Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
WASHINGTON — The campaign by United States President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the US bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,500 workers who handled everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans.
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UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
BEIRUT (LEBANON) - A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.
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No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants
WASHINGTON - Sweet and loving, it wasn't.
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Sweden&s immigrants on edge after mass shooting
STOCKHOLM - The motive behind Sweden&s deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country&s immigrants.
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Pope Francis, 88, hospitalised with bronchitis
ROME - Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff.
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Russian drone hits Chernobyl but no radiation detected
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that radiation levels were normal.
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