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Nigeria's Christian Pilgrims Commission says the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has necessitated the change from visits to Biblical sites in Israel and Jordan to sites in Greece and Rome.
The commission had in December suspended Pilgrimage to Israel after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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PepsiCo has won an appeal against an attempt in India to remove the patent for a variety of potato used in some of its chips.
The US drinks and snacks maker had challenged a ruling which said that India did not allow types of seeds to be patented.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Some diverging predictions for China's economy: the World Bank says it will slow down even further this year, compared to 2023, but a Chinese state institute says things are going to get better. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong.
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Japan’s government is beginning construction on a new US military base in the country’s Okinawa islands, overriding the objections of local officials.
Tokyo approved landfill works to relocate the Futenma airbase to the Henoko region by proxy after Okinawa’s government refused to green-light the project, saying it will destroy local ecosystems and attract war.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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OpenAI has launched a new marketplace where users can buy and sell custom artificial intelligence chatbots.
The ChatGPT creator will make the new GPT store available to premium subscribers.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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Hunter Biden surprised members of Congress on Wednesday, appearing at a meeting calling for him to be held in contempt for not testifying at an impeachment inquiry.
The President's son had agreed to appear publicly but not behind closed doors.
Caroline Malone reports.
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Republican Party lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives are holding their first hearing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Galvanised by what they see as a crisis on the US-Mexico border, they want to make Mayorkas — the man whose department oversees immigration enforcement — the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years.
Benji Hyer reports.
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At least five people have died in the United States as severe weather continues to sweep across the country.
On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of residents in the eastern US remain without power - and more storms are expected in the coming days.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg is hosting a special meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in response to a recent surge in Russian air attacks. Ukrainian Foreign Minister described the meeting as sign of unity in the face of Russian escalation
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
AI-generated disinformation and misinformation pose the biggest immediate threat to the global economy.
That's according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum, looking at the short and long term risks being faced, ahead of its annual meeting in Davos.
Simon Gaitán reports…
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