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It's a short week on Wall Street… both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will not open on Good Friday.
Market-watchers will be eying up employment numbers, as a tight labour market could keep interest rates up for longer.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Donald Trump will "aggressively" challenge his historic indictment by a Manhattan grand jury when he appears in court next week, according to his lawyer.
He's set to become the first former US President to face criminal charges for his alleged role in a 2016 hush money payment to cover-up an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Whilst that payment was not illegal, prosecutors could accuse Mr Trump of falsifying business records, and potentially breaking election law, which would constitute a felony.
William Denselow is in New York with more on what comes next.
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US President Joe Biden is in Mississippi in the wake of a series of devastating tornadoes that killed dozens of people there last week.
Touring the damage, Mr Biden announced that the federal government will cover the full cost of the state's emergency measures for the next month.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Actor Gwyneth Paltrow has won her court battle over a 2016 ski incident.
A Utah jury ruled in her favour, finding Paltrow not liable for a collision with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Donald Trump- the first former US president to face criminal charges- is expected to appear in court next Tuesday.
Details of the charges have yet to to come, but the case revolves around alleged hush-money payments to a former porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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The UK government has signed the biggest trade deal since Brexit, but admits it will not provide a huge boost to the economy.
The agreement to join the trading bloc of 11 Asia and Pacific nations is only expected to boost GDP by 0.08 per cent.
But the Trade Secretary questioned the accuracy of that figure, and said the deal was about 'potential growth for tomorrow'.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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Nigeria's Debt Management Office says the country's total debt stock has hit $100.4 billion.
It says this consists of the domestic and external debt Stocks of the Federal Government, sub-national governments and the Federal Capital Territory as at December 31, 2022.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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Beijing says the US is “gravely undermining” China’s sovereignty by supporting the transit of Taiwan’s President, as part of her diplomatic tour of Central America. President Tsai Ing-wen is spending time in New York and Los Angeles, and is expected to meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her time in the US. Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan is planning to scrap Covid-19 restrictions on incoming travelers from China.
In January, Tokyo began mandatory testing on visitors from China due to high case numbers on the mainland, but is now phasing out the curbs.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Donald Trump has called his indictment 'political persecution' in a statement published on Thursday.
Earlier, a Manhattan jury voted to indict the former US president, but the exact charges are not yet publicly known.
The indictment relates to alleged hush-money payments made to adult movie star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election, and how these were recorded.
Daniels claims to have had an affair with Trump - which he denies.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in a 2016 hush money payment to cover-up an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
He'll become the first former US President to face criminal charges.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The US economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2022 than estimated.
New figures show inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased 2.6% for the final three months of last year.
Sally Patterson reports.
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A train carrying ethanol has derailed in the US state of Minnesota forcing residents to evacuate.
Several cars erupted into flames after the crash in the small city of Raymond in the early hours of the morning.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Uganda has flagged off about 1000 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the East African Regional Force to protect civilians and property in the areas occupied by the M23 Rebels.
They join Kenya, Angola, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Burundi forces that are already in the country.
Over 130 armed groups are based in Eastern DR Congo and have destabilized the mineral-rich country for decades.
Nigeria's State Security Service, or the DSS says there is a plot by some politicians in the country to set aside the constitution and install an interim government.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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An Indian tribunal has upheld a $160 million fine for Google in a case related to the dominance of its Android operating system.
But some relief for the US tech giant came as it quashed four out of the ten anti-trust directives that had been imposed on the firm.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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The Delhi government is calling an emergency meeting after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
Nearly one in 10 people are now testing positive for coronavirus in the Indian capital.
Experts believe, an Omicron subvariant is driving this surge, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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South Korea’s leader is vowing to win public support for Japan’s plan to discharge treated, radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan wants to dispose of more than a million tonnes of water used to cool the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Seoul had previously criticized the project.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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The Senate has voted 66-30 to repeal a decades-old authorization that was used for U.S. military action in the Gulf and Iraq wars.
Lawmakers see it as necessary to prevent abuse by any Presidential administrations.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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The White House is preparing to call for federal banking regulators to impose new rules on midsize banks, according to reporting by The Washington Post.
It follows the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month.
US President Joe Biden has already said the White House response "was not over yet".
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The US environmental agency is opening an investigation into its response to a toxic chemical spill in Ohio.
The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog will look into its handling of the train derailment in East Palestine (PALESTEEN) last month.
Sally Patterson reports.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) says it has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths.
The cases were recorded in about three months across 23 out of the 36 States in the country.
Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by consuming foods contaminated by rats.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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In a major crackdown on substandard drugs, the Indian government has canceled the manufacturing licenses of 18 firms in the country.
This comes after multiple Indian-made drugs were linked to deaths in the US, Uzbekistan, and the Gambia.
Ishan Garg has more.
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The man, in his 50s, has was arrested earlier this month for allegedly violating counter-espionage law.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is beginning a ten day tour of Central America in a bid to strengthen diplomatic alliances in the region, following a move from Honduras to switch allegiance to Beijing. Her trip is facing scrutiny from China, amid expectations she will also meet US Congressional leaders.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The US's top monetary regulators have been defending their response to the collapse of two American banks that sent shock waves through the US and global financial systems earlier this month.
Senators also criticized the management of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank during the Banking Committee Hearing.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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