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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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