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US stocks dropped on Tuesday following disappointing forecasts from leading retailers.
Home Depot and Walmart both warned of a challenging year ahead and raised concerns about the strength of the US consumer.
Sally Patterson reports.
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The US Transportation Secretary will pursue new regulations to boost rail safety following a toxic gas spill in Ohio.
Earlier this month a train carrying a cocktail of chemicals derailed in the village of East Palestine (PALESTEEN).
Train operator Norfolk Southern then released and burnt the chemicals to avoid an explosion, sending a plume of black smoke into the air.
The company has committed millions of dollars of support for affected families.
Sally Patterson reports.
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The head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg has urged Russia to reconsider pulling out of the New START nuclear agreement. Stoltenberg says Moscow's decision means the whole nuclear arms-control architecture has now been dismantled.
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 68 additional Lassa fever infections and 15 deaths in the 6th week of 2023,.
The NCDC in its latest situation report revealed that the new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases and deaths recorded in 2023 to 531 and 85 respectively.
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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Authorities in India are sounding the alarm after the Himalayan town of Joshimath (Joe-she-mutt) has developed fresh cracks.
The city is going through a process called subsidence.
It happens when the ground buckles under its own weight due to natural or man-made reasons.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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South Korea’s president is endorsing a request for the country’s opposition leader to be arrested.
The leader of the Democratic Party, Lee Jae Myung, faces corruption charges dating back 13 years.
Chris Gilbert reports
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The US Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark case that could transform the Internet. Gonzalez versus Google is being brought by the family of a woman killed by an ISIS gunman in Paris in 2015.
It will tackle whether tech companies should be liable for harmful content promoted by their algorithms.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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In the last year, more than 6500 guns were found at airport checkpoints across the U.S.
It's the highest number discovered by the Transportation Security Administration.
Caroline Malone reports.
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China's top diplomat is due to visit Moscow, as the US expresses concerns that Beijing is considering supplying weapons to Russia.
Wang-Yi's trip comes just days before the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and as US President Joe Biden visited Kyiv.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter remains under hospice care at home having decided to end his medical treatment over the weekend.
The country's oldest living leader has suffered from a spate of recent health issues, including skin cancer.
Benji Hyer reports.
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