Top 5: Canada and France pledge tanks to Ukraine; EU to punish ‘uncooperative countries’ over migration; H&M profit tumbles; Ukraine arrest spy; Birdsong boost wellbeing

by SQUID Business Team Canada and France follow United States and Germany in pledging tank supplies for Ukraine [Euronews] France and Canada will supply tanks to Ukraine amid sustained Russian attacks. The decision by the two countries follows the example of the United States and Germany, who on Wednesday announced they would supply Ukraine with dozens …

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Top 5: Zelenskyy ‘not interested’ meeting Putin; Trump allowed back to Facebook, Instagram; Ukraine urge speedy delivery of tanks; Novak Djokovic’s father seen posting with pro-Putin group at Australian Open; Global phone shipments plunge most ever

by SQUID Business Team Ukraine war: Zelenskyy ‘not interested’ in meeting ‘nobody’ Putin for peace talks [Sky News] The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is “not interested” in meeting Vladimir Putin for peace talks, describing him as a “nobody” who lives in an “information bubble” and does not really know what’s happening on …

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Top 5: Erdogan says No to Sweden; Corruption Scandal in Kiev; China lead exporter of combat drones; North Korea issue ‘extreme cold’ weather allert; Spotify cut workforce

by SQUID Business Team Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support [BBC] Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Quran was burned in a Stockholm protest. READ MORE… Ukraine corruption scandal: String of officials resign in Kyiv Euronews …

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Top 5: Tanks to Ukraine; One million protest against retirement reform in France; Wagner Group expands mine operation; Giant toad found in Australia; Is globalisation dead?

by SQUID Business Team US, European allies pledge more military firepower for Ukraine (Al-Jazeera) Heavy weaponry is promised to support Kyiv’s ‘heroic resistance’ against Russia, despite Moscow’s threats. READ MORE… France strikes: One million protest against Macron’s rise in retirement age (BBC) More than a million people have joined a day of protests and strikes, …

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Top 5: No t(h)anks yet from Berlin; New Zeeland PM quits; Charles Michel to Kiev; Microsoft fires 10 000; Long read: the Chinese Revolution

by SQUID Business Team Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy criticizes German tank hesitation (DW) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the hesitation of the German government over supplying Leopard tanks. READ MORE… Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM quits citing burnout (BBC) Jacinda Ardern is quitting as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year’s election saying she no …

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Top 5: Greta Thunberg detain by police; World oldest dies at 118; Chinese efforts to thaw EU relations; How Bulgaria saved Ukraine; Qatargate unfolds

by SQUID Business Team Greta Thunberg carried away by German police Police carry Greta Thunberg away from German coal mine protest. Thunberg was among hundreds who resumed anti-mining protests at multiple locations in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. READ MORE… World oldest dies at age 118 The world’s oldest person, French nun Lucile Randon, …

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Top 5: China’s population is shrinking; UK to ask for American tanks to Ukraine; Vietnam’s President resigns; EU want to ban forever chemicals;”This song sucks” Nick Cave responds to Chat GPT-written song

China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people, writes BBC James Cleverly aims to persuade US and Canada to send tanks to Ukraine on trip to North America, according to Sky News   Vietnam’s President resign’s amid …

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Top 5: China’s population is shrinking; UK to ask for American tanks to Ukraine; Vietnam’s President resigns; EU want to ban forever chemicals;”This song sucks” Nick Cave responds to Chat GPT-written song

China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The population in 2022 – 1.4118 billion – fell by 850,000 from 2021. UK to persuade US of sending tanks to Ukraine [SOURCE] James Cleverly aims to persuade US …

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Top 5: Italian maffia boss arrested; German defence minister resign; If plants are smart, should we eat them; Human feces safe as fertilizer, says researcher;

German defence minister resigns after blunders, according to BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64288267?at_medium=RSS Israel PM Netanyahu moves ahead with legal overhaul, despite outcry, writes Time of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-moving-ahead-on-legal-overhaul-despite-outcry/articleshow/97013243.cms Human feces good for veggies, according to reserch, writes Bloomberg Human Waste is Safe for Growing Vegetables, Researchers Say If plants are smart, what to eat then, asks Emma Beddington …

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Enormous rare earth discovery in Artic Sweden.  In 2021, Europe imported close to 100% of the precious metals from China. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64253708?at_medium=RSS Exxon Mobile already in the 1970’s predicted burning of fossil fuel leads to global warming, according to research. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64241994?at_medium=RSS Nasa finds 2022 one of the hotest years on record. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/nasa-noaa-find-2022-was-one-hottest-years-record-rcna65086 UN chief warns of …

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