International
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Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ for US users
Google said the change aligns with its policy of following official US government geographic designations through the Geographic Names Information System.
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UK’s Starmer Urges World Leaders to Test for HIV
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates 4,700 people are living with undiagnosed HIV in England, with increased testing a key part of the strategy to find them.
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Nokia names Intel’s AI head to replace CEO
Lundmark, who has served as Nokia’s CEO since 2020, will leave his position on March 31 and Hotard will take over the next day, the company said in a statement.
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Trump Tells US Treasury to Stop Minting new Pennies
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency — a cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk that has helped slash federal spending — highlighted the cost of producing pennies in a post on X in January.
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Putin Hails Russia’s Strong 2024 Economic Growth
Moscow’s massive ramp-up in outlays on soldiers and weapons has helped it defy predictions of a deep recession after it launched its military campaign in February 2022.
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Flight Carrying 10 Reported Missing in Alaska
The Bering Air Caravan with nine passengers and one pilot on board was reported overdue Thursday on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome at 4:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (0100 GMT), Alaska state police said.
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Kenya deploys an additional 144 police to Haiti
Kenya said Thursday it had deployed more than 100 additional police officers to Haiti, after Washington backtracked on withdrawing support for a security mission to the troubled nation.
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Putin Sacks Space Agency Chief After Setbacks
Yuri Borisov had been in the role since July 2022, presiding over the crash landing of the Luna-25 probe in August 2023, Moscow’s first lunar lander mission in almost 50 years.
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Trump Says Gaza Would be ‘Turned Over’ to US by Israel
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Gaza would be “turned over” by Israel to the United States when the conflict is over, and no soldiers would be needed for his subsequent takeover and redevelopment plan.
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Tunisia President Fires Finance Minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied has fired his finance minister, Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, and appointed Michket Slama Khaldi, a magistrate, to the role.
