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India-EU trade deal under the looming shadow of Donald Trump
Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and António da Costa radiated cheer as they posed for reporters ahead of the deal’s announcement The trade deal between India and the European Union is as much about geopolitics as it’s about intercontinental business relations. The EU is already India’s largest partner with trade in goods…
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Doomsday Clock 2026: Atomic scientists set new time
At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight — the closest the timepiece has ever been to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which established…
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The 8 best animated family movies of all time
Animated family films have been a staple of entertainment culture for nearly a century and offer a rich catalog of adventures, fables, fairy tales and dramas. The very best, including these eight beloved features, continue to enrich, move and challenge their audiences, both children and adults. ‘Fantasia’ (1940) Fantasia (1940) | trailer – YouTube Watch On One of the most…
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Some still tout ivermectin as a cure-all. Here’s what the science says
In early 2020, as the U.S. recorded its first confirmed COVID-19 cases and the scale of the unfolding pandemic came into focus, scientists and clinicians around the world raced to understand the unfamiliar virus. Researchers immediately started testing whether existing drugs — such as ivermectin, chloroquine, even the diabetes drug metformin — could be repurposed to treat the rapidly-spreading SARS-CoV-2. …
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The US National Defense Strategy
Five GMF experts offer their analyses of the document that sets out strategic guidance for protecting the US homeland. Overview: A Shift to the Western Hemisphere Impacts Security Abroad and At Home By Dr. Carrie Lee The new US National Defense Strategy (NDS) signals arguably the single greatest shift in American defense priorities since the end of World War II.…
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Utah GOP lawmakers ignore study they commissioned on trans care
Few Utahns have witnessed the effects of withdrawing transgender kids’ access to care as Collin Kuhn, a clinical child and adolescent psychologist who specializes in helping their clients navigate challenges and questions related to gender. The difference between receiving care and not receiving care, they said, is “night and day.” “All of a sudden, socially, their world opens up,” Kuhn…
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Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but got sent to combat in Ukraine
LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh — A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a job as a janitor. Within weeks, he found himself on the front lines of Russia’s war in Ukraine. An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under…
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Sameer Rahat at HLF 2026
“Hyderabad sheher ek mehfil hain. Poora sheher hi mehfil hain (The entire city of Hyderabad is a gathering). So, when I come to Hyderabad, and even when I am not performing, I feel like mehfil hi chal rahi hain yahan,” Sameer Rahat said, reflecting on his eight years of visiting the city as a performer and sometimes audience. Mumbai-based Bollywood…
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Nirmala Sitharaman to make history with 9th consecutive budget
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a record ninth consecutive budget on February 1, which is expected to contain reform measures aimed at shoring up economic growth amid a volatile geopolitical situation. This will take Sitharaman closer to the record of 10 budgets that were presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai over different time periods. Desai presented…
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Who is US border chief Gregory Bovino, the ‘little Napoleon’ with a viral coat?
In the 1982 action movie The Border, Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel play border guards posted along the Texas frontier. The film sets up their federal force as a bunch of gunslingers operating with little to no moral code. But the way an 11-year-old Gregory Bovino saw it, watching at the cinema in his hometown of North Carolina, Keitel and…
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