewsBreak: Most downloaded US news app has Chinese roots and 'writes fiction' using AI (www.reuters.com)
Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas Day Tragedy Strikes Bridgeton, New Jersey Amid Rising Gun Violence in Small Towns.”...
Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds (www.reuters.com)
RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries this week as it grapples with the longrunning fallout of Israel’s refusal to transfer tax funds earmarked for Gaza....
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Person with bird flu died in Mexico, WHO says (www.reuters.com)
EU data protection board says ChatGPT still not meeting data accuracy standards (www.reuters.com)
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Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)
World's biggest solar farm comes online in China's Xinjiang (www.reuters.com)
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Person with bird flu died in Mexico, WHO says (www.reuters.com)
Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts....
Hamas wants Israel to commit to permanent ceasefire, full withdrawal from Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Hamas cannot agree to any deal unless Israel makes a “clear” commitment to a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday....
Exclusive: Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)
Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. Could that trigger a wider war? (www.reuters.com)
Iran-backed Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation should they draw blood....
Kremlin welcomes Turkey's reported desire to join BRICS (www.reuters.com)
India Election Results Live: Modi ahead but markets plunge as landslide predictions fade (www.reuters.com)
"BJP and NDA’s seat share is lower-than-expected. There is only one state that has gone completely off the charts in our data: Uttar Pradesh. And that has pulled down the BJP’s own tally as well and this is the reason they are unable to touch the majority mark on their own at this point of time....