US stocks slide as inflation expectations jump
US and European shares fell Friday, with a cooler US jobs report and higher inflation expectations capping the end of a volatile week marked by concerns over a trade war.
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Trump demands US aid agency closure despite tumult
President Donald Trump on Friday called for USAID to be shut down, in an escalation of his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the massive government aid agency that has prompted confusion and chaos among its global network.
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Dupont glad England have barred Toulouse team-mate Willis from 'Le Crunch'
France captain Antoine Dupont is relieved England's eligibility rules mean his "nightmare" Toulouse team-mate Jack Willis will be unavailable for Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
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DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.
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OpenAI's Altman warns EU regulation may hold Europe back
OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday suggested European regulation could hold back the development of artificial intelligence (AI), while promising the US company would abide by new EU legislation.
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Flowers in the sand: families mourn Senegal migrants lost at sea
Fatou Fall defiantly faced the ocean and sadly laid a flower on Mbao beach near Senegal's capital Dakar in memory of her husband -- one of many who left on perilous clandestine crossings for Europe but never returned.
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India PM Modi to meet Trump in US visit next week: foreign ministry
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet President Donald Trump during a trip to the United States next week, the foreign ministry in New Delhi said on Friday.
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2 dead after small plane crashes on busy Sao Paulo street, hits bus
Two people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo, narrowly escaping heavy traffic and skidding into a bus, authorities said.
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Venezuela brands Rubio a 'thief' over US jet seizure
Venezuela on Friday slammed the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" and branded President Donald Trump's top diplomat a "thief" as Washington renewed its hard line on Nicolas Maduro's regime.
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Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
President Donald Trump on Friday raged against eco-friendly paper straws promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden, and pledged that the United States would return to using plastic ones.
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