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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump offers US federal workers buyouts to resign. Government employees’ union says offer pressures career workers to quit and will cause chaos in federal programs

#voanews.com. #Jan.29.2025 × UN: Civilians' suffering 'unimaginable' in Congolese city under rebel attack. M23 rebels claimed Monday they had captured the eastern provincial capital

#Africa #USA #North America #Americas #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Queensland social media influencer accused of torturing one-year-old for money and fame granted bail. Magistrate allows release of 34-year-old charged with 11 offences related to treatment of her baby daughter

#Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania

#oilprice.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Mexico Proposes Public-Private Power Partnerships | OilPrice.com. A proposed bill in Mexico would allow public-private partnerships in the power sector, but only if the state-owned utility CFE controls at least 54% of the venture.

#Business #North America #Mexico

#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for LGBTQ youth. LGBTQ rights group GLADD says Trump’s rhetoric is ‘appallingly inaccurate, incoherent, and extreme’.

#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × GOP Senators Want Trump To Release Epstein Files Even If He's In Them. Ted Cruz said Trump should "absolutely" release the documents "and also the P. Diddy files," adding, "We deserve to know who is implicated in abusing children.”

#Politics #USA #North America

#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2025 × 'Don't overdo it, Steve': The BBC in testy exchange with Belarus president. After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.

#Politics #Alexander Rosenberg #Russia #Belarus #Alexander Lukashenko #Europe

#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners In 'Unprecedented' And 'Illegal' Move. The Democratic commissioners hadn't completed their terms before the White House notified them that they were being removed.

#Politics #USA #North America

#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × How will US tech firms react to DeepSeek?. Chinese artificial intelligence startup says it can match Google and ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost.

#Tech #China #USA #Asia #North America #Google

#voanews.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Namibian officials hopeful aid will resume after Trump's 90-day freeze. The country receives U.S. aid to bolster health care, especially the fight against AIDS, but authorities say the 90-day freeze will have minimal impact, at least in the short run

#Health #Namibia #Africa #USA #North America #Americas

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × How Trump tariffs could upend car markets in Europe, the US and China. Levies threaten exporters to US market, while scrapping of subsidies will hit EV sales – and Tesla could gain

#Politics #China #USA #Europe #Asia #North America

#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.29.2025 × 'A 5 Alarm F-ing Fire': Trump's Federal Funding Freeze Is Jolting Some Dems Into Fight Mode. "The Senate must not be business as usual," warned Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as nearly two dozen Democrats cast a protest vote on a Trump nominee.

#linuxinsider.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Open Source's Complexities in 2025: From Sustainability to Security. In 2025, open-source technology will navigate growing challenges, from security and sustainability to funding. New AI projects may offer solutions, but uncertainty remains.

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Origin Energy fined $1.6m after sharing private details of family violence victims. Company apologises over disclosure of information and collection of debts from vulnerable people

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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical. Uttar Pradesh state has pumped in millions for the 45-day festival, which is largest gathering of Hindus every 12 years.

#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Trump signs bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of crimes. Donald Trump signed into law a bill requiring the federal detention of undocumented immigrants accused of crimes.

#Politics #USA #North America

#aljazeera.com. #Jan.28.2025 × US Senate blocks bill sanctioning ICC over Israeli arrest warrants. UN experts have warned that US sanctions over Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest warrant would erode international order.

#Politics #Benjamin Netanyahu #Asia #Israel

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × California officials deny Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in state. State water officials say military ‘did not enter California’ and ‘federal government restarted federal water pumps’

#USA #North America

#wired.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management. Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

#Politics #Tech #cls__sex_gdb_Male #USA #Elon Musk #North America

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says. Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’

#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2025 × Special counsel prosecutors were fired on instructions of White House. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says late-night dismissals came after White House’s personnel office issued memo

#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × UN agencies cut back aid operations after Trump’s 90-day suspension. Exclusive: UNHCR chief orders clampdown on spending, including 90-day delay in ordering new supplies and hiring freeze

#Business #Politics #director

#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.. Among the deportees who arrived back home Tuesday in Colombia were two pregnant women and more than 20 children.

#Politics #South America #USA #North America #Colombia

#wired.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Has Mapmakers Completely Lost. One of US president Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.

#Politics #Tech #USA #North America #Americas #Mexico

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