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The US manufacturing sector fell in January, weakened by higher interest rates and a slowdown in exports.
New data from the Commerce Department shows that factory orders dropped 1.6% after increasing 1.7% in December.
Sally Patterson reports.
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U.S. President Biden is due to release a 2024 budget proposal on March 9th.
It comes at a time of fallout in Congress on raising the debt ceiling, due to a lack of wider spending consensus.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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A US plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cuba after hitting a number of birds.
The Southwest Airlines flight was travelling from Havana to Florida on Sunday when it got into trouble.
The airline has apologised to its customers for the inconvenience.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Parts of the city of Kochi in the south Indian state of Kerala are covered by toxic smoke due to a fire that has been burning at a waste plant for five days.
The situation is raising concerns about the public health risks posed by the smoke.
Hundreds of firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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A massive blaze in Bangladesh has left thousands of Rohingya refugees homeless.
The fire engulfed more than 2000 houses in Cox's Bazar – which is home to one of the largest Rohingya refugee populations in the world.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Seoul has announced it will compensate the families of workers used by Japan without pay during World War Two.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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China is targeting annual growth of about five percent, as the Central Bank tries to kickstart a post-pandemic recovery. Beijing’s economic plans are being discussed at key Communist Party meetings that are the focus of global investors.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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US President Joe Biden has held talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss the war in Ukraine, China and other foreign policy challenges.
As the two men met on Friday in Washington DC, the US announced a new package of military assistance for Ukraine totalling $400 million.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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